Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Alberto Espay, MD, is Professor of Clinical Neurology at University of Cincinnati, Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine. The public record shows 752 publications with 23,940 citations (h-index 82), centered on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 20 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2011–2015).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of Parkinson's disease
- Top research focus: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 20 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 104 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 316.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort
Sponsor: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT04477785 - Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of ND0612 vs. Oral Immediate Release Levodopa/Carbidopa (IR-LD/CD) in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease Experiencing Motor Fluctuations
Sponsor: NeuroDerm Ltd.
InvestigatorPhase 3Active, not recruitingNCT04006210 - OnabotulinumtoxinA in the Management of Psychogenic Dystonia
Sponsor: University of Cincinnati
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT02618889
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
20 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCProgram year202519 payments$29,829openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- MDD US Operations, LLCProgram year202534 payments$26,583openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202524 payments$24,185openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2011–2015 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Psychogenic Tremor: Functional Magnetic Resonance Study on Emotional Processing
University of Cincinnati
FY2015$177,104K23MH092735 - Psychogenic Tremor: Functional Magnetic Resonance Study on Emotional Processing
University of Cincinnati
FY2014$177,104K23MH092735 - Psychogenic Tremor: Functional Magnetic Resonance Study on Emotional Processing
University of Cincinnati
FY2013$177,104K23MH092735
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Bridging the global Parkinson's divide: Technology as a structural solution for equitable and brain health-integrated care.
Journal of Parkinson's disease
2026 - Computer Vision Analysis for Objective Motor Assessment in Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Study.
Movement disorders clinical practice
2026 - Systematic review of movement disorders mislabeled as functional: when incongruence misleads.
Journal of neurology
2026 - Beyond Pathology: α-Synuclein Homeostasis and Three Principles to Guide Research.
Movement disorders clinical practice
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute, 3113 Bellevue Ave Suite 3300, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →researchdirectory.uc.edu ↗
- Fellowship in Electrophysiology of Movement Disorders
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Chicago
2005verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uchealth.com ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uchealth.com ↗
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- MD
Central University of Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela)
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Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
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Fellow, American Neurological Association
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Associate Editor
Movement Disorders (journal)
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Movement Disorders Section, American Academy of Neurology
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Pan-American Section of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Funded researcher
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (grant: "Methylphenidate for the Treatment of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease")
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Parkinson Study Group
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Podcast guest
Parkinson's Foundation "Substantial Matters" Episode 59: Understanding Biomarkers to Deliver Precise Treatments
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Behind the Microscope: "Alberto Espay, MD - Brain Fables" (Apple Podcasts)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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linkedin.com/in/alberto-espay-9a834758
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researchgate.net/profile/Alberto-Espay
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- Apple Podcasts
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