Robert Hauser obtained his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine, and performed his neurology training at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine. He then completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of South Florida. His research focus is the development of new treatments for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. His areas of expertise include clinical trials design and execution, and evaluation of emerging medical and surgical therapies for Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Hauser is Director of the Signature Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Program in Neuroscience at the University of South Florida. He is Past Chairman of the Interventional Neurology Section of the American Academy of Neurology and previously served on the executive committee of the Section of Movement Disorders. He is currently a member of the executive committee of the Parkinson Study Group and the steering committee of the NIH Exploratory Trials in Parkinson’s Disease (NET-PD) program.

Dr. Hauser has authored or co-authored over 100 peer reviewed publications. He currently serves as lead investigator or as a member of the steering committee for multiple national and international clinical trials. He lectures frequently at scientific meetings and has been selected to Chair the 18th International Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders in Miami, Florida in 2009.