Amy Amara, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
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Medical School:
Department: Neurology
Medical School:
- MD, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (2005)
- PhD, Medical College Of Georgia (2003)
- BA, Agnes Scott College (GA) (1998)
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program (2006)
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Neurology
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Sleep Medicine (2011)
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Neurology (2012)
Department: Neurology
Professional Titles
- Section Head
- Professor
Publications
- Feuerstein JS, Amara A. REM Behavior Disorder: Implications for PD Therapeutics. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2023 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37831394
- Memon AA, Edney BS, Baumgartner AJ, Gardner AJ, Catiul C, Irwin ZT, Joop A, Miocinovic S, Amara AW. Effects of deep brain stimulation on quantitative sleep electroencephalogram during non-rapid eye movement in Parkinson's disease. Front Hum Neurosci. 2023;17:1269864. PubMed PMID: 37810765
- Memon AA, Catiul C, Irwin Z, Pilkington J, Memon RA, Joop A, Wood KH, Cutter G, Miocinovic S, Amara AW. Quantitative sleep electroencephalogram and cognitive performance in Parkinson's disease with and without rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Front Neurol. 2023;14:1223974. PubMed PMID: 37745647
- Parajuli M, Amara AW, Shaban M. Deep-learning detection of mild cognitive impairment from sleep electroencephalography for patients with Parkinson's disease. PLoS One. 2023;18(8):e0286506. PubMed PMID: 37535549
- Cristini J, Potvin-Desrochers A, Seo F, MDPhD AD, Postuma RB, Rosa-Neto P, Carrier J, Amara AW, Steib S, Paquette C, Roig M. The Effect of Different Types of Exercise on Sleep Quality and Architecture in Parkinson Disease: A Single-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol. Phys Ther. 2023 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37354450
- Marras C, Arbatti L, Hosamath A, Amara A, Anderson KE, Chahine LM, Eberly S, Kinel D, Mantri S, Mathur S, Oakes D, Purks JL, Standaert DG, Tanner CM, Weintraub D, Shoulson I. What Patients Say: Large-Scale Analyses of Replies to the Parkinson's Disease Patient Report of Problems (PD-PROP). J Parkinsons Dis. 2023;13(5):757-767. PubMed PMID: 37334615
- Memon AA, Catiul C, Irwin Z, Pilkington J, Memon RA, Joop A, Wood KH, Cutter G, Miocinovic S, Amara AW. Quantitative Sleep Electroencephalogram in Parkinson's Disease: A Case-Control Study. J Parkinsons Dis. 2023;13(3):351-365. PubMed PMID: 37066921
- Yacoubian TA, Fang YD, Gerstenecker A, Amara A, Stover N, Ruffrage L, Collette C, Kennedy R, Zhang Y, Hong H, Qin H, McConathy J, Benveniste EN, Standaert DG. Brain and Systemic Inflammation in De Novo Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord. 2023 May;38(5):743-754. PubMed PMID: 36853618
- Tan C, Nawaz H, Lageman SK, Cloud LJ, Amara AW, Newman BT, Druzgal TJ, Berman BD, Mukhopadhyay N, Barrett MJ. Cholinergic Nucleus 4 Degeneration and Cognitive Impairment in Isolated Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder. Mov Disord. 2023 Mar;38(3):474-479. PubMed PMID: 36598142
- Williams GP, Muskat K, Frazier A, Xu Y, Mateus J, Grifoni A, da Silva Antunes R, Weiskopf D, Amara AW, Standaert DG, Goldman JG, Litvan I, Alcalay RN, Sulzer D, Lindestam Arlehamn CS, Sette A. Unaltered T cell responses to common antigens in individuals with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Sci. 2023 Jan 15;444:120510. PubMed PMID: 36495691
- Memon AA, Catiul C, Irwin Z, Pilkington J, Memon RA, Joop A, Wood KH, Cutter G, Bamman M, Miocinovic S, Amara AW. Effects of exercise on sleep spindles in Parkinson's disease. Front Rehabil Sci. 2022;3:952289. PubMed PMID: 36188974
- Kongsuk J, Perumean-Chaney SE, Knight DC, Brown CJ, Amara AW, Hurt CP. Development of Dynamic Measures to Assess Balance Confidence and State Anxiety While Walking at Increasing Speeds in Young and Older Adults. J Aging Phys Act. 2022 Dec 1;30(6):995-1002. PubMed PMID: 35339111
- Shaban M, Amara AW. Resting-state electroencephalography based deep-learning for the detection of Parkinson's disease. PLoS One. 2022;17(2):e0263159. PubMed PMID: 35202420
- Srivastava H, Joop A, Memon RA, Pilkington J, Wood KH, Natelson Love M, Amara AW. Taking the Time to Assess Cognition in Parkinson's Disease: The Clock Drawing Test. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022;12(2):713-722. PubMed PMID: 34864688
- Picillo M, LaFontant DE, Bressman S, Caspell-Garcia C, Coffey C, Cho HR, Burghardt EL, Dahodwala N, Saunders-Pullman R, Tanner CM, Amara AW. Sex-Related Longitudinal Change of Motor, Non-Motor, and Biological Features in Early Parkinson's Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022;12(1):421-436. PubMed PMID: 34744052
- 4. Dhanwani, R, J Rodrigues Lima-Junior, A Sethi, J Pham, G Williams, April Frazier, Y Xu, AW Amara, D G Standaert, J Goldman, I Litvan, R Alcalay, B Peters, D Sulzer, CS Lindestam Arlehamn, and A Sette (2022) Transcriptional analysis of peripheral memory T cells reveals Parkinson’s disease-specific gene signatures. npj Parkinson’s Disease. 8:30. PMID: 35314697
- Memon AA, Catiul C, Irwin Z, Pilkington J, Memon RA, Joop A, Wood KH, Cutter G, Bamman M, Miocinovic S, Amara AW. Effects of exercise on sleep spindles in Parkinson's disease. Front Rehabil Sci. 2022;3:952289. PubMed PMID: 36188974
- Mansuri Z, Reddy A, Vadukapuram R, Trivedi C, Amara A. Pimavanserin in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Psychosis: Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Randomized Clinical Trials. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2022 Jan-Mar;19(1-3):46-51. PubMed PMID: 35382074
- Kongsuk J, Perumean-Chaney SE, Knight DC, Brown CJ, Amara AW, Hurt CP. Development of Dynamic Measures to Assess Balance Confidence and State Anxiety While Walking at Increasing Speeds in Young and Older Adults. J Aging Phys Act. 2022 Dec 1;30(6):995-1002. PubMed PMID: 35339111
- Dhanwani R, Lima-Junior JR, Sethi A, Pham J, Williams G, Frazier A, Xu Y, Amara AW, Standaert DG, Goldman JG, Litvan I, Alcalay RN, Peters B, Sulzer D, Arlehamn CSL, Sette A. Transcriptional analysis of peripheral memory T cells reveals Parkinson's disease-specific gene signatures. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2022 Mar 21;8(1):30. PubMed PMID: 35314697
- Shaban M, Amara AW. Resting-state electroencephalography based deep-learning for the detection of Parkinson's disease. PLoS One. 2022;17(2):e0263159. PubMed PMID: 35202420
- Srivastava H, Joop A, Memon RA, Pilkington J, Wood KH, Natelson Love M, Amara AW. Taking the Time to Assess Cognition in Parkinson's Disease: The Clock Drawing Test. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022;12(2):713-722. PubMed PMID: 34864688
- Picillo M, LaFontant DE, Bressman S, Caspell-Garcia C, Coffey C, Cho HR, Burghardt EL, Dahodwala N, Saunders-Pullman R, Tanner CM, Amara AW. Sex-Related Longitudinal Change of Motor, Non-Motor, and Biological Features in Early Parkinson's Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2022;12(1):421-436. PubMed PMID: 34744052
- Memon AA, Bagley ME, Creed RB, Amara AW, Goldberg MS, McMahon LL. Basal Synaptic Transmission and Long-Term Plasticity at CA3-CA1 Synapses Are Unaffected in Young Adult PINK1-Deficient Rats. Front Neurosci. 2021;15:655901. PubMed PMID: 34483814
- 1. Tan, C, H Nawaz, SK Lagman, LJ Cloud, AW Amara, TJ Druzgal, BD Berman, N Mukhopadhyay, and MJ Barrett (2022) Cholinergic Nucleus 4 Degeneration and Cognitive Impairment in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Movement Disorders
Practice Locations
UCHealth Neurosciences Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2080
Hospital Affiliation
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2080
Hospital Affiliation
- University of Colorado Hospital
Specialty Information
Specialties
- Neurology, Board Certification (2009, 2019)
- Sleep Medicine, Board Certification (2011, 2021)
- Movement Disorders, Specialized Training (2012)
- Brain and Nervous System
- Brain and Nervous System - Movement Disorders
- Brain and Nervous System - Parkinson's Disease
- Brain and Nervous System - Sleep Disorders
Clinical Interests
I have a broad range of clinical interests within Movement Disorders and Sleep Medicine. I treat Parkinson's disease and other forms of Parkinsonism, tremor, REM sleep behavior disorder, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and others.
Care Philosophy
My goals are to provide compassionate care, to listen, and to establish treatment plans tailored to the needs of the individual.
I have a broad range of clinical interests within Movement Disorders and Sleep Medicine. I treat Parkinson's disease and other forms of Parkinsonism, tremor, REM sleep behavior disorder, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and others.
Care Philosophy
My goals are to provide compassionate care, to listen, and to establish treatment plans tailored to the needs of the individual.
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General Information
Medical Schools:
- MD, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (2005)
Graduate Schools:
- PhD, Medical College Of Georgia (2003)
Undergraduate Schools:
- BA, Agnes Scott College (GA) (1998)
Internships:
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program (2006)
Residency Programs:
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Neurology (0001)
Fellowships:
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Sleep Medicine (2011)
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham) Program, Neurology (2012)
Languages: English
Department: Neurology