Irene H. Richard, M.D.
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Irene H. Richard, M.D.
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315 Science Parkway, Entrance B, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14620
About Me
Dr. Richard provides neurological care for patients with Parkinson's disease and related conditions and her research program focuses on the psychiatric aspects of these illnesses. She is the author of numerous scientific articles, editorials and book chapters and has been the recipient of career development awards and research grants, including one from NIH to lead a multi-center clinical trial evaluating the treatment of depression in PD. Dr. Richard serves as a reviewer for scientific journals and served as a member of the NIH Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging Study as well as chair for several research grant review committee meetings for the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) for Parkinson's disease Research. She served as the Senior Medical Advisor for MJFF, is a member of the scientific advisory board and was the recipient of the 2011 Langtson Award for her valued contributions to the foundation. She has given lectures and chaired workshops and symposia at national meetings including the American Academy of Neurology and The World Parkinson Congress. Dr. Richard's efforts have brought new clinical and research attention to the previously overlooked area of mood disturbances in PD.
Dr. Richard is dedicated to medical education at every level of training and serves as a member of the medical student clerkship grading committee, a faculty preceptor for the neurology resident longitudinal care clinic, director of the psychiatry resident neurology lecture series and director of the movement disorders fellowship program.
Certified Specialties
Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Faculty Appointments
Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Neurology, Movement Disorders (SMD)
Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Psychiatry (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Movement Disorders, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1995 - 1997
Residency, Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1992 - 1995
Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1991 - 1992
Education
MD | Yale University School of Medicine. 1991
Awards
Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. 2017
Department of Neurology Senior Faculty Award. 2013
Langston Award, Michael J. Fox Foundation. 2011
Elected Member, American Neurological Association. 2005
Rock Sleyster Scholar (Psychiatry). 1990
Presidential Scholar, Cornell University. 1987
Cornell University, ALS Honor Society, President. 1987
Cornell University, First Place, Public Speaking Competition. 1987
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. 1985
Research
Publications
Journal Articles
Pontone GM, Dissanayaka N, Apostolova L, Brown RG, Dobkin R, Dujardin K, Friedman JH, Leentjens AFG, Lenze EJ, Marsh L, Mari L, Monchi O, Richard IH, Schrag A, Strafella AP, Vernaleo B, Weintraub D, Mari Z
NPJ Parkinson's disease.. 2020 June 26 (1):10. Epub 06/02/2020.
Pontone GM, Dissanayka N, Apostolova L, Brown RG, Dobkin R, Dujardin K, Friedman JH, Leentjens AFG, Lenze EJ, Marsh L, Mari L, Monchi O, Richard IH, Schrag A, Strafella AP, Vernaleo B, Weintraub D, Mari Z
NPJ Parkinson's disease.. 2019 5 :30. Epub 12/11/2019.
Schneider RB, Iourinets J, Richard IH
Neurodegenerative disease management.. 2017 December 7 (6):365-376. Epub 11/21/2017.
Beck CA, Beran DB, Biglan KM, Boyd CM, Dorsey ER, Schmidt PN, Simone R, Willis AW, Galifianakis NB, Katz M, Tanner CM, Dodenhoff K, Aldred J, Carter J, Fraser A, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Spindler M, Reichwein S, Mari Z, Dunlop B, Morgan JC, McLane D, Hickey P, Gauger L, Richard IH, Mejia NI, Bwala G, Nance M, Shih LC, Singer C, Vargas-Parra S, Zadikoff C, Okon N, Feigin A, Ayan J, Vaughan C, Pahwa R, Dhall R, Hassan A, DeMello S, Riggare SS, Wicks P, Achey MA, Elson MJ, Goldenthal S, Keenan HT, Korn R, Schwarz H, Sharma S, Stevenson EA, Zhu W,
Neurology.. 2017 September 1289 (11):1152-1161. Epub 08/16/2017.
Niethammer M, Tang CC, LeWitt PA, Rezai AR, Leehey MA, Ojemann SG, Flaherty AW, Eskandar EN, Kostyk SK, Sarkar A, Siddiqui MS, Tatter SB, Schwalb JM, Poston KL, Henderson JM, Kurlan RM, Richard IH, Sapan CV, Eidelberg D, During MJ, Kaplitt MG, Feigin A
JCI insight.. 2017 April 62 (7):e90133. Epub 04/06/2017.
Dorsey ER, Achey MA, Beck CA, Beran DB, Biglan KM, Boyd CM, Schmidt PN, Simone R, Willis AW, Galifianakis NB, Katz M, Tanner CM, Dodenhoff K, Ziman N, Aldred J, Carter J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Spindler M, Mari Z, Morgan JC, McLane D, Hickey P, Gauger L, Richard IH, Bull MT, Mejia NI, Bwala G, Nance M, Shih L, Anderson L, Singer C, Zadikoff C, Okon N, Feigin A, Ayan J, Vaughan C, Pahwa R, Cooper J, Webb S, Dhall R, Hassan A, Weis D, DeMello S, Riggare SS, Wicks P, Smith J, Keenan HT, Korn R, Schwarz H, Sharma S, Stevenson EA, Zhu W
Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2016 July 22 (7):590-8. Epub 02/17/2016.
Broen MP, Köhler S, Moonen AJ, Kuijf ML, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Richard IH, Starkstein SE, Martinez-Martin P, Leentjens AF
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2016 March 31 (3):310-6. Epub 12/21/2015.
Broen MP, Leentjens AF, Köhler S, Kuijf ML, McDonald WM, Richard IH
Parkinsonism & related disorders.. 2016 February 23 :80-5. Epub 12/21/2015.
Weintraub D, Simuni T, Caspell-Garcia C, Coffey C, Lasch S, Siderowf A, Aarsland D, Barone P, Burn D, Chahine LM, Eberling J, Espay AJ, Foster ED, Leverenz JB, Litvan I, Richard I, Troyer MD, Hawkins KA,
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2015 June 30 (7):919-27. Epub 03/04/2015.
Broen MP, Moonen AJ, Kuijf ML, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Richard IH, Starkstein SE, Martinez-Martin P, Leentjens AF
Parkinsonism & related disorders.. 2015 February 21 (2):142-6. Epub 11/29/2014.
Starkstein SE, Dragovic M, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Martinez-Martin P, Pontone GM, Richard IH, Weintraub D, Leentjens AF
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2014 December 22 (12):1410-7. Epub 11/05/2013.
Moonen AJ, Wijers A, Leentjens AF, Christine CW, Factor SA, Juncos J, Lyness JM, Marsh L, Panisset M, Pfeiffer R, Rottenberg D, Serrano Ramos C, Shulman L, Singer C, Slevin J, McDonald W, Auinger P, Richard IH
Parkinsonism & related disorders.. 2014 June 20 (6):644-6. Epub 03/18/2014.
Biemiller R, Richard IH
Neurodegenerative disease management.. 2014 4 (4):329-36. Epub 1900 01 01.
Leentjens AF, Moonen AJ, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Martinez-Martin P, Richard IH, Starkstein SE, Köhler S
Neurology.. 2013 September 1781 (12):1036-43. Epub 08/14/2013.
Forjaz MJ, Martinez-Martin P, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Richard IH, Starkstein SE, Leentjens AF
Journal of psychosomatic research.. 2013 May 74 (5):414-9. Epub 03/19/2013.
Leentjens AF, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Martinez-Martin P, Richard IH, Starkstein SE
Parkinsonism & related disorders.. 2012 December 18 (10):1084-8. Epub 07/06/2012.
Richard IH, McDermott MP, Kurlan R, Lyness JM, Como PG, Pearson N, Factor SA, Juncos J, Serrano Ramos C, Brodsky M, Manning C, Marsh L, Shulman L, Fernandez HH, Black KJ, Panisset M, Christine CW, Jiang W, Singer C, Horn S, Pfeiffer R, Rottenberg D, Slevin J, Elmer L, Press D, Hyson HC, McDonald W,
Neurology.. 2012 April 1778 (16):1229-36. Epub 04/11/2012.
LeWitt PA, Rezai AR, Leehey MA, Ojemann SG, Flaherty AW, Eskandar EN, Kostyk SK, Thomas K, Sarkar A, Siddiqui MS, Tatter SB, Schwalb JM, Poston KL, Henderson JM, Kurlan RM, Richard IH, Van Meter L, Sapan CV, During MJ, Kaplitt MG, Feigin A
The Lancet. Neurology.. 2011 April 10 (4):309-19. Epub 1900 01 01.
Leentjens AF, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Martinez-Martin P, Richard IH, Starkstein SE
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2011 February 1526 (3):484-92. Epub 02/10/2011.
Leentjens AF, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Richard IH, Starkstein SE, Martinez-Martin P
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2011 February 1526 (3):407-15. Epub 03/07/2011.
Leentjens AF, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Martinez-Martin P, Richard IH, Starkstein SE, Weintraub D, Sampaio C, Poewe W, Rascol O, Stebbins GT, Goetz CG
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2008 October 3023 (14):2004-14. Epub 1900 01 01.
Leentjens AF, Dujardin K, Marsh L, Martinez-Martin P, Richard IH, Starkstein SE, Weintraub D, Sampaio C, Poewe W, Rascol O, Stebbins GT, Goetz CG
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2008 October 3023 (14):2015-25. Epub 1900 01 01.
Palumbo DR, Sallee FR, Pelham WE, Bukstein OG, Daviss WB, McDermott MP
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.. 2008 February 47 (2):180-188. Epub 1900 01 01.
Daviss WB, Patel NC, Robb AS, McDermott MP, Bukstein OG, Pelham WE, Palumbo D, Harris P, Sallee FR
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.. 2008 February 47 (2):189-198. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, LaDonna KA, Hartman R, Podgorski C, Kurlan R,
Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment.. 2007 December 3 (6):903-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Constantinescu R, Richard I, Kurlan R
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2007 November 1522 (15):2141-8; quiz 2295. Epub 1900 01 01.
Biglan KM, Holloway RG, McDermott MP, Richard IH,
Neurology.. 2007 July 1069 (2):187-95. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH
Current neurology and neuroscience reports.. 2007 July 7 (4):295-301. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kurlan R, Cummings J, Raman R, Thal L,
Neurology.. 2007 April 2468 (17):1356-63. Epub 1900 01 01.
The patient's perspective: Results of a survey assessing knowledge about and attitudes toward depression in PD
Richard, I.H.; LaDonna, K.; Hartman, R.; Podgorski, C.; Kurlan, R. and the SAD-PD Study Group.
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 2007; 3(6): 903-906.
Kurlan R, Richard IH, Deeley C
Journal of general internal medicine.. 2006 December 21 (12):C1-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, Kurlan R
Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment.. 2006 September 2 (3):349-53. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH
Neurology.. 2006 July 1167 (1):10-1. Epub 1900 01 01.
Marsh L, McDonald WM, Cummings J, Ravina B,
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2006 February 21 (2):148-58. Epub 1900 01 01.
The under-recognition of depression in Parkinson's disease
Richard, I.H.; Kurlan, R.
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 2006; 2(3): 349-353.
Richard IH, Frank S, Ladonna KA, Wang H, McDermott MP, Kurlan R
Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment.. 2005 September 1 (3):261-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH
Advances in neurology.. 2005 96 :42-55. Epub 1900 01 01.
Fahn S, Oakes D, Shoulson I, Kieburtz K, Rudolph A, Lang A, Olanow CW, Tanner C, Marek K,
The New England journal of medicine.. 2004 December 9351 (24):2498-508. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, Frank S, McDermott MP, Wang H, Justus AW, Ladonna KA, Kurlan R
Cognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology.. 2004 December 17 (4):201-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, McDonald WM
Neurology.. 2004 August 2463 (4):610-1. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ismail MS, Richard IH
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2004 16 (1):8-18. Epub 1900 01 01.
McDonald WM, Richard IH, DeLong MR
Biological psychiatry.. 2003 August 154 (3):363-75. Epub 1900 01 01.
Factor SA, Feustel PJ, Friedman JH, Comella CL, Goetz CG, Kurlan R, Parsa M, Pfeiffer R,
Neurology.. 2003 June 1060 (11):1756-61. Epub 1900 01 01.
Evaluation of the long-duration benefit from levodopa: results form the ELLDOPA (Earlier vs. later LevoDOPA) Study
Fahn, S.; Parkinson Study Group.
Movement Disorders. 2003; 18(9): 1085-1086.
Does levodopa slow or hasten the rate of progression of Parkinson disease? The results of the ELLDOPA trial
Parkinson Study Group.
Neurology. 2003; 60: A80-A81.
Beta-CIT scans without evidence of dopaminergic deficit (SWEDD) in the ELLDOPA-CIT and CALM-CIT study: Long-term imaging
Marek, K.L.; Seibyl, J.; Parkinson Study Group.
Neurology. 2003; 160: A293.
Richard IH, Papka M, Rubio A, Kurlan R
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2002 November 17 (6):1161-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Neurology.. 2002 February 2658 (4):527-36. Epub 1900 01 01.
Depressive symptoms in Parkinson's diseases are underrecognized
Richard, I.H.; Justus, A.W.; Caine, E.; Kurlan, R.
Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2002; 14: 108.
Richard IH, Justus AW, Greig NH, Marshall F, Kurlan R
Clinical neuropharmacology.. 2002 25 (6):296-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Factor SA, Friedman JH, Lannon MC, Oakes D, Bourgeois K,
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2001 January 16 (1):135-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
The relationship between mood and motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease
Richard, I.H.; Justus, A.W.; Kurlan, R.
Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2001; 3: 35-41.
Rivastigmine-induced worsening of motor function and mood in a patient with Parkinson's disease
Richard, I.H.; Justus, A.W.; Grieg, N.; Marshall, F.; Kurlan, R.
Movement Disorders. 2001; 16(Supplement 1): S32.
Richard IH, Justus AW, Kurlan R
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 2001 13 (1):35-41. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, Nutt J
Neurology.. 2000 September 2655 (6):748-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH
Current treatment options in neurology.. 2000 May 2 (3):263-274. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kurlan R, Richard IH, Papka M, Marshall F
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 2000 January 15 (1):24-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Tourette's syndrome: presentation and treatment complexities
Richard, I.H.
Journal Watch Neurology. Comments on and review of Robertson, M.M. Tourette's syndrome, associated conditions and the complexities of treatment. Brain 2000;123:426-462. 2000; 2: 46.
Worsening of motor function in Parkinson's disease: "A-typical" response to "atypical" antipsychotic medications [Editorial].
Richard IH; Nutt J.
Neurology. 2000; 55: 748-749.
Richard I, Kurlan R
Neurobiology of aging.. 2000 21 (6):863-4; discussion 875-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
The New England journal of medicine.. 1999 March 11340 (10):757-63. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, Maughn A, Kurlan R
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.. 1999 January 14 (1):155-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, Szegethy E, Lichter D, Schiffer RB, Kurlan R
Clinical neuropharmacology.. 1999 22 (3):172-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, LaPointe M, Wax P, Risher W
Neurology.. 1998 August 51 (2):639-40. Epub 1900 01 01.
Neurology.. 1998 May 50 (5):1366-73. Epub 1900 01 01.
Do serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants worsen Parkinson's disease?
Richard, I.H.; Maughn, A.; Kurlan, R.
Mov Disord. 1998; 51: 155-157.
Anxiety and Parkinson's disease
Richard, I.H.; Schiffer, R.B.; Kurlan, R.
Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 1998; 8: 383-392.
Low dose clozapine for the treatment of drug-induced psychosis in idiopathic Parkinson's disease: Results of the double-blind, placebo controlled PSYCLOPS trial
Friedman, J.H.; Comella, C.; Factor, S.; Kurlan, R.; Parsa, M.; Pfeiffer, R.; Richard, I.; Parkinson Study Group.
Neurology. 1998; 50(Supplement 4): A70.
Richard IH, Kurlan R
Neurology.. 1997 October 49 (4):1168-70. Epub 1900 01 01.
Meyerson RA, Richard IH, Schiffer RB
Seminars in clinical neuropsychiatry.. 1997 October 2 (4):252-264. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, Kurlan R, Tanner C, Factor S, Hubble J, Suchowersky O, Waters C
Neurology.. 1997 April 48 (4):1070-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Richard IH, Schiffer RB, Kurlan R
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences.. 1996 8 (4):383-92. Epub 1900 01 01.
Retrospective and concurrent self-report of behavioral inhibition and their relation to adult mental health
Reznick, J.S.; Hegeman, I.M.; et al.
Development and Psychopathology. 1992; 4: 301-321.
Woods SW, Hegeman IM, Zubal IG, Krystal JH, Koster K, Smith EO, Heninger GR, Hoffer PB
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine.. 1991 February 32 (2):210-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
Geriatric Rehabilitation: From Bedside to Curbside (2017)
Chapter: Parkinson's Disease
Authors: Beimiller Rachel and Richard IH
Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida 2017
Parkinson's Disease: Non-Motor and Non-Dopaminergic Features (2011)
Chapter: Depression in PD
Authors: Voss T and Richard IH
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell, West Sussex, England 2011
Movement Disorders: 100 Instructive Cases (2006)
Authors: Richard, I.H.; Kurlan, R.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Books, Abington, UK 2006
Secondary Dementias (2006)
Chapter: Cognitive Impairment in Depression
Authors: Richard, I.H.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, New York 2006
Psychiatric Issues in Parkinson's Disease: A Practical Guide (2006)
Chapter: Management of Advanced Stage Disease
Authors: Richard, I.H.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, London 2006
Current Clinical Neurology: Psychiatry for Neurologists (2005)
Chapter: An Overview of Depression
Authors: Richard, I.H.; Lyness, J.M.
Publisher: Humana Press, Boston 2005
Drug Induced Movement Disorders, 2nd Edition (2005)
Chapter: Spontaneous Movement Disorders in Psychiatric Patients
Authors: Richard, I.; O'Brien, C.; Kurlan, R.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers 2005
Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Clinical Management (2002)
Chapter: Anxiety and Panic
Authors: Richard, I.H.; Kurlan, R.
Publisher: Demos, New York 2002
Current Treatment Options in Neurology (2000)
Chapter: Depression in Parkinson's Disease
Authors: Ricahrd, I.H.
Publisher: Unknown 2000
The Neurologist (1998)
Chapter: Acute, Drug-Induced, Life-Threatening Neurological Syndromes
Authors: Richard, I.H.
Publisher: Unknown 1998
Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry (1997)
Chapter: Mood Disorders secondary to Demyelinating and Movement Disorders
Authors: Meyerson, R.A.; Richard, I.H.; Schiffer, R.B.
Publisher: Unknown 1997
Neurobase, 3rd and 4th Edition (1996)
Chapter: Dementia of Huntington's Disease
Authors: Richard, I.H.; Shoulson, I.
Publisher: Arbor Publishing, San Diego, CA 1996
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