Kathleen Shannon, M.D., FAAN, FANA

Professor and Chair

Education

Internship:
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center

Residency:
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center

Movement Disorders Fellowship:
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center

Medical Interests

Movement disorders, with special emphasis on neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease

Research Interests

Dr. Shannon has built her research career on clinical trials of medical and surgical interventions on these disorders and is also interested in gastrointestinal biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease and the potential role of gastrointestinal dysfunction in the pathogenesis of the disease.