Dr. Jennifer Friedman

Biography

Friedman is an expert in movement disorders with a particular interest in genetic metabolic disorders that affect movement. She directs the Movement Disorders and Tourette/Tic Disorder Clinics at Rady Children's Hospital and is involved in research areas such as neurogenetics and Tourette's Syndrome, as well as disability awareness education. In addition to her clinical work, she teaches medical students, residents, fellows, and undergraduate students. Friedman completed her undergraduate training at Princeton University and earned her MD from Stanford University in 1991. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center followed by a residency in neurology at the Harvard Longwood Training Program. She was a clinical fellow in movement disorders at Boston University Medical Center and a clinical research fellow in neurogenetics and dystonia at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to joining Rady Children's Hospital in 2004 as a senior staff neurologist, Friedman served as a neurologist in Boston hospitals and was an instructor in neurology at Harvard Medical School. She currently holds the position of clinical professor at UC San Diego in the Departments of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

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