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Elizabeth Ferluga

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Elizabeth Ferluga — Synapticure publishes the following professional biography and affiliation: Dr. Ferluga was born in Kennewick, WA.  She completed her undergraduate degrees in psychology and neuroscience in 2003 at Washington State University.  She went on to University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.  She graduated with AOA honors in 2007.  She completed her residency in Neurology at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN. She served as neurology chief resident in 2011.  She subsequently went on to be a general neurology attending and movement disorder fellow, graduating in 2013.  She then joined faculty at Vanderbilt as an assistant professor practicing both general neurology and movement disorders.  She further participated development of a pediatric movement disorder clinic. In 2015, she moved to Chattanooga, TN.  She was hired at Erlanger medical center to develop a movement disorder program.  While working at Erlanger, she served as Clinic Director and Medical Director of the neurology service line.  She also served as the director of Erlanger’s HD center of excellence (partner with Vanderbilt since 2016). She left Erlanger medical center in 2023.  She is now practicing teleneurology with synapticure focusing on total care for patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease. Current directory role is Director of Movement Disorders.