About Dr. Wszolek

Zbigniew K. Wszolek, M.D. is a Consultant at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville and Professor of Neurology at Mayo Clinic Rochester. He graduated from the Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Poland in 1973. His postgraduate training included a neurology residency and clinic neurophysiology, movement disorders, and positron emission topography fellowships in the United States and Canada. He is a board certified neurologist, clinical neurophysiologist, and electrodiagnositc medicine consultant. His scientific interests are in the field of the genetics of Parkinson's disease and related conditions. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals such as Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Genetics, Neuron, Brain, Annals of Neurology, Neurology, and others. He has been an invited speaker for many national and international meetings. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association. He is the recipient of several national and international scientific awards.