Positions
- Professor
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Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
- Director
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National Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC)
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Houston, Texas
- Director
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VA Post-residency Advanced Fellowship Program in Parkinson's Disease
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Addresses
- Department of Neurology (Office)
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Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
McNair Campus
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, Texas United States
- Sleep Medicine
- Clinical Fellowship at Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Houston, Texas United States
- Movement Disorders
- Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, Texas United States
- Neurology
- Internship at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, Texas United States
- Internal Medicine
- MD from Dow University of Medical Sciences
- Karachi, Pakistan
Certifications
- Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Neurology with Special Qualifications in Sleep Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Sleep Medicine
- American Board of Sleep Medicine
Honors & Awards
- STAR Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- Baylor College of Medicine (05/2021)
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership
- Baylor College of Medicine (09/2020)
- Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership
- Baylor College of Medicine (12/2014)
- Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation
- Baylor College of Medicine (04/2014)
- Member, Academy of Distinguished Educators
- This academy recognizes the educational scholarship of faculty members involved in all of the educational missions of Baylor College of Medicine.
- Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Interests
- Parkinson's Disease
- Movement Disorders
- Sleep Medicine
Websites
Comprehensive list of publications and presentations
VIICTR Research Database
Selected Publications
- White DL, Kunik ME, Yu H, Lin HL, Richardson PA, Moore S, et al. "Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with further increased Parkinson's disease risk in veterans with traumatic brain injury." Ann Neurol. 2020;88(1):33-41. Pubmed PMID: 32232880
- Sarwar AI "Trazodone and parkinsonism: the link strengthens." Clin Neuropharmacol. 2018;41(3):106-8. Pubmed PMID: 29634584
- Calleo JS, Amspoker AB, Sarwar AI, Kunik ME, Jankovic J, Marsh L, et al. "A pilot study of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with Parkinson disease." J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2015;28(3):210-7. Pubmed PMID: 26047635
- Rothlind JC, York MK, Carlson K, Luo P, Marks WJ Jr, Weaver FM, et al. "Neuropsychological changes following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease: comparisons of treatment at pallidal and subthalamic targets versus best medical therapy." J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2015;86(6):622-9. Pubmed PMID: 25185211
- Mehanna R, Moore S, Hou JG, Sarwar AI, Lai EC "Comparing clinical features of young onset, middle onset and late onset Parkinson's disease." Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 May;20(5):530-4. Pubmed PMID: 24631501
- Patel AJ, Sarwar AI, Jankovic J, Viswanathan A "Bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation for x-linked dystonia-parkinsonism." World Neurosurg. 2014 Jul;82(1):241.e1-4. Pubmed PMID: 24076056
- Hou JG, Wu LJ, Moore S, Ward C, York M, Atassi F, Fincher L, Nelson N, Sarwar A, Lai EC "Assessment of appropriate medication administration for hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease.." Parkinsonism Relat. Disord.. 2012 May;18(4):377-81. Pubmed PMID: 22236581
- Vanek Z, Sarwar A "Dystonia - A review of current concepts and their application in Pakistan." Pak J Neurol Sci. 2008;3(1):20-6.
- Davis TL, Brodsky MA, Carter VA, DiFazio M, Frishberg B, Lai EC, et al "Consensus statement on the use of botulinum neuro-toxin to treat spasticity in adults." P&T. 2006 Nov;31(11):666-82.
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