Ask the Neurologist Series Part I
Join The Kensington Reston for Ask the Neurologist Series, a three-part educational series featuring experienced neurologists from Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC) and MedStar Health.
Whether you are caring for a loved one, noticing changes in memory or cognition, or simply interested in maintaining brain health, this series offers a welcoming opportunity to learn, ask questions, and connect with trusted neurological experts.
The series begins in October with Dr. Ramsey A. Falconer of IPMDC. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain insight from a neurological expert and participate in an open, informative conversation designed to help you better understand brain health and neurological conditions.
The series will continue with additional expert neurologists throughout the fall:
- October 6th: Dr. Ramsey A. Falconer | IPMDC
- November 4th: Dr. Lawler | IPMDC
- December 2nd: Dr. Yaghi & Dr. Pagan | MedStar Health
Each session offers a chance to learn from specialists, ask questions, and gain valuable information in a comfortable and approachable setting.
For questions, please reach out to Kristine Llanes, Director of Community Outreach, at kllanes@kensingtonsl.com.
- Sub-Headline With Dr. Ramsey A. Falconer
Speakers
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Dr. Abigail LawlerDr. Abigail Lawler is a board-certified neurologist at Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, specializing in movement disorders, memory disorders, and autonomic nervous system conditions. She joined Inova in 2022 as the program’s Autonomics Director after serving as Medical Director of the Parkinson’s Association of San Diego. She completed her neurology residency and fellowship training at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where she helped establish its first parkinsonism and dementia clinic. Dr. Lawler offers a wide variety of treatment and advanced diagnostic options beyond traditional medical management for Parkinson’s disease, including deep brain stimulation, Duopa, subcutaneous levodopa skin pumps and skin biopsies. She is also developing Inova’s first autonomic laboratory to improve the diagnosis and treatment of autonomic nervous system disorders.
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Dr. PaganFernando L. Pagan, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chairman for the Department of Neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Pagan received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed an internal medicine internship and a neurology residency at MedStar Georgetown. Dr. Pagan also completed a fellowship in movement disorders and magnetic resonance spectroscopy at the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke within the National Institutes of Health. He is a board-certified neurologist. Dr. Pagan is director of the Movement Disorders Program and the medical director of MedStar Georgetown’s National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence, as well as the fellowship director for the clinical research fellowship in movement disorders at MedStar Georgetown.
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Dr. Ramsey A. Falconer
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Dr. YaghiFollowing a neuro-restoration research fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, neurologist Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, has joined the staff as director of the Parkinsonism and Dementia Clinic. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is also spearheading an initiative to care for the growing population of aging patients with neurodegenerative conditions characterized by overlapping features of both cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease.