Tao Xie, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Tao Xie, MD, PhD, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of various movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), multiple system atrophy (MSA), cortical basal ganglionic degeneration (CBGD), Huntington's disease (HD) and chorea, tremor, dystonia, hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, tics, and Tourette syndrome. He uses medications, botulinum toxin injection and deep brain stimulation surgery for treatment of these neurological conditions.

In his clinical research, Dr. Xie studies the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of various movement disorders. He is actively involved in clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease, PSP and HD. His laboratory research is focused on identifying and characterizing genes related to Parkinson's disease and dopaminergic neuron degeneration.

Dr. Xie is a physician in the University of Chicago Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders. Dedicated as a Center for Advanced Research by the American Parkinson Disease Association, this multidisciplinary center combines clinical expertise with state-of-the-art therapies and groundbreaking research.

Practice Locations

The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2010

Board Certification

Neurology

Medical School

Zhejiang University, China

Internship and Residency

Emory University Hospital, Atlanta

Fellowships

Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Additional Graduate Degree

PhD, The University of Hong Kong

Memberships

American Academy of Neurology
Movement Disorder Society
Parkinson's Disease Study Group
Huntington's Disease Study Group

Languages Spoken

English
Chinese
Cantonese

Email

txie@bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-3038

Office Fax

(773) 702-9060

Office Postal Address

Tao Xie, MD, PhD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2030
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Neurology
• Movement disorders
• Parkinson's disease
• Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
• Multiple system atrophy (MSA)
• Cortical basal ganglionic degneration (CBGD)
• Tremor
• Dystonia
• Chorea/Huntington's disease
• Hemifacial spasm
• Blepharospasm
• Tics
• Tourette syndrome
• Botulinum toxin treatment
• Deep brain stimulation

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Read More About Dr. Xie

Dr. Xie precisely targeted a quiet grouping of neurons and implanted an electrode in Betty Bertram's brain to control the essential tremor afflicting the left side of her body. Read Betty's story.

Learn more about Dr. Xie and his colleagues in the Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Xie's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.