Anelyssa D’Abreu, MD

Dr. D’Abreu, is an assistant professor of neurology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and movement disorder specialist at Rhode Island Hospital. She is proficient in botulinum toxin injections and evaluation for Depp brain stimulation in the treatment of movement disorders. She joined Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University after leading the Movement Disorders Center at the State University of Campinas in Brazil for 7 years. During this period, she trained 6 neurologists in Movement Disorders and directly supervised the execution of multiple research projects. Dr. D’Abreu also co-directed the Neurogenetics and Huntington’s Disease Outpatient Clinics following patients with hereditary ataxias, spastic paraparesis, and Huntington’s disease. Dr. D’Abreu attended medical school at the State University of Campinas in Brazil. She completed her neurology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital followed by a fellowship in Geriatric Neurology at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. She has academic interests in, clinical aspects of movement disorders.