Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship
University of Florida/Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Disease
Rachael M. Burke, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Deep Brain Stimulator Program
Associate Program Director, Movement Disorder Fellowship Program
Contact Information
901 Walnut Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-2724
215-923-6792 fax
Clinical Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Deep Brain Stimulator Program
Associate Program Director, Movement Disorder Fellowship Program
Education
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Experience & Skills
I have extensive clinical experience with patients diagnosed with movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, atypical Parkinsonism, tics, Huntington’s disease, and functional neurological disorders. I have developed a passion for and advanced skills in therapeutics for general movement disorders, including surgical management techniques and botulinum toxin therapies. I am experienced in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programming for movement disorders as well as in troubleshooting DBS programming. I am fluent in using all commercially available devices.
Additionally, I can perform and interpret intraoperative microelectrode recordings during DBS surgeries to optimize lead placement. I am also proficient in using Brainlab software to determine DBS lead positioning. Furthermore, I have the expertise to conduct skin biopsies for evaluating alpha-synucleinopathies.
Publications
Currie, A. D., Burke, R. M., Nunez, A. E. M., McKay, A., Hess, C. W., Hilliard, J. D., & Okun, M. S. (2025). The Role of a Social Worker in the Deep Brain Stimulation Preoperative Evaluation: The DBS-FACTS Screening Tool. Movement disorders clinical practice, 12(7), 974–978. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70026 Currie, A. D., Burke, R. M., Martinez Nunez, A. E., McKay, A., Hess, C. W., Hilliard, J. D., & Okun, M. S. (2025). Reply: Letter to the Editor on "The Role of a Social Worker in the Deep Brain Stimulation Preoperative Evaluation: The DBS-FACTS Screening Tool". Movement disorders clinical practice, 12(11), 2026–2027. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70216 Sadeqi, H., Morshedizad, Z., Ahmadi, B., Burke, R., & Armstrong, M. J. (2025). MEG highlights abnormal neural transitions in Lewy body dementia. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 21, e106084. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_106084 Kamo, H., Remz, M., Mehta, T. R., Burke, R. M., Brooks, A., Smiley, A., Okun, M. S., & Hess, C. W. (2026). Five-year risk of cardiovascular events and falling in Parkinson's disease with orthostatic hypotension: A nationwide cohort study. Parkinsonism & related disorders, 144, 108217. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2026.108217 Kamo, H., Mehta, T. R., Remz, M., Burke, R. M., Brooks, A., Smiley, A., Okun, M. S., & Hess, C. W. (2026). Machine Learning Prediction of Discharge Destination in Patients with Parkinson's Disease; A Nationwide Cohort Study. Research square, rs.3.rs-8399223. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8399223/v Burke, R. M. & Okun, M. S. Intracranial Neuromodulation. In J. Jankovic., J. Mazziotta, S. Pomeroy, and N. Newman (Eds.), Bradley and Daroff's Neurology in Clinical Practice, 9th Ed. Elsevier. (In Press) |