Department of Neurology
USF Health · College of Medicine

Theresa A. Zesiewicz, M.D., F.A.A.N.

Professor of Neurology
Director, USF Ataxia Research Center
Director, Clinical Research, USF Parkinson's Research Foundation Center of Excellence
Contact Info
Address: 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd,
MDC-55
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: (813) 974-5909
Fax: (813) 974-8032
Email: tzesiewi@health.usf.edu

Education
Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
(Internal Medicine)
State University of New York (SUNY) Brooklyn
(Neurology)
Fellowship: University of South Florida (Movement Disorders)

 

Interests
Clinical Interests:
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Ataxia
  • Essential tremor
  • Dystonia
  • Chorea
    • Research Interests:
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Essential tremor
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia
  • Friedreich's ataxia
    • Board Certification(s)
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
    • Specialties:
  • Movement Disorders
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Ataxia, essential tremor
  • Dystonia
  • Chorea
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia
  • FXTAS
  • Friedreich's ataxia

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    Publications

    Zesiewicz TA, Sullivan KL.
    Treatment of Ataxia and Imbalance with Varenicline (Chantix®): Report of 2 Patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia (Types 3 and 14).
    Clinical Neuropharmacology 2008, In Press.

    Zesiewicz TA, Sullivan KL, Freeman A, Juncos JL.
    Treatment of imbalance with varenicline (Chantix): report of a patient with Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS).
    Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Accepted May 2008, In Press.

    Suchowersky O, Gronseth G, Perlmutter J, Reich S, Zesiewicz T, Weiner WJ.
    Practice Parameter: neuroprotective strategies and alternative therapies for Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
    Neurology. 2006 Apr 11;66(7):976-82. Erratum in: Neurology. 2006 Jul 25;67(2):299.

    Suchowersky O, Reich S, Perlmutter J, Zesiewicz T, Gronseth G, Weiner WJ.
    Practice Parameter: diagnosis and prognosis of new onset Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
    Neurology. 2006 Apr 11;66(7):968-75.

    Zesiewicz TA, Elble R, Louis ED, Hauser RA, Sullivan KL, Dewey RB Jr, Ondo WG, Gronseth GS, Weiner WJ.
    Practice parameter: therapies for essential tremor: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
    Neurology. 2005 Jun 28;64(12):2008-20. Epub 2005 Jun 22.