Our mission is to use advanced technology to restore patients with movement disorders to a full life.
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Philip A. Starr
MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Developer of implantable brain devices
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Dr. Philip Starr is a neurosurgeon with interests in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery; surgical treatment of movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease; and the physiology of the basal ganglia (brain neurons involved in vital functions, including motor control). He finds improving the quality of patients' lives to be the greatest reward in his specialty.
Starr earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He completed a fellowship in surgery for movement disorders at Emory University Hospital.
Starr is a member of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
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Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
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Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine, Movement Disorders
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Residencies
Brigham and Womens Hospital GME, Neurosurgery
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Internship
Brigham and Womens Hospital GME, General Surgery
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Degree
MD, Harvard Medical School