Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, MD

Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, MD, is an associate professor of neurology and medical director, Movement Disorders Neuromodulation and Brain Circuit Therapeutics, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

After completing her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis, she received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and completed her neurology residency training at Duke University Medical Center. She then completed a fellowship in movement disorders at the Parkinson’s Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic at BCM.

Her research investigates the neurophysiologic features of movement disorders recorded during deep brain stimulation (DBS), the application of wearables and digital health technologies, and health outcomes research.

Dr Jimenez-Shahed is cochair of the Parkinson Study Group Executive Committee, where she previously served as chair of both the Mentorship Committee and the Functional Neurosurgical Working Group. In addition, she currently serves as cochair of the Tourette Association of America Medical Advisory Board, on the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders Board, and on the Deep Brain Stimulation Society Council. Dr Jimenez-Shahed also recently completed a term as chair of the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's Science Advisory Board, and she previously chaired the Houston Area Parkinson Society Medical Advisory Board.

She is an investigator with the Huntington Study Group, the Dystonia Coalition, and the Tourette Syndrome Association International Database of DBS Studies in Tourette syndrome. She has served as principal investigator for industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials and has authored several papers and book chapters.

Dr Jimenez-Shahed is the recipient of the Roy H. Cullen Quality of Life Award (Houston Area Parkinson Society), the Rising Star Clinician Award (BCM), the Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation (BCM), and the Healthcare Heroes Award for Outstanding Health Care Practitioner (Houston Business Journal). She was recognized as a Woman of Excellence at BCM and is a 2018 graduate of the inaugural Women Leading in Neurology Program of the American Academy of Neurology.