In June 2014, Damian Herz (MD) very convincingly defended his PhD thesis entitled Neural Mechanisms Underlying Motor Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease. It includes challenging and revealing functional MRI studies performed during initiation of levodopa treatment. Congratulations!

Academic supervisor: Professor Hartwig Roman Siebner
Clinical supervisor: MD Annemette Løkkegaard, Bispebjerg Hospital.

Assessment Committee:

• Dr. Antonio P. Strafella
• Dr. Mark Hallett
• Dr. Steen Hasselbalch (Chairperson)

Damian was enrolled at the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen. The study was conducted at the DRCMR, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre.