Education
BA, Bryn Mawr College, 1995
MD, Boston University, 2004
PhD, Boston University, 2004
Biography
Dr. Ellenstein is a clinician, scientist, and educator. Her clinical interests include Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, and functional movement disorders. Her approach to patient care integrates best practices, evidence-based medicine, a biopsychosocial model of health, and multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology) Member, American Academy of Neurology Member, Movement Disorders Society Special Volunteer, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH.
Publications
- Timing-dependent modulation of the posterior parietal cortex-primary motor cortex pathway by sensorimotor training. Karabanov AN, Jin SH, Joutsen A, Poston B, Aizen J, Ellenstein A, Hallett M. J Neurophysiol 107(11):3190-9 (2012)
- Ellenstein A, Kranick SM, Hallett M. An Update on Psychogenic Movement Disorders. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 11:396–403 (2011)
- Kranick SM, Ellenstein A, Hallett M. Psychiatric Comorbidities and Risk Factors in Psychogenic Movement Disorders: A Biopsychosocial Approach. European Neurological Journal 2:1–7 (2010)
- Karakis I, Ellenstein A, Roselló GR, and Romero JR. Somnolence and Stuttering as the Primary Manifestations of a Midbrain Stroke. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Neurology 1(3) 73-74 (2008)
- Amyloid Precursor Protein Interacts with Notch Receptors. Oh SY* and Ellenstein A*, Chen CD, Hinman J, Berg E, Costello C, Yamin R, Neve R, and Abraham C. Journal of Neuroscience Research 82:32-42 (2005)
- Phenacenes: A Family of Graphite Ribbons 2. Syntheses of Some [7]Phenacenes and an [11]Phenacene by Stilbene-like Photo-cyclizations. Mallory F, Butler K, Evans, Brondyke A, Mallory C, Yang C, and Ellenstein A. Journal of the American Chemical Society 119:2119-2124 (1997)