Davide Martino
Professor of Neurology
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Biography
Dr. Martino joined the Department of Clinical Neurosciences as Associate Professor at the end of 2016, and is a full member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. He is the Director of the Movement Disorders Program at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
Dr. Martino’s multidisciplinary research program is focused on the investigation of endophenotypes and biomarkers of complex movement disorders (dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, Tourette syndrome) and their translational application to evaluation and treatment. Methods used include functional and anatomical MRI, TMS, immune markers screening, and behavioral and neuropsychological evaluations.
He has on-going projects funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) of NHS England and the European Union, in addition to charitable institutions. He has also a special interest in the development and implementation of clinimetric rating instruments, as well as of management guidelines, for Tourette syndrome and drug-induced movement disorders. He is co-founder and Treasurer of the European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome.