Expert medical care improves the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease. Research shows that those who seek skilled care are at a lower risk of complications and have better quality and longer lives. We strongly encourage people living with Parkinson’s to seek out the highest level of expert care by seeing a Movement Disorder Specialist when possible, or a Neurologist with extensive experience with Parkinson’s disease.


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Anwar Ahmed, MD

Dr. Ahmed joined AdventHealth in July 2020. A specialist in the treatment of movement disorders including tremors, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders, as well as dystonia, he joins us from Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where he held numerous leadership roles over the last 12 years.

Please call his office to make an appointment: 407-303-6729

 

Mitesh Lotia, MD

Dr. Lotia is a fellowship trained Movement Disorder Neurologist with an impressive educational and training background. After completing a two-year Movement Disorders Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Jankovic, where he also served as a chief fellow, Dr. Lotia joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an Assistant Professor. At UAMS, Dr. Lotia served as the neurology residency Program Director and worked in multiple leadership roles.

Dr. Lotia joined AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute in 2022 as a Medical Director for Movement Disorders, helping patients with Parkinson’s disease, Dystonia, Tourette syndrome and other movement disorders.

Please call his office to make an appointment: 407-303-6729

Mays Alani, MD.

Mays Alani, MD, is a highly skilled board-certified neurologist. After earning a medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain, Dr. Alani completed her residency in neurology at the University of Central Florida where she served as Chief Resident. She went on to complete fellowship training in movement disorders at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. A highly experienced clinician, Dr. Alani provides patients with compassionate, whole-person medical care. She speaks English and Arabic.

Please call her office in DeLand to make an appointment:

AdventHealth Medical Group Neurology at DeLand
742 West Plymouth Avenue
DeLand, FL 32720
(386) 943-3190


Ramon A. Rodriguez, MD

Dr. Rodriguez is a neurologist and movement disorders specialist in private practice in Orlando, FL, with a strong focus on improving the quality of life for patients with PD. Before opening his practice Neurology One, he was the Chief of Neurology at the Orlando Veterans Administration Medical Center and is a professor of neurology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch and a fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of Florida. His clinical interests focus on the motor and non-motor aspects of basal ganglia diseases, particularly Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and Huntington’s disease, and he has conducted research focusing on assessing the safety and efficacy of various devices and agents used for the treatment of PD. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Neurology, Movement Disorders, and The Neurologist. He recently wrote the book Troubleshooting Parkinson’s: A Guide for Caregivers.

Lourdes Benes, MD, FAAN

Dr. Lourdes Benes is a board certified neurologist fellowship-trained in Movement Disorders as well as Cognitive & Memory Disorders. She is the Medical Director of Neurology One and Founder of Neuro Fit Brain Fitness. Dr. Benes has been practicing medicine for over two decades caring for patients and caregivers dealing with conditions such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia. Dr. Benes is an expert in brain health and brain fitness training for patients dealing with cognitive and behavioral disorders as well as people wanting to enhance mental acuity, brain health, and overall cognitive well-being.

Neurology One
92 N Dean Rd, Suite 100
Orlando, Fl 32825
(407) 916-0304


Vikram Shivkumar, MD

Vikram Shivkumar, MD, is a neurologist with Orlando Health Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Institute Neurology Group. He specializes in movement disorders, caring for patients with conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Lewy Body Dementia, essential tremor, dystonia, Tourette syndrome and many more. In addition to caring for patients, he also serves as the Institute’s division director of Movement Disorders.

Orlando Health Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Institute
14 W. Gore St.
Orlando, FL 32806
(321) 841-2800


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ARNALDO ISA, M.D.

Dr. Isa, MD is a Board Certified Neurologist practicing in Maitland, FL. Dr. Isa graduated from University of Florida College of Medicine in 1992 and has been in practice for 27 years. He completed a residency at Emory Healthcare. He currently practices at Neurology Associates and is affiliated with AdventHealth Hospital.

Neurology Associates, P.A.
301 N. Maitland Ave,
Maitland, FL 32751
(407) 647-5996


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Mark J. Klafter, D.O.

As a neurologist practicing in Orlando since 1996, Dr. Klafter is a founding member of Neurological Services of Orlando. After undergraduate work at The University of Pittsburgh, earning his medical degree at The Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and graduating from the Cornell Neurology Residency Program, he completed a fellowship in Electromyography (EMG/NCS) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to his subspecialty in EMG, Dr. Klafter is a nationally recognized speaker in botulinum toxin (BOTOX®) injection for the management of spasticity and dystonia. He is adept at a wide range of neurological disorders from migraines to dementia, and has a large practice in movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

Neurological Services of Orlando
25 W. Kaley Street
Orlando , FL 32806
(407) 240-1762


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