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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)Patient Rating
4.8 /5( out of 61 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.October 30, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERI think finding Dr. Testini as a neurologist is quite a find. I feel like she listened, discerned and made a very workable plan, checking all the way that I was in agreement.
October 29, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERWe could not have a better doctor. She is very caring and very thorough. She has our complete trust.
October 29, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTEROutstanding Doctor!
October 29, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERShe's one of the best doctors I have ever seen.
October 27, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERSpent quality time
October 19, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERWas running over an hour late, end of the day, was distracted by her cell phone a couple of times. Very kind. Seems very knowledgeable. This may just be a one off situation.
October 07, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERVery good doctor. Her role in my life ¿ programming my brain to increase my functionality and to minimize the negative effects of PD ¿ is critically important to me and probably will be for the rest of my life.
September 27, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERWithout a doubt I don't think I could have found a better doctor to work with. I think she has a true understanding of what is happening with me and I totally believe in her. The U of U is very lucky to have her on their staff.
September 20, 2024CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES CENTERDr. Paola Testini is a great doctor who knows how to make a difference in finding a diagnosis and treating the problem. She's the best neurologist I have seen.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Neurology -Primary Board Certification American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)Education history
Fellowship Movement Disorders - Emory University School of Medicine Fellow Residency Neurology - State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University Resident Internship Internal Medicine - State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University Intern Internship General Surgery - Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education Preliminary Intern Other Training Pediatric Neurosurgery - NYU Langone Health Clinical Observership Clerkship Neurosurgery - San Raffaele Hospital Clerkship Clerkship Neurology and Surgery - University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health Clerkship Clerkship Neurology - San Raffaele Hospital Clerkship Professional Medical Medicine - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele M.D. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Ahmed AT, Abdel-Rahman O, Morsy M, Mustafa K, Testini P, Aleem IS, Murad MH, Nassr A (2018). Management of Sacrococcygeal Chordoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 43(19), E1157-E1169. (Read full article)
- Jo HJ, McCairn KW, Gibson WS, Testini P, Zhao CZ, Gorny KR, Felmlee JP, Welker KM, Blaha CD, Klassen BT, Min HK, Lee KH (2018). Global network modulation during thalamic stimulation for Tourette syndrome. Neuroimage Clin, 18, 502-509. (Read full article)
- Settell ML, Testini P, Cho S, Lee JH, Blaha CD, Jo HJ, Lee KH, Min HK (2017). Functional Circuitry Effect of Ventral Tegmental Area Deep Brain Stimulation: Imaging and Neurochemical Evidence of Mesocortical and Mesolimbic Pathway Modulation. Front Neurosci, 11, 104. (Read full article)
- Gibson WS, Jo HJ, Testini P, Cho S, Felmlee JP, Welker KM, Klassen BT, Min HK, Lee KH (2016). Functional correlates of the therapeutic and adverse effects evoked by thalamic stimulation for essential tremor. Brain, 139(Pt 8), 2198-210. (Read full article)
- Testini P, Zhao CZ, Stead M, Duffy PS, Klassen BT, Lee KH (2015). Centromedian-Parafascicular Complex Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome: A Retrospective Study. Mayo Clin Proc, 91(2), 218-25. (Read full article)
- Knight EJ, Testini P, Min HK, Gibson WS, Gorny KR, Favazza CP, Felmlee JP, Kim I, Welker KM, Clayton DA, Klassen BT, Chang SY, Lee KH (2015). Motor and Nonmotor Circuitry Activation Induced by Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Parkinson Disease: Intraoperative Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Deep Brain Stimulation. Mayo Clin Proc, 90(6), 773-85. (Read full article)
Review
- Testini P, Min HK, Bashir A, Lee KH (2016). Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette's Syndrome: The Case for Targeting the Thalamic Centromedian-Parafascicular Complex. [Review]. Front Neurol, 7, 193. (Read full article)
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