Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, has authored more than 470 scientific papers and book chapters. He graduated from the Catholic University of Rome, Italy, in 2002 and became a neurologist in 2007. After a 2-year fellowship at the University of Kiel, Germany, he completed his PhD in neuroscience at the Catholic University of Rome. In 2013 he joined the Movement Disorder Centre at Toronto Western Hospital, where he is the co-director of the surgical program for movement disorders. He is also a professor of medicine in the Division of Neurology at the University of Toronto and clinician investigator at the Krembil Research Institute. His awards and honors include the Andrea Bocelli Award for Young Investigators from the European Federation of Neurological Societies in 2009 and Best PhD Thesis Prize at Catholic University in 2012.

His main areas of interest are the treatment of movement disorders with advanced technology (infusion pumps and neuromodulation), pathophysiology, and treatment of tremor and gait disorders. Dr. Fasano is the co-editor of the section “Gaps and Controversies” of Movement Disorders Journal and an editorial board member of Annals of Neurology, Movement Disorders Journal, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice and Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. He is also the principal investigator of several clinical trials.