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Jumana T. Alshaikh
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Jumana T. Alshaikh, MD

Languages spoken: Arabic, English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Imaging and Neurosciences Center

729 Arapeen Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
  • 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 and technology 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. She subsequently completed a two-year clinical and research fellowship in movement disorders at Johns Hopkins University.

    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, and again in 2023-2024.

    Her experience having lived in multiple countries including Saudi Arabia where she is from, Canada, and the United States has provided her with the perspective to embrace a cross-cultural approach to medical care, ensuring that every patient feels understood and valued, no matter their background.

    Outside of her practice, she is captivated by the wonders of space and is an amateur astronomer. She has merged her expertise in neurology with her deep appreciation for the cosmos, and has given several talks about "The Neurology of Space Travel" explaining the effects of space travel on the human nervous system.

    Board Certification

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

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 237 reviews )

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

    Patient Comments

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    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    She has a very calm demeanor and listens well. She is polite and always introduces a student. She is very thorough while examining you. She explains testing and findings of the visit very well. I am so happy to have her ask my doctor.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    it was all good

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    The doctor was concerned and ask pertinent question that lead to some treatment options.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    She helped me stay on track with my health.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    We are very pleased to of had the opportunity to have a through exam and explanation of needed treatments. Impressed!!!

    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.

    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.

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

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

    CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTER

    Answered my questions quickly and explained them positively to me

  • 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 and technology 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. She subsequently completed a two-year clinical and research fellowship in movement disorders at Johns Hopkins University.

    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, and again in 2023-2024.

    Her experience having lived in multiple countries including Saudi Arabia where she is from, Canada, and the United States has provided her with the perspective to embrace a cross-cultural approach to medical care, ensuring that every patient feels understood and valued, no matter their background.

    Outside of her practice, she is captivated by the wonders of space and is an amateur astronomer. She has merged her expertise in neurology with her deep appreciation for the cosmos, and has given several talks about "The Neurology of Space Travel" explaining the effects of space travel on the human nervous system.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Neurology -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    National Board of Medical Examiners
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)

    Education history

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

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

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

    Book Chapter

    1. Alshaikh J, Sudhakaran S, Rubeiz (2018). Trigeminal Neuralgia.
    2. Alshaikh J, Kusner LL, Kaminski H (2015). Clinical Trials of Myasthenia Gravis.

    Letter

    1. Alshaikh JT, Mills (2021). Coincident parkinsonism and myasthenia gravis: A case series. Parkinsonism & related disorders, 89, 4-5. (Read full publication)
    2. Alshaikh JT, Mills K (2022). Response to comments on coincident parkinsonism and myasthenia gravis: A case series. Parkinsonism & related disorders, 102, 92-93. (Read full publication)