Ihtsham Haq, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests:
Though I enjoy seeing patients with a host of movement disorders (dystonia, essential tremor, Huntington disease, Parkinson disease, Parkinson-plus syndromes, and Tourette syndrome), my subspecialty is in treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson disease with deep brain stimulation. My main interest is the effect of DBS on cognition and non-motor symptoms in both Parkinson’s and psychiatric disease.
EDUCATION:
1998-2002 MD, Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY
1994-1998 BA, Columbia University, New York, NY
1993-1997 BS, Columbia University, New York, NY
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
2006 – 2009 Fellow in Movement Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2003-2006 Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
2003-2006 Resident in Neurology
2005-2006 Chief Resident
2005-2006 Administrative Chief
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE:
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina
Awards
Dr. Haq was accepted to receive a $1000 Junior Academic Neurologist Scholarship to attend the American Neurology Association/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Career Development Symposium, Jr. Faculty Development Course and Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Publications
Morishita T, Foote KD, Wu SS, Jacobson CE, Rodriguez RR, Haq I, Siddiqui MS, Malaty IA, Hass CJ, Okun MS. Brain Penetration effects of microelectrodes and deep brain stimulation leads in ventral intermediate nucleus stimulation for essential tremor. Journal of Neurosurgery 2009, in proof
Servello D, Sassi M, Brambilla A, Porta M, Haq I, Foote KD, Okun MS. De novo and rescue DBS leads for refractory Tourette syndrome patients with severe comorbid OCD: a multiple case report. Journal of Neurology 2009, ahead of print
Drago V, Foster PS, Okun MS, Cosentino FI, Conigliaro R, Haq I, Sudhyadhom A, Skidmore FM, Heilman KM. Turning off artistic ability: The influence of left DBS in art production, Journal of Neurological Sciences 2009 epub ahead of print
Haq I, Malaty I, Fernandez HH, Okun MS , Jacobson CC, Rodriguez R. A case of alien limb phenomenon responsive to clonazepam and botulinum toxin, Neurocase 2009
Mann JM, Foote KD, Garvan CW, Fernandez HH, Jacobson CE I V, Rodriguez RL, Haq I, Siddiqui MS, Malaty IA, Morishita T, Hass CJ, Okun MS. Brain Penetration Effects of Microelectrodes and DBS Leads in STN or GPi. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2009
Drago V, Foster PS, Okun MS, Haq I, Sudhyadhom A, Skidmore FM, Heilman KM. Artistic creativity and DBS: a case report. J Neurol Sci. 2009 Jan 15;276(1-2):138-42
Hooper AK, Robicsek SA, Foote, KD, Haq I, Fernandez,HH, Hegland D, Okun MS. Venous Air Embolism in Deep Brain Stimulation. Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery 2009;87:25-30
Haq I, Zeilman P, Jacobson C, Okun MS, Fernandez HH. Curbside Consult: A 19 year old woman with an 8-year history of generalized progressive dystonia. In: Fernandez HH, Merello M, eds. Movement Disorders Web Site September 2008 edition (www.movementdisorders.org)
Haq I, Okun MS. Is Earlier Better? What We Really Mean When We Advocate For Early DBS in Parkinson Disease. Practical Neurology, April 2008
Haq I, Lewitt P, Fernandez F, Apomorphine therapy in Parkinson’s disease: a review. Expert Opinion on pharmacotherapy. Nov 2007, 8(16): 2799-2809
Okun MS, Haq I, Siddiqui MS. AAN 2008 Syllabus: DBS Programming Course
Haq I, Okun M, Surgical Treatment of Movement Disorders. Medlink, 2007
Halkias I, Haq I, Huang Z, Fernandez H. When Should Levodopa Therapy be Initiated in Patients with Parkinson's Disease? Drugs and Aging. 2007 24(4): 261-273
Rodriguez RL, Fernandez HH, Haq I, Okun MS, Pearls in Patient Selection for Deep Brain Stimulation. The Neurologist. Sep 2007 13(5):253-260
Murashov AK, Ul Haq I, Hill C, Park E, Smith M, Wang X, Wang X, Goldberg DJ, Wolgemuth DJ. Crosstalk between p38, Hsp25 and Akt in spinal motor neurons after sciatic nerve injury. Brain Res Mol Brain Res, 2001.
Chapters
Haq I, Foote KD, Okun MS, Clinical Approach to Movement Disorders, Youmans Neurological Surgery, 6th edition, in press (2008)