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About David Song, MD, PhD

Dr. David Song is board certified in psychiatry and neurology. He earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Song completed an internship in internal medicine and his residency in neurology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado. He also completed a fellowship in movement disorders and experimental therapeutics at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York and a fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease/Parkinsonism at University of California San Diego, San Diego, California. Dr. Song is fluent in English and has conversational knowledge of Korean. Dr. Song is a UCR Health physician and health sciences clinical professor of neuroscience at the UCR School of Medicine. Dr. Song practices in a state-of-the-art, safe and comfortable environment providing excellent, innovative care. Dr. Song provides Botox, Xeomin, and Myobloc injections for treatment of increased muscle tone and abnormal movements.

Positions

2014 - Present Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego ‐ Department of Neurosciences
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2012 - Present Co-Director, VA San Diego Healthcare System ‐ VA Parkinson's Disease Consortium Center
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2011 - Present Director, VA San Diego Healthcare System ‐ Neurology Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic,
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Present Program Director, Neurology, Riverside Community Hospital, HCA Healthcare ‐ Riverside Community Hospital
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2008 - 2014 Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego ‐ Department of Neurosciences
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2005 - 2010 Co-Director, Movement Disorders Training Program, University of California, San Diego ‐ Department of Neurosciences
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2014 - 2018 Cognition in Parkinson's Disease
VA Merit Award
Role: Co-Investigator
Colleague(s): Deborah Harrington, PhD
2013 - 2017 Novel Predictors of Cognitive and Psychiatric Change in Parkinson's Disease
VA Merit Award
Role: Co-Investigator
Colleague(s): J.V. Filoteo, PhD
2014 - 2016 Improving Functions in MTBI patients with headache via rTMS
VA Merit Award
Role: Co-Investigator
Colleague(s): Albert Leung, MD
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2005 - Present Member, North American Multiple System Atrophy Study Group
2003 - Present Member, Movement Disorder Society
2002 - Present Member, Parkinson Study Group
1996 - Present Member, American Academy of Neurology
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Education

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1997 - 2000 Fellowship, Movement Disorders and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Rochester ‐ School of Medicine and Dentistry
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1994 - 1997 Residency, Neurology, University of Colorado ‐ Health Sciences Center
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1993 - 1994 Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Colorado ‐ Health Sciences Center
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1986 - 1993 PhD, Neuroanatomy, Tulane University ‐ School of Medicine
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1986 - 1992 MPH, MD, Tulane University ‐ School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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Research Works (12)