
Edwin George, MD, PhD
egeorge@med.wayne.edu; aa3670@wayne.edu
313-745-4275 WSU; 313 576 3529 VAMC
313 745 4216 WSU; 313 576 1377 VAMC (fax)
Edwin George, MD, PhD
Narrative Bio
Dr. George joined the Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty in 1996, and he is Director of the Wayne State University Movement Disorders Center and also Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. He is chairman of the Professional Advisory Board of the Michigan Parkinson's Foundation, and serves on the Movement Disorders Strategic Planning Committee of the American Academy of Neurology. He is Co-Director of the Neuropathophysiology curriculum for the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Dr. George's research interests include clinical management of Parkinson's disease, tremor and dystonia, and he has been active in clinical trials of new medications for Parkinson's disease and dystonia. He is also involved in research on measuring the impact of neurological disease on patient function. Dr. George's laboratory research has focused on neuronal reaction to injury and neural regeneration. Dr. George has a Ph.D. in pharmacology, as well as an M.D., from Case Western Reserve University, and was a Grass Fellow in Neurophysiology at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. He has lectured and written extensively on movement disorders, and has served as a consultant to U.S. and international pharmaceutical firms.
Office Address
8 D University Health Center 4201 St Antoine Detroit, MI 48201; John D Dingell VAMC Movement Disorders Clinic, John R Street, Detroit, MI, 48201Awards & Honors
- Listed in Best Doctors in America and Best Doctors in Michigan
- Received the 2010 Successful REcruitment Award for the highest number of total matches of USA medical schools foe students matching in Neurology
- Elected chair of the Board of Directors, Michigan Parkinsons Disease Foundation in 2010
- John Woodruff Simpson Fellowship for Study in Biophysics and Medicine
- Noether Memorial Fund Award for Excellence in Therapeutics
- Clinician Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Wayne State University College Teaching Award
Other Information
New research funding awarded in 2011
“Flex: An Open-Label, Non-Inferiority Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Two Injection Schedules of Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxin A) [Short Flex vs Long Flex] in Subjects with Cervical Dystonia with< 10 Weeks of Benefit from OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment.” Sponsor: Merz Pharmaceuticals. Edwin George, PI, Mary Shaya, co-PI.
Merz Pharmaceuticals LLC, CD FLEX: An Open-Label, Non-Inferiority Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Two Injection Schedules of Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA) [Short Flex vs. Long Flex] in Subjects with Cervical Dystonia with < 10 Weeks of Benefit from OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment. Q4,2011-Q3,2016, local PI: E.B. George
New research funding awarded in 2010
Undergraduate
Amherst College, B.A., 1980Graduate
Case Western Reserve University, Ph.D. (Pharmacology), 1985Medical
Case Western Reserve University, M.D., 1987
Position Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Movement Disorders CenterInternships
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 1987-1988Residency
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1988-1991Specialties
Movement disorders programFellowships
Grass Fellowship in Neurophysiology, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1986Prior Appointments
Instructor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1991-1993
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1993-1996