Neurology

Ergun Uc, MD

Portrait

Mailing Address

Office: 2100 RCP
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: +1 319 356 8754
Email: ergun-uc@uiowa.edu

Education

MD, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey, 1988
Residency, Neurology, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey , 1990
Internship, Medicine - Preliminary, Worcester City Hospital, Worcester, MA, 1991
Residency, Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1994
Fellowship, Movement Disorders, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1996

Appointments

Primary: Neurology

Center and Program Affiliations

  • Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience

Research Interests

Effects of aerobic exercise in Parkinson's disease, Driving in Parkinson's disease, Cognition and vision in Parkinson's disease, Body weight and composition in Parkinson's disease, Investigational drugs in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders

Publications

  • Beglinger, L, Prest, L, Mills, J, Paulsen, J, Smith, M, Gonzalez-Alegre, P, Rowe, K, Nopoulos, P, Uc, E. Clinical predictors of driving status in Huntington's disease. Mov Disord 27(9):1146-52, 2012. [PubMed]
  • van der Marck, M, Dicke, H, Uc, E, Kentin, Z, Borm, G, Bloem, B, Overeem, S, Munneke, M. Body mass index in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 18(3):263-7, 2012. [PubMed]
  • Aksan, N, Anderson, S, Dawson, J, Johnson, A, Uc, E, Rizzo, M. Cognitive functioning predicts driver safety on road tests 1 and 2 years later. J Am Geriatr Soc 60(1):99-105, 2012. [PubMed]
  • Uc, E, Magnotta, V, Doerschug, K, Mehta, S, Thomsen, T, Kline, J, Rizzo, M, Grabowski, T, Bruss, J, Newman, S, Nicol, J, Anderson, S, Dawson, J, Kramer, A, Darling, W. Aerobic Fitness, Cognition, and Brain Networks in Parkinson's Disease. NEUROLOGY 78(null):-, APR 2012.
  • Uc, E, Magnotta, V, Doerschug, K, Mehta, S, Thomsen, T, Kline, J, Rizzo, M, Grabowski, T, Bruss, J, Newman, S, Nicol, J, Anderson, S, Dawson, J, Kramer, A, Darling, W. Aerobic Fitness, Cognition, and Brain Networks in Parkinson's Disease. NEUROLOGY 78(null):-, APR 2012.
  • Uc, E Y, Rizzo, M, Johnson, A M, Emerson, J L, Liu, D, Mills, E D, Anderson, S W, Dawson, J D. Real-life driving outcomes in Parkinson disease. Neurology 76(22):1894-902, 2011. [PubMed]
  • Uc, EY, Doerschug, KC, Headley, GM, Newman, SR, Dawson, JD, Thom-sen, TR, Rudrauf, D, Mehta, SH, Grabowski, TJ, Anderson, SW, Kline, JN, Kramer, AF, Darling, WG. Aerobic Exercise Training in Mild-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Using an Overground Walking Program. NEUROLOGY 76(9):A276-A277, MAR 1 2011.
  • Dawson, J, Uc, E, Anderson, S, Johnson, A, Rizzo, M. Neuropsychological predictors of driving errors in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 58(6):1090-6, 2010. [PubMed]
  • Barrash, J, Stillman, A, Anderson, S, Uc, E, Dawson, J, Rizzo, M. Prediction of driving ability with neuropsychological tests: demographic adjustments diminish accuracy. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 16(4):679-86, 2010. [PubMed]
  • Vaux, L, Ni, R, Rizzo, M, Uc, E, Andersen, G. Detection of imminent collisions by drivers with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: a preliminary study. Accid Anal Prev 42(3):852-8, 2010. [PubMed]