Dr. Robert Hauser is a board-certified neurologist serving as Professor of Neurology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa, Florida and as Director of the USF Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, a Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence. He earned a medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine, completed neurology training at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, and completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of South Florida. Dr. Hauser has authored or co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and is one of the world’s most cited Parkinson’s Disease investigators. In addition to his extensive expertise in clinical trial design and execution, Dr. Hauser has served on the executive committee of the Parkinson Study Group and was a member of the steering committee for the NIH sponsored Neuroprotective Exploratory Trials in Parkinson's Disease program (NET-PD). Dr. Hauser maintains an active patient practice in Tampa, Florida.