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Functional Neurological Disorder (FND): Our Common Purpose
FND has come a long way from it's early conceptualizations. In the last 25 years, major developments in the field have re-shaped our understanding of this condition and have set a path for a forward-thinking clinical, research, and education agenda for the future.
However, we are keenly aware there is still a lot to do. Specifically, we know that we need to continue to work at the intersection of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Rehabilitation specialties to advance a truly integrated and patient-centered brain-mind-body approach.
Thankfully, 2022 was a productive year for our team. In this inaugural FND Unit & Research Group newsletter, we are pleased to share with you all a range of programmatic and research activities that are setting the stage for our future activities.
Our FND Unit has grown over the past year - including welcoming to our team Sara Finkelstein, MD, MSc (neurologist), Kevin Kyle, MB, BCH, BAO (neurologist), Daniel Millstein, PhD (psychologist), and Caitlin Adams, MD (psychiatrist). Also, we use this opportunity to introduce the latest member of our FND Research Group - Andrew J. Guthrie, BS (clinical research coordinator) - a 2021 graduate of UMass Amherst.
We are also glad to report that FND continues to be a field of interest for people in-training, including having the privilege to work with four excellent fellows: Nathan Praschan, MD, Linda Herrera Santos, MD, Dhara Shah, MD, and Mila Grossman, MD.
That is why, in this first FND Unit and Research Group (FND-U&RG) newsletter, we want to share with you all what we have done and what we are working on towards our three part mission of advancing clinical care, research, and education.
First, we will introduce to you our FND Unit clinical faculty, what we do in the FND Research Group, and what we have done together across of our clinical and research teams. Furthermore, we will share with you a relaxation exercise and some of our next plans.
A special thank you to our patients, whom we have an opportunity to learn from and care for on a daily basis.
Best regards,
David L. Perez, MD, MMSc
Founder and Director
FND Unit and Research Group
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