Appendix G. Technical Experts and Peer Reviewers

Cindy B Levine; Kyle R Fahrbach; Andrew D Siderowf; Rhonda P Estok; Veronica M Ludensky; Susan D Ross

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Appendix G. Technical Experts and Peer Reviewers

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AHRQ Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Peer Reviewer Panel.

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AHRQ Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Technical Expert Panel(TEP).

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AHRQ Task Order: Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

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Levine CB, Fahrbach KR, Siderowf AD, et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2003 Jun. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 57.) Appendix G. Technical Experts and Peer Reviewers.

AHRQ Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Peer Reviewer Panel

Name	Specialty	Affiliation
Bressman, Susan - MD	PD Expert	Beth Israel Medical Center
		New York, NY

Brooks, Deborah W.	Consumer Advocate	Executive Director, The Michael J. Fox Foundation
		New York, NY

Brown, Janet - MA CCC-SLP	Speech-Language Pathology	Associate Director
		Health Care Services in Speech-Language Pathology
		American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
		Rockville, MD

Cohen, Perry - MD	Consumer Advocate	Director, Health Services Research
		Parkinson's Disease Foundation
		Washington, DC

Cosgrove, G. Rees - MD, FRCS (C.)	Neurosurgeon	Director, Movement Disorders Center
		Wang Ambulatory Care Center
		Massachusetts General Hospital
		Boston, MA

Langston, J William - MD	PD Expert	Founder, The Parkinson's Institute
		Sunnyvale, CA

Leurgans, Sue - PhD	Statistician	Department of Preventive Medicine & Neurological Sciences
		Rush-Presbyterian - St. Lukes Medical Center
		Chicago, IL

Marder, Karen - MD, MPH	PD Expert	Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
		Sergievsky Center, Columbia University
		New York, NY

Neuman, William “Richey” - MD	Internist	Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine
		Presbyterian Medical Center
		Philadelphia, PA

Nutt, John G. - MD	PD Expert	Oregon Health Sciences University
		Department of Neurology
		Portland, OR

Oertel, Wolfgang H. - MD	PD Expert	Philipps University
		Department of Neurology
		Director, Center for Nervous Diseases
		Marburg D 35033 Germany

Pfeiffer, Ron - MD	PD Expert	University of Tennessee, Memphis
		Department of Neurology
		Memphis, TN

Reno, Janet - JD	Consumer Advocate	The Honorable Janet Reno
		Former Attorney General
		United States Department of Justice

Schmid, Christopher H. - PhD	Statistician	Associate Professor
		Tufts University School of Medicine
		Boston, MA

Shannon, Kathleen - MD	PD Expert	Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center
		Department of Neurology
		Chicago, IL

Swarztrauber, Kari - MD, PhD	Neurologist	Assistant Professor of Neurology
		Oregon Health and Science University
		Portland, OR

Tanner, Caroline M. - MD, PhD	PD Expert	Director of Clinical Research
		The Parkinson's Institute
		Sunnyvale, CA

Waters, Cheryl H. - MD	PD Expert	Columbia University Neurological Institute
		New York, NY

Weiss, Howard - MD	PD Expert	Sinai Hospital
		Baltimore, MD

AHRQ Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Technical Expert Panel(TEP)

Name	Specialty	Affiliation
Baime, Michael - MD	Internist	Chief of Internal Medicine
		PENNCare at Rittenhouse Square
		Philadelphia, PA

Carter, Julie - RN, PhD	PD Expert	Oregon Health Sciences University
		Department of Neurology
		Portland, OR

Factor, Stewart A. - MD	PD Expert	Albany Medical Center
		Department of Neurology
		Albany, NY

Kieburtz, Karl D. - MD	PD Expert	Chief, Movement and Inherited Neurological
		Disorders Unit
		University of Rochester Medical School
		Rochester, NY

Levy, Sanford - MD	Neurologist	Department of Neurology
		North Shore Medical Center
		Salem, MA

Turner, Dennis - MD	PD Expert	Duke University Medical Center
		Division of Neurosurgery
		Durham, Nc

Wistran, Daniel - MD	Consumer Advocate	Cardiology Physicians Inc.
		North Shore Medical Center
		Salem, MA

Zesiewicz, Theresa A. - MD	PD Expert	University of South Florida
		Parkinson's Disease Movement Disorders Center
		Tampa, FL

AHRQ Task Order: Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following Statements, by placing an “X” in the appropriate column.

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1. This topic is relevant to healthcare decision-making (clinical practice and policy making) in 2001.



2. The criteria used to select articles for inclusion were appropriate.



3. Based on selection criteria used, it is not likely that relevant studies were missed.



4. The validity of the studies was appraised appropriately.



5. The methods are presented in such a way as to be reproducible.



6. The statistical analytic methods are appropriate to the material and the objectives.



7. The results are stated clearly.



8. Given the nature of the topic and the data, all clinically important outcomes were considered.



9. I agree with the conclusions presented in the report.