Dr. Jason Margolesky joined the Movement Disorders Division as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology in 2017. He was born in Miami, Florida. He received his undergraduate degree (BS) in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology (with a minor in religion) at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He then attended Georgetown University in Washington, DC where he earned a master’s degree in Physiology and Biophysics. He completed medical school (graduated in AOA honors society), residency training in neurology (served as administrative Chief Resident), and his Movement Disorders fellowship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. He is the Director of the Neurology Resident Program at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital health system. And he is the founder and Director of the interdisciplinary Functional Movement Disorders clinic.

Dr. Margolesky is board certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Movement Disorders Society, the Functional Movement Disorders Study Group (MDS), and the MDSGene work group. He is primary or co-investigator for several research studies and clinical trials. He has received accolades for teaching including the Resident Teacher of the Year Award, the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Medical Students, and the Chairman’s Award for Teaching Excellence (twice so far). Clinical interests include functional movement disorders, childhood and young-onset onset movement disorders such as Wilson’s disease, Tourette syndrome and dystonia as well as Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism, essential tremor, Huntington disease, focal and generalized dystonia, functional movement disorders, tardive syndromes, ataxia, gait disorders, botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation. He is part of the interdisciplinary team recognized as Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington Disease, and Tourette syndrome Centers of Excellence.