Caroline M. Tanner, M.D., Ph.D.Director of Clinical Research
Dr. Tanner earned her medical degree at Loyola University (1976) and completed a residency in Neurology and fellowship in Clinical Neuropharmacology and Movement Disorders at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, where she was an Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences until joining the Institute in 1990. She was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Toxicology & Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998. During her 24-year long medical career, Dr. Tanner has published two textbooks and a videotext, authored and co-authored over 150 articles and research papers on the topics of treatment, natural history, epidemiology, and etiology of various movement disorders.



