According to independent sources calculating Medicare and insurance data, Dr. Dean P. Sutherland treats more people for Parkinson's Disease annually than nearly any other sole practitioner in the United States.
What is Parkinson's Disease? How Can We Help?
Based in Sarasota, Florida, we provide expert evaluation and diagnosis of all conditions related to disorders of movement and gait. Each patient is evaluated as an individual. We are specialists in Parkinson's Disease treatment and maintain the largest medical practice devoted solely to the care of Parkinson's Disease patients and their families in Sarasota, Florida. We educate persons challenged by Parkinson's Disease about treatment options and then match them with the best and most up-to-date neurological care in the Sarasota area and around the country. According to independent sources calculating Medicare and insurance data, Dr. Dean P. Sutherland treats more people for Parkinson's Disease annually than nearly any other sole practitioner in the United States. Selecting the right combination of therapies for patients and families is both scientific and personal. We strive to help patients return to a higher level of functioning while living with Parkinson's Disease or maintain their current activities. Here, experienced and interested and specialized clinicians from many different disciplines come together as a team to provide the highest quality of care possible and create an atmosphere of hope. Parkinson's Disease is a progressive brain disease that makes you have tremors, slow movements, decreased balance and stiffness in the muscles.
Southeastern Center is Leading the Way in Parkinson's Patient-Centered Care
An array of support groups, community-building and educational tools, medical research and state of the art treatment tools are readily available to our patients through Sarasota's community resources and our affiliations with Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System, the University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, The Frances J. Zesiewicz Center for Parkinson's Disease at USF, and Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson's Disease. Although we focus on Parkinson Disease, our doctors also diagnose and treat many other syndromes which can be related to or mimic Parkinson Disease, such as Atypical Parkinsonism, Essential Tremor, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Stroke, Huntington Disease, Dystonia and others. If you or someone you know has a problem that might benefit from evaluation and treatment by The Southeastern Center for Parkinson Disease and it's Medical Director, Dr. Dean P. Sutherland, we would welcome the opportunity to help you.
Customized treatment plans are provided to every Parkinson patient because management of any neurological illness requires a unique mix of strategies to ensure the patient and family gets the most from each day while living with Parkinson's symptoms. Our Parkinson's assessment team evaluates how the patient may benefit from surgical and non-surgical Parkinson treatments, gait and balance testing, certified rehabilitation using LSVT BIG and LOUD techniques, physical therapy, speech therapy and more. Parkinson patients and their families and caregivers are always encouraged to ask questions and will leave the Clinic in Sarasota with a “Parkinson Game Plan” that includes appointments and individualized recommendations for fitness and diet routines, transportation, home healthcare, education events and other services offered in our community on an as-needed basis. We are fortunate to live in a beautiful and balmy Sarasota, a city that also affords us the ability to provide the "best of the best" therapies, treatments and social activities for people with parkinson's all in one place!
Customized treatment plans are provided to every Parkinson patient because management of any neurological illness requires a unique mix of strategies to ensure the patient and family gets the most from each day while living with Parkinson's symptoms. Our Parkinson's assessment team evaluates how the patient may benefit from surgical and non-surgical Parkinson treatments, gait and balance testing, certified rehabilitation using LSVT BIG and LOUD techniques, physical therapy, speech therapy and more. Parkinson patients and their families and caregivers are always encouraged to ask questions and will leave the Clinic in Sarasota with a “Parkinson Game Plan” that includes appointments and individualized recommendations for fitness and diet routines, transportation, home healthcare, education events and other services offered in our community on an as-needed basis. We are fortunate to live in a beautiful and balmy Sarasota, a city that also affords us the ability to provide the "best of the best" therapies, treatments and social activities for people with parkinson's all in one place!
