Biography

Dr. Danielle S. Shpiner is Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and a member of the Division of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Shpiner also serves as Director of the University of Miami Parkinson’s Interdisciplinary Clinic, Medical Director for the University of Miami CurePSP Center of Care, Co-Medical Director for the University of Miami Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence, and Co-Director of the University of Miami Movement Disorders Fellowship Program. She attended college at Johns Hopkins University and earned her medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her Neurology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she served as chief resident of research and education. She completed a 2-year Movement Disorders fellowship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and subsequently joined the faculty in 2019. Dr. Shpiner is certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, and the Huntington Study Group. Dr. Shpiner’s clinical and research interests include novel therapies for Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism, interdisciplinary care models, health disparities, and medical education.

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