Jennifer S. Hui, MD

Dr. Hui is a Board-certified neurologist specializing in Parkinson disease and movement disorders. Her research interest focuses primarily on the non-motor manifestations of Parkinson’s disease, including compulsive behaviors, cognitive impairment and depression. She has studied the behavioral side effects of medications used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, the beneficial effects of exercise on cognition, and is currently examining interventions to treat orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson disease. She has served as site investigator for numerous clinical trials exploring new treatments for Parkinsons disease, essential tremor and dystonia. She led the USC DBS program as co-director from 2005-2022, and has been serving as the USC/Los Angeles General Neurology Residency Program Director since 2019.

• Cognitive effects of theta frequency bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study. Brain Stimul. 2021 Mar-Apr; 14(2):230-240.. View in PubMed
• Open-label titration of apomorphine sublingual film in patients with Parkinson’s disease and “OFF” episodes. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 10; 79:110-116.. View in PubMed
• Mild cognitive impairment, psychiatric symptoms, and executive functioning in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 04; 35(4):396-404.. View in PubMed
• Treadmill exercise elevates striatal dopamine D2 receptor binding potential in patients with early Parkinson’s disease. Neuroreport. 2013 Jul 10; 24(10):509-14.. View in PubMed
• Calcification of the Basal Ganglia. Handb Clin Neurol. 2007; 84:479-86.. View in PubMed
• Behavioral changes as side effects of medication treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Adv Neurol. 2005; 96:114-29.. View in PubMed

• Lew, Mark
• Fisher, Beth
• Petzinger, Giselle