Jose Rafael Zuzuarregui, MD
Associate Professor
Neurology
School of Medicine
Rafael Zuzuárregui M.D.
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Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Rafael Zuzuárregui, M.D., is board certified in Neurology and fellowship trained in Movement Disorders and Sleep Disorders. He has an interest in the treatment of Parkinson’s and various sleep disorders, as well as the use of Botox and Deep Brain Stimulation for treatment of movement disorders. His research has focused on the intersection between movement and sleep disorders, as well as medical education.
He earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at University of California, San Francisco, Fresno. His residency in Neurology was completed at Boston University School of Medicine where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Zuzuárregui went on to finish his Movement Disorder fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine and his Sleep Disorder Fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Sleep Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine 06/2017
- Fellowship Movement Disorders Boston University School of Medicine 06/2016
- Residency Neurology Boston University School of Medicine 06/2015
- MD Boston University School of Medicine 05/2011
Interests
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- Movement Disorders
- Sleep Medicine
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Medical Education
Publications (14)
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Respiratory SoundsNeurologySubthalamic NucleusSpinocerebellar DegenerationsParkinson DiseaseGlobus PallidusMultiple System AtrophyEducation, MedicalCareer ChoiceDeep Brain StimulationHeadache DisordersCurriculumSleep Wake DisordersMyoclonusMentoring
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The Neurophysiology of Sleep in Parkinson's Disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society 2021 Zahed H, Zuzuarregui JRP, Gilron R, Denison T, Starr PA, Little S -
Amantadine Associated Myoclonus: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Journal of pharmacy practice 2021 Poon LH, Lee AJ, Vuong M, Zuzuarregui JR -
Sleep Issues in Parkinson's Disease and Their Management.
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 2020 Zuzuárregui JRP, During EH -
Medical education in movement disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parkinsonism & related disorders 2020 Zuzuárregui JRP, Bledsoe IO, Brown EG, Dietiker CG, Galifianakis NB -
The Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Sleep in Parkinson's Disease: An update.
Journal of Parkinson's disease 2020 Zuzuárregui JRP, Ostrem JL
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Promoting Careers in Neurology: Mentorship of Medical Students.
Seminars in neurology 2018 Zuzuarregui JR, Wu C, Hohler AD -
A survey based study on sleep disturbance in postural tachycardia syndrome.
Journal of the neurological sciences 2016 Xu X, Huang H, Sethi S, Zuzuárregui JR, Weinberg J, Hohler AD -
Clinical Reasoning: A 72-year-old man with nocturnal stridor.
Neurology 2015 Zuzuárregui JR, Shah A, Saint-Hilaire MH -
A novel AFG3L2 mutation in a Somalian patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 28.
Journal of the neurological sciences 2015 Qu J, Wu CK, Zuzuárregui JR, Hohler AD -
Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor.
JAMA neurology 2015 Zuzuárregui JR, Frank SA -
Comprehensive Opportunities for Research and Teaching Experience (CORTEX): A mentorship program.
Neurology 2015 Zuzuárregui JR, Hohler AD -
An unusual cause of chronic headaches: question.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia 2014 Zuzuárregui JR, Lin J, Otis JA -
Writing from the wards: advice for residents.
The neurologist 2012 Perloff MD, Zuzuárregui JR, Frank SA -
Differences in motor and cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease with and without orthostatic hypotension.
The International journal of neuroscience 2011 Hohler AD, Zuzuárregui JR, Katz DI, Depiero TJ, Hehl CL, Leonard A, Allen V, Dentino J, Gardner M, Phenix H, Saint-Hilaire M, Ellis T