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Jumana T. Alshaikh
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Jumana T. Alshaikh, MD

Languages spoken: Arabic, English

Clinical Locations

Imaging and Neurosciences Center

Salt Lake City
801-585-7575
  • Jumana Alshaikh, MD, is a neurologist and movement disorders specialist. She treats a wide variety of movement disorders such as tics and Tourette's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. She has a particular interest in utilizing advanced therapies such as deep brain stimulation, focused ultrasound, botulinum toxin injections, and the latest available therapeutics to treat patients with complex movement disorders.

    She completed her neurology residency at University of Chicago, during which time she completed a fellowship in medical ethics at the MacClean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and also served as a member of the graduate medical education committee, wellness committee, and resident advisory committee. She subsequently completed a two-year clinical and research fellowship in movement disorders at Johns Hopkins University and served as an international student ambassador at JHU.

    She joined the University of Utah in 2021 and is the co-director of the UofU's Parkinson Disease Center of Excellence and is the founder and editor of the movement disorders division newsletter "We Move U" https://medicine.utah.edu/neurology/we-move-u-newsletter.

    She is interested in educating trainees and the community about the field of movement disorders, and has received the Department of Neurology's award for outpatient teacher of the year in 2021-2022.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 132 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    August 25, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Shes very attentive and knows what shes doing and I believe she is helping me figure out what my conditions are. Im very Thankful to have been able to have her as my Dr.:)

    August 20, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Es una linda persona, y se enfoca mucho a que yo entendiera bien todas las cosas que me explicaba y respondi a todas mis preguntas, tambin responde las preguntas que hago en mychart ,programo Mi DBS observando con mucho detalle y si ava algo que no le pareca,bien en el aparato ,se lo haca saber a la representante de la fbrica del aparato, siento confianza en lo qu ella me dice y las instrucciones que me da.

    August 20, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Very good visit. Thanks to all. See you soon.

    July 24, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    She is gem, very quick and does what needs to be done with efficiency. Hard to get my initial appointment.

    July 23, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Very thorough but didnt get answers to one of my issues. One was addressed and one was not

    July 16, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    I appreciate the way she explained my tremors and I appreciated the way she listened to what I had to say and explain the things to me that I had no clue what my problem was. If I ever have to deal with this issue again I will definitely look for her to be my doctor again. She's very good.

    July 14, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    She is thorough, knowledgeable, caring , and a great communicator

    July 09, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    I did not feel like she listened to what I was saying. She seemed very uninterested while I spoke about my health issues. I dont think she took me very seriously, even saying she didnt think what I was going through was that serious, when I tried to express how much my life is being negatively affected by my health problems. I felt rushed in my time with her, like she just wanted to get me out so she wouldnt have to deal with me anymore.

    July 09, 2023
    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Dr Alshaikh is extremely professional and knowledgeable. She has a very good bedside manner and is happy To educate me about my treatment

  • Jumana Alshaikh, MD, is a neurologist and movement disorders specialist. She treats a wide variety of movement disorders such as tics and Tourette's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. She has a particular interest in utilizing advanced therapies such as deep brain stimulation, focused ultrasound, botulinum toxin injections, and the latest available therapeutics to treat patients with complex movement disorders.

    She completed her neurology residency at University of Chicago, during which time she completed a fellowship in medical ethics at the MacClean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and also served as a member of the graduate medical education committee, wellness committee, and resident advisory committee. She subsequently completed a two-year clinical and research fellowship in movement disorders at Johns Hopkins University and served as an international student ambassador at JHU.

    She joined the University of Utah in 2021 and is the co-director of the UofU's Parkinson Disease Center of Excellence and is the founder and editor of the movement disorders division newsletter "We Move U" https://medicine.utah.edu/neurology/we-move-u-newsletter.

    She is interested in educating trainees and the community about the field of movement disorders, and has received the Department of Neurology's award for outpatient teacher of the year in 2021-2022.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurology -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Fellowship Movement Disorders - Johns Hopkins Hospital Fellow
    Medical Ethics - MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago Fellow
    Residency Neurology - University of Chicago Medicine Resident
    Internal Medicine - University of Maryland Medical Center Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine, Surgery - University of Dammam College of Medicine M.B.B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Earl T, Jridi A, Thulin PC, Zorn M, McKee KE, Mitrovich K, Moretti P, Alshaikh J, Kassavetis P, Cortez MM, Lamotte G (2024). Effect of levodopa on postural blood pressure changes in Parkinson disease: a randomized crossover study. Clin Auton Res, 34(1), 117-124. (Read full article)
    2. Alshaikh JT, Paul A, Moukheiber E, Scholz SW, Pantelyat A (2023). VCP mutations and parkinsonism: An emerging link. Clin Park Relat Disord, 10, 100230. (Read full article)
    3. Vehar JV, Rahimpour S, Moretti P, Kassavetis P, Alshaikh J, Rolston J, Duff K (2023). Recognition subtests of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status: evidence for a cortical vs. subcortical distinction. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol, 1-12. (Read full article)
    4. Xie T, Liao C, Lee D, Yu H, Padmanaban M, Kang W, Johnson J, Alshaikh J, Yuen C, Burns M, Chiu BC (2021). Disparities in diagnosis, treatment and survival between Black and White Parkinson patients. Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 87, 7-12. (Read full article)
    5. Suarez-Cedeno G, Pantelyat A, Mils K, Murthy M, Alshaikh J, Rosenthal L, Bang J, Moukheiber E (2021). Movement Disorders Virtual Fellowship Training in Times of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Single-Center Experience. Telemed J E Health. (Read full article)
    6. Alshaikh JT, Qin K, Zhao L, Mastrianni JA (2020). A novel PRNP-G131R variant associated with familial prion disease. Neurol Genet, 6(4), e454. (Read full article)
    7. Krouss M, Alshaikh J, Croft L, Morgan DJ (2016). Improving Incident Reporting Among Physician Trainees. J Patient Saf, 15(4), 308-310. (Read full article)
    8. Devlin K, Alshaikh JT, Pantelyat A (2019). Music Therapy and Music-Based Interventions for Movement Disorders. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep, 19(11), 83. (Read full article)
    9. Alshaikh J, Fishman PS (2017). Revisiting bilateral thalamotomy for tremor. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 158, 103-107. (Read full article)
    10. Kaminski HJ, Himuro K, Alshaikh J, Gong B, Cheng G, Kusner LL (2016). Differential RNA Expression Profile of Skeletal Muscle Induced by Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis in Rats. Front Physiol, 7, 524. (Read full article)
    11. Alshaikh JT, Amdur R, Sidawy A, Trachiotis G, Kaminski HJ (2015). Thymectomy is safe for myasthenia gravis patients: Analysis of the NSQIP database. Muscle Nerve, 53(3), 370-4. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Alshaikh J, Sudhakaran S, Rubeiz H (2018). Trigeminal Neuralgia. In Anitescu M (Ed.), Pain Management: A Problem-Based Learning Approach (1st Edition). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
    2. Alshaikh J, Kusner LL, Kaminski HJ (2015). Clinical Trials of Myasthenia Gravis. In Mineo TC (Ed.), Novel Challenges in Myasthenia Gravis (1st Edition). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

    Letter

    1. Alshaikh JT, Mills KA (2022). Response to comments on coincident parkinsonism and myasthenia gravis: A case series. [Letter to the editor]. Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 102, 92-93. (Read full article)
    2. Alshaikh JT, Mills K (2021). Coincident parkinsonism and myasthenia gravis: A case series. [Letter to the editor]. Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 89, 4-5. (Read full article)