Christopher Hess, MD
Enriched profileThe Jill F. And Richard W. Cope Associate Professor Of Neurology · University of Florida
Christopher Hess is The Jill F. And Richard W. Cope Associate Professor Of Neurology at University of Florida. OpenAlex indexes 101 publications with 2,554 citations (h-index 29); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 4 Nov 2026
Overview
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Christopher W. Hess, MD, is The Jill F. And Richard W. Cope Associate Professor Of Neurology at University of Florida. The public record shows 101 publications with 2,554 citations (h-index 29), centered on Neurological disorders and treatments, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 5 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Movement disorders clinical practice
- Top research focus: Neurological disorders and treatments
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 5 companies
Generated from the cited public record · current as of 4 Nov 2026. Every fact links its source below.
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)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 3 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications. i10-index 57.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulation in Patients With Movement Disorders
Sponsor: University of Florida
Industry payments
Updated 4 Nov 2026
5 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Mentor Worldwide LLCProgram year20251 payment
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.Program year20242 payments
- Mentor Worldwide LLCProgram year20245 payments
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
100%Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylation Inhibitor61.8%Carbidopa-Levodopa69%Carbidopa-Levodopa Er31%Part D≥32 patientsInfluenza A M2 Protein Inhibitor11.6%Amantadine100%Part D<11 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
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
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 4 Nov 2026
2 congress contributions (2023–2025) across AAN per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Unraveling the Intertwined Relationship of DBS, Parkinson’s Disease Subtype and LEDD: A Retrospective Study (P9-5.014)
AAN Annual Meeting
AAN2025Co-author - The Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on the Embarrassment and Self-Esteem of Patients with Essential Tremor (P7-11.008)
AAN Annual Meeting
AAN2023Co-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 4 Nov 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Reply: The Potential Perils of Pre-Referral Triage of Deep Brain Stimulation Candidates.
Movement disorders clinical practice
Letter2026 - Suppression of Axial Tremor by Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Essential Tremor: Effects on Gait and Balance Measures.
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)
Article2022
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Motor Complications of Dopaminergic Medications in Parkinson's DiseaseArticle127 citations2017
- 03Tremor: Clinical Phenomenology and Assessment TechniquesArticle107 citations2011
- 04Tremor: Clinical Phenomenology and Assessment TechniquesArticle105 citations2012
- 05
Online presence
Updated 4 Nov 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Other
neurology.ufl.edu/profile/hess-christopher
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 →neurology.ufl.edu ↗ - X / Twitter
x.com/CWHESSMD
- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/christopher-hess-624b26174
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗ - ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-Hess-2
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 ↗
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/christopher-hess-md-e6796085
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗ - Other
fixel.ufhealth.org/2016/06/13/dr-christopher-hess-discusses-parkinson-disease-on-c-span
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 →fixel.ufhealth.org ↗ - Other
lens.org/lens/orcid/0000-0002-7317-8999
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 →lens.org ↗
We list an account only when the public record ties it to this person. verified means we've confirmed the match in more than one place; provisional means it looks right but we're still confirming.
Background & recognition
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (medical degree)
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 →neurology.ufl.edu ↗ - Board-certified in neurology
American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
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 →neurology.ufl.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society
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 →neurology.ufl.edu ↗ - Member
American Academy of Neurology
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 →neurology.ufl.edu ↗
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 →fixel.ufhealth.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →phhp.ufl.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Director
Veterans Administration Parkinson’s Disease Consortium Center, North Florida/South Georgia VA Medical Center
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 →neurology.ufl.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- 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 →fixel.ufhealth.org ↗
- Presented talk
Fatigue in Parkinson Disease (University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →youtube.com ↗
Every item links to where we found it. verified means we've confirmed it in more than one place; provisional means we found it and are still confirming.
Similar KOLs
Other experts from the same institution or the same specialty.
Steven Dekosky, MD
University of Florida
Joe Garcia, MD
University of Florida
Desmond Schatz, MD
University of Florida
Sridharan Gururangan, MD
University of Florida
Bruce Miller, MD
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Brett Kissela, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Richard Lipton, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bradley Boeve, MD
Mayo Clinic