Veronica Santini

Veronica Santini, MD, MA, is an Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine, serving as Clinical Chief of the Movement Disorders Division and Director of the Comprehensive Parkinson Disease Care Program. She specializes in multidisciplinary care for complex movement disorders with autonomic dysfunction and has led initiatives like the "EmPOWERed with Parkinson" longitudinal support program.

• Education: MD and MA from Boston University School of Medicine, BS in Chemistry from University of Miami (2003).

Research interests encompass

• Movement Disorders (Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Essential Tremor)
• Neurogenetics and Autonomic Dysfunction
• Medical Education Innovation
• Global Health Programs in Impoverished Regions

Scientific leadership includes chairing the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) CME Committee, achieving ACCME Accreditation with Commendation, and directing the MDS Congress Scientific Programming. She has launched the first global health neurology residency program in Haiti and expanded fellowship training at Yale.

• Key awards:
  • 2023 MDS President’s Distinguished Service Award
  • Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award
  • Stanford Humanism in Medicine Award
  • American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Emerging Leader (2016)

Community and educational impact includes founding the Neuro RACE resident educator model, creating the NeuroBytes e-learning platform, and serving as chair of the AAN Early Career Leadership Subcommittee.