Marie-Helene Saint-Hilaire, MD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neurology

MD, Université de Montréal
BA, Collège International Marie de France



Dr. Saint-Hilaire received her MD from the Université de Montréal, Canada in 1980 and completed her Neurology residency at the Montréal Neurological Institute (MNI). She then completed a year of fellowship in epilepsy at the MNI, followed by a 3-year movement disorders fellowship working in varied institutions consisting of one year in Paris with Pr. Yves Agid, one year in New York at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital with Dr. Stanley Fahn, and one year at Boston University with Dr. Robert Feldman. In 1988, she joined Boston University Department of Neurology.

Dr. Saint-Hilaire is board-certified in Neurology and is fellowship trained in Movement Disorders. She is dedicated to the delivery of highly specialized and compassionate care. This care is aimed at improving the quality of life of Parkinson’s disease patients and their families. Her clinical practice includes the diagnosis and management of all of the neurological movement disorders.

Additionally, she is the Director of the American Parkinson Disease Association Center for Advanced Research at Boston University. She has participated in more than 100 research trials and has written more than 100 articles and book chapters. Her research interests include studying new therapies that may modify disease progression and/or treat symptoms and complications of therapy. Additionally, she is interested in research investigating environmental and genetic causes of PD. She frequently collaborates with other disciplines to design and implement clinical trials. She is a member of the Parkinson Study Group (PSG), the Huntington Study Group (HSG), and the Movement Disorder Society. She currently is a member of the PSG Scientific Review Committee. She has served on the Scientific Advisory Board for the American Parkinson Disease Association since 2007.

Dr. Saint-Hilaire directs the movement disorders fellowship at BUSM. She is actively involved in the training of residents and medical students at BUSM. She has received the Teaching Award on three occasions, and the Mentorship Award on one occasion, both presented by Neurology Residents.

As the Medical Director of the American Parkinson Disease Association Information and Referral Center, she is dedicated to the New England Parkinson community and has provided over 200 presentations to health professional and lay groups. She is an advisor to the APDA Massachusetts Chapter. In 2016, she received the Shawn Thornton Award for Excellence in Support of the Parkinson’s Community.

Ad Interim Chair
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neurology




APDA Information and Referral center
09/01/1998 - 08/31/2024 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


APDA Advanced Center for Parkinson's Research
09/01/1998 - 08/31/2024 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


American Parkinson Disease Association Administrative Support Grant
09/01/2017 - 08/31/2021 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


American Parkinson Disease Association Information and Referral Center
09/01/2019 - 08/31/2020 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


American Parkinson Disease Association Administrative Support Grant
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2019 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of SD-809 Extended Release for the Treatment of Chorea associated with Huntington Disease
10/01/2013 - 01/31/2018 (PI)
Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Staff Grant
02/01/2016 - 08/31/2016 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


Sphermine
07/01/2003 - 10/31/2015 (PI)
Berlex


APDA Information and Referral center
09/01/2014 - 08/31/2015 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


Center for Advanced Research in Parkinson's Disease
09/01/2014 - 08/31/2015 (PI)
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.


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A MULTICENTER PHASE 2, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBOCONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED, PARALLEL-GROUP STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY, SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF UCB0022 IN STUDY PARTICIPANTS WITH ADVANCED PARKINSON DISEASE
03/15/2024 - 03/14/2027 (PI)
UCB BIOPHARMA SRL

A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort (Enroll-HD)
02/02/2020 - 02/01/2026 (PI)
CHDI Foundation

A Phase 2b, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of BIIB122 in Participants with Parkinson’s Disease.
10/21/2022 - 10/20/2025 (PI)
Biogen, Inc

Trial Of Parkinson's And Zoledronic acid (TOPAZ)
04/29/2021 - 06/01/2025 (PI)
Parkinson's Disease Foundation

PPMI 2.0
07/07/2020 - 12/31/2024 (PI)
Michael J Fox Foundation

Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Trial: SPARX3
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Marie-Helene Saint-Hilaire, MD
Boston University NIH NINDS
1U01NS113851-01

American Parkinson Disease Association Administrative Assistant Funds
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2023 (PI)
American Parkinson's Disease Association

Synuclein-One Study
09/30/2020 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Marie-Helene Saint-Hilaire, MD
CND Life Sciences NIH

A 36-Week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy
04/15/2020 - 04/15/2023 (PI)
Neuraly, Inc.

228PD201
01/09/2018 - 01/09/2022 (PI)
Biogen, Inc

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  1. Girnis JL, Cavanaugh JT, Baker TC, Duncan RP, Fulford D, LaValley MP, Lawrence M, Nordahl T, Porciuncula F, Rawson KS, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Zajac JA, Earhart GM, Ellis TD. Natural Walking Intensity in Persons With Parkinson Disease. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2023 Jul 01; 47(3):146-154.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37016469; PMCID: PMC10330027; DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000440;
     
  2. Saint-Hilaire MH, Thomas CA. Delivering a Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism with Wisdom and Sensitivity. Semin Neurol. 2023 Feb; 43(1):178-184.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36854395
     
  3. Zajac JA, Cavanaugh JT, Baker T, Duncan RP, Fulford D, Girnis J, LaValley M, Nordahl T, Porciuncula F, Rawson KS, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Earhart GM, Ellis TD. Does clinically measured walking capacity contribute to real-world walking performance in Parkinson's disease? Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Dec; 105:123-127.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36423521; PMCID: PMC9722599; DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.11.016;
     
  4. Zajac JA, Cavanaugh JT, Baker T, Colón-Semenza C, DeAngelis TR, Duncan RP, Fulford D, LaValley M, Nordahl T, Rawson KS, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Earhart GM, Ellis TD. Are Mobile Persons With Parkinson Disease Necessarily More Active? J Neurol Phys Ther. 2021 10 01; 45(4):259-265.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34091569; PMCID: PMC8460597; DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000362;
     
  5. Schwarzschild MA, Ascherio A, Casaceli C, Curhan GC, Fitzgerald R, Kamp C, Lungu C, Macklin EA, Marek K, Mozaffarian D, Oakes D, Rudolph A, Shoulson I, Videnovic A, Scott B, Gauger L, Aldred J, Bixby M, Ciccarello J, Gunzler SA, Henchcliffe C, Brodsky M, Keith K, Hauser RA, Goetz C, LeDoux MS, Hinson V, Kumar R, Espay AJ, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Christine C, Daley A, Leehey M, de Marcaida JA, Friedman JH, Hung A, Bwala G, Litvan I, Simon DK, Simuni T, Poon C, Schiess MC, Chou K, Park A, Bhatti D, Peterson C, Criswell SR, Rosenthal L, Durphy J, Shill HA, Mehta SH, Ahmed A, Deik AF, Fang JY, Stover N, Zhang L, Dewey RB, Gerald A, Boyd JT, Houston E, Suski V, Mosovsky S, Cloud L, Shah BB, Saint-Hilaire M, James R, Zauber SE, Reich S, Shprecher D, Pahwa R, Langhammer A, LaFaver K, LeWitt PA, Kaminski P, Goudreau J, Russell D, Houghton DJ, Laroche A, Thomas K, McGraw M, Mari Z, Serrano C, Blindauer K, Rabin M, Kurlan R, Morgan JC, Soileau M, Ainslie M, Bodis-Wollner I, Schneider RB, Waters C, Ratel AS, Beck CA, Bolger P, Callahan KF, Crotty GF, Klements D, Kostrzebski M, McMahon GM, Pothier L, Waikar SS, Lang A, Mestre T. Effect of Urate-Elevating Inosine on Early Parkinson Disease Progression: The SURE-PD3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 09 14; 326(10):926-939.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34519802; PMCID: PMC8441591; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.10207;
     
  6. Irwin D, Saint-Hilaire M. In Vivo Detection of Underlying Synucleinopathies: Are We There Yet? Neurology. 2021 05 18; 96(20):925-926. PMID: 33858996
     
  7. Mills KA, Schneider RB, Saint-Hilaire M, Ross GW, Hauser RA, Lang AE, Halverson MJ, Oakes D, Eberly S, Litvan I, Blindauer K, Aquino C, Simuni T, Marras C. Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: Associations between subjective and objective cognitive decline in a large longitudinal study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 11; 80:127-132. PMID: 32987359
     
  8. Rawson KS, Cavanaugh JT, Colon-Semenza C, DeAngelis T, Duncan RP, Fulford D, LaValley MP, Mazzoni P, Nordahl T, Quintiliani LM, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Earhart GM, Ellis TD. Design of the WHIP-PD study: a phase II, twelve-month, dual-site, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a cognitive-behavioral approach for promoting enhanced walking activity using mobile health technology in people with Parkinson-disease. BMC Neurol. 2020 Apr 20; 20(1):146.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32312243; PMCID: PMC7171812; DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01718-z;
     
  9. Tickle-Degnen L, Stevenson MT, Gunnery SD, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Sprague Martinez L, Habermann B, Naumova EN. Profile of social self-management practices in daily life with Parkinson's disease is associated with symptom severity and health quality of life. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 11; 43(22):3212-3224.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32233702; PMCID: PMC7529710; DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1741035;
     
  10. Schwarzschild MA, Macklin EA, Bakshi R, Battacharyya S, Logan R, Espay AJ, Hung AY, Bwala G, Goetz CG, Russell DS, Goudreau JL, Parashos SA, Saint-Hilaire MH, Rudolph A, Hare JM, Curhan GC, Ascherio A. Sex differences by design and outcome in the Safety of Urate Elevation in PD (SURE-PD) trial. Neurology. 2019 10 01; 93(14):e1328-e1338. PMID: 31484712; PMCID: PMC6814412; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008194;
     
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Bar chart showing 73 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2016

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