Kelvin L. Chou, M.D. is the Alexander S. and Gabriella Karp Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan. He also serves as Co-Director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Division and Associate Chair of Faculty Development in Neurology. Dr. Chou has been named to the Best Doctors of America list since 2011 and has clinical expertise and research interests in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Dr. Chou serves as Co-Director of the STIM (Surgical Therapies Improving Movement) Program with a research focus on improving the ability to treat movement disorders patients through DBS. He is also an experienced clinical trialist, conducting numerous clinical trials on new therapies for PD, essential tremor and Huntington disease. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, review articles or book chapters on PD and related movement disorders and serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Parkinsonism and Related Disorders.

A strong patient advocate, Dr. Chou serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Michigan Parkinson Foundation and the Medical Advisory Board of the International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF). He has also authored a book for patients and families called Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Life for People with Parkinson's, Dystonia and Essential Tremor.

• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, and other movement disorders
• Experimental therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor and other movement disorders
• Non-motor and motor aspects of Parkinson’s disease