Alberto Espay, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Clinical Neurology; Division Director and Research Endowed Chair, James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders · University of Cincinnati
Alberto Espay is Professor of Clinical Neurology; Division Director and Research Endowed Chair, James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders at University of Cincinnati. OpenAlex indexes 752 publications with 23,940 citations (h-index 82); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 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 focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 104 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 316.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 27 Aug 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
- OnabotulinumtoxinA in the Management of Psychogenic Dystonia
Sponsor: University of Cincinnati
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 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 ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
91.1%Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylation Inhibitor50.7%Carbidopa-Levodopa58%Rytary28%Carbidopa-Levodopa Er14%Part D<11 patientsBenzodiazepine14.2%Clonazepam65%Alprazolam35%Part D<11 patientsCardiovascular
8.9%Beta blocker5%Propranolol Hcl Er100%Part D<11 patientsAdrenergic and dopaminergic agents4%Northera100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 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
Congress activity
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 congress contribution (2017) across AMCP per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- The Emerging Role of Pimavanserin in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis
AMCP Meeting
AMCP2017Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 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
Review2026 - Computer Vision Analysis for Objective Motor Assessment in Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Study.
Movement disorders clinical practice
Article2026 - Systematic review of movement disorders mislabeled as functional: when incongruence misleads.
Journal of neurology
Review2026 - Beyond Pathology: α-Synuclein Homeostasis and Three Principles to Guide Research.
Movement disorders clinical practice
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 27 Aug 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/alberto-espay-md
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linkedin.com/in/alberto-espay-9a834758
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researchgate.net/profile/Alberto-Espay
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alberto-espay-md-brain-fables/id1484074780
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees 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 roles
journal and society appointments- Associate Editor
Movement Disorders (journal)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →researchgate.net ↗ - Chair
Movement Disorders Section, American Academy of Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →researchgate.net ↗ - President
Pan-American Section of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →michaeljfox.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →discerntest.com ↗
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →researchgate.net ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments 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")
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →michaeljfox.org ↗ - Executive Committee member
Parkinson Study Group
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →researchgate.net ↗
Media & interviews
press, 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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