Karen A. Blindauer, MD
Chief, Professor
Locations
- Froedtert Hospital
- Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics
Specialties
- Neurology
Languages
- English
New & Established Patients Call
Education
- MD - Doctor of Medicine
Biography
Appointments
Adult Division Chief Director, Movement Disorders Program
Specialty
Adult Neurology
Subspecialties
Parkinson's Disease
Essential Tremor
Movement Disorders
Botulinum Toxin Injection for Dystonia
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Training
Internal Medicine Internship, ӰԺ, Milwaukee, WI, 1993 - 1994
Neurology Residency, ӰԺ, Milwaukee, WI, 1994 - 1997
Movement Disorders and Experimental Therapeutics Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1997 - 1999
Societies
American Academy of Neurology
American Medical Association
Movement Disorders Society
Honors and Awards
Scott Foundation Scholarship, 1989
Cornelius G. Dyke Award for Excellence in Neurology, 1993
David Fine MD Award for Excellence in Post Graduate Training, 1997
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1993
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Dystonia Doctor of Excellence Award, 2000
Selected for inclusion in Best Doctors of America
Research Interests
Publications
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(Cook L, Verbrugge J, Schwantes-An TH, Schulze J, Foroud T, Hall A, Marder KS, Mata IF, Mencacci NE, Nance MA, Schwarzschild MA, Simuni T, Bressman S, Wills AM, Fernandez HH, Litvan I, Lyons KE, Shill HA, Singer C, Tropea TF, Vanegas Arroyave N, Carbonell J, Cruz Vicioso R, Katus L, Quinn JF, Hodges PD, Meng Y, Strom SP, Blauwendraat C, Lohmann K, Casaceli C, Rao SC, Ghosh Galvelis K, Naito A, Beck JC, Alcalay RN.) Brain. 2024 Aug 01;147(8):2668-2679 PMID: 39074992 PMCID: PMC11292896 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200266287 07/30/2024
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(Ludlow CL, Domangue R, Sharma D, Jinnah HA, Perlmutter JS, Berke G, Sapienza C, Smith ME, Blumin JH, Kalata CE, Blindauer K, Johns M, Hapner E, Harmon A, Paniello R, Adler CH, Crujido L, Lott DG, Bansberg SF, Barone N, Drulia T, Stebbins G.) JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Aug 01;144(8):657-665 PMID: 29931028 PMCID: PMC6143004 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051953234 06/23/2018
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(Huntington Study Group, Frank S, Testa CM, Stamler D, Kayson E, Davis C, Edmondson MC, Kinel S, Leavitt B, Oakes D, O'Neill C, Vaughan C, Goldstein J, Herzog M, Snively V, Whaley J, Wong C, Suter G, Jankovic J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Claassen DO, Roman OC, Sung V, Smith J, Janicki S, Clouse R, Saint-Hilaire M, Hohler A, Turpin D, James RC, Rodriguez R, Rizer K, Anderson KE, Heller H, Carlson A, Criswell S, Racette BA, Revilla FJ, Nucifora F Jr, Margolis RL, Ong M, Mendis T, Mendis N, Singer C, Quesada M, Paulsen JS, Brashers-Krug T, Miller A, Kerr J, Dubinsky RM, Gray C, Factor SA, Sperin E, Molho E, Eglow M, Evans S, Kumar R, Reeves C, Samii A, Chouinard S, Beland M, Scott BL, Hickey PT, Esmail S, Fung WL, Gibbons C, Qi L, Colcher A, Hackmyer C, McGarry A, Klos K, Gudesblatt M, Fafard L, Graffitti L, Schneider DP, Dhall R, Wojcieszek JM, LaFaver K, Duker A, Neefus E, Wilson-Perez H, Shprecher D, Wall P, Blindauer KA, Wheeler L, Boyd JT, Houston E, Farbman ES, Agarwal P, Eberly SW, Watts A, Tariot PN, Feigin A, Evans S, Beck C, Orme C, Edicola J, Christopher E.) JAMA. 2016 Jul 05;316(1):40-50 PMID: 27380342 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84977592334 07/06/2016
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(Huntington Study Group PHAROS Investigators, Biglan KM, Shoulson I, Kieburtz K, Oakes D, Kayson E, Shinaman MA, Zhao H, Romer M, Young A, Hersch S, Penney J, Marder K, Paulsen J, Quaid K, Siemers E, Tanner C, Mallonee W, Suter G, Dubinsky R, Gray C, Nance M, Bundlie S, Radtke D, Kostyk S, Baic C, Caress J, Walker F, Hunt V, O'Neill C, Chouinard S, Factor S, Greenamyre T, Wood-Siverio C, Corey-Bloom J, Song D, Peavy G, Moskowitz C, Wesson M, Samii A, Bird T, Lipe H, Blindauer K, Marshall F, Zimmerman C, Goldstein J, Rosas D, Novak P, Caviness J, Adler C, Duffy A, Wheelock V, Tempkin T, Richman D, Seeberger L, Albin R, Chou KL, Racette B, Perlmutter JS, Perlman S, Bordelon Y, Martin W, Wieler M, Leavitt B, Raymond L, Decolongon J, Clarke L, Jankovic J, Hunter C, Hauser RA, Sanchez-Ramos J, Furtado S, Suchowersky O, Klimek ML, Guttman M, Sethna R, Feigin A, Cox M, Shannon B, Percy A, Dure L, Harrison M, Johnson W, Higgins D, Molho E, Nickerson C, Evans S, Hobson D, Singer C, Galvez-Jimenez N, Shannon K, Comella C, Ross C, Saint-Hilaire MH, Testa C, Rosenblatt A, Hogarth P, Weiner W, Como P, Kumar R, Cotto C, Stout J, Brocht A, Watts A, Eberly S, Weaver C, Foroud T, Gusella J, MacDonald M, Myers R, Fahn S, Shults C.) JAMA Neurol. 2016 Jan;73(1):102-10 PMID: 26569098 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84954207601 11/17/2015
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(Nalls MA, Pankratz N, Lill CM, Do CB, Hernandez DG, Saad M, DeStefano AL, Kara E, Bras J, Sharma M, Schulte C, Keller MF, Arepalli S, Letson C, Edsall C, Stefansson H, Liu X, Pliner H, Lee JH, Cheng R, International Parkinson's Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC), Parkinson's Study Group (PSG) Parkinson's Research: The Organized GENetics Initiative (PROGENI), 23andMe, GenePD, NeuroGenetics Research Consortium (NGRC), Hussman Institute of Human Genomics (HIHG), Ashkenazi Jewish Dataset Investigator, Cohorts for Health and Aging Research in Genetic Epidemiology (CHARGE), North American Brain Expression Consortium (NABEC), United Kingdom Brain Expression Consortium (UKBEC), Greek Parkinson's Disease Consortium, Alzheimer Genetic Analysis Group, Ikram MA, Ioannidis JP, Hadjigeorgiou GM, Bis JC, Martinez M, Perlmutter JS, Goate A, Marder K, Fiske B, Sutherland M, Xiromerisiou G, Myers RH, Clark LN, Stefansson K, Hardy JA, Heutink P, Chen H, Wood NW, Houlden H, Payami H, Brice A, Scott WK, Gasser T, Bertram L, Eriksson N, Foroud T, Singleton AB.) Nat Genet. 2014 Sep;46(9):989-93 PMID: 25064009 PMCID: PMC4146673 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84939599004 07/30/2014
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(Parkinson Study Group QE3 Investigators, Beal MF, Oakes D, Shoulson I, Henchcliffe C, Galpern WR, Haas R, Juncos JL, Nutt JG, Voss TS, Ravina B, Shults CM, Helles K, Snively V, Lew MF, Griebner B, Watts A, Gao S, Pourcher E, Bond L, Kompoliti K, Agarwal P, Sia C, Jog M, Cole L, Sultana M, Kurlan R, Richard I, Deeley C, Waters CH, Figueroa A, Arkun A, Brodsky M, Ondo WG, Hunter CB, Jimenez-Shahed J, Palao A, Miyasaki JM, So J, Tetrud J, Reys L, Smith K, Singer C, Blenke A, Russell DS, Cotto C, Friedman JH, Lannon M, Zhang L, Drasby E, Kumar R, Subramanian T, Ford DS, Grimes DA, Cote D, Conway J, Siderowf AD, Evatt ML, Sommerfeld B, Lieberman AN, Okun MS, Rodriguez RL, Merritt S, Swartz CL, Martin WR, King P, Stover N, Guthrie S, Watts RL, Ahmed A, Fernandez HH, Winters A, Mari Z, Dawson TM, Dunlop B, Feigin AS, Shannon B, Nirenberg MJ, Ogg M, Ellias SA, Thomas CA, Frei K, Bodis-Wollner I, Glazman S, Mayer T, Hauser RA, Pahwa R, Langhammer A, Ranawaya R, Derwent L, Sethi KD, Farrow B, Prakash R, Litvan I, Robinson A, Sahay A, Gartner M, Hinson VK, Markind S, Pelikan M, Perlmutter JS, Hartlein J, Molho E, Evans S, Adler CH, Duffy A, Lind M, Elmer L, Davis K, Spears J, Wilson S, Leehey MA, Hermanowicz N, Niswonger S, Shill HA, Obradov S, Rajput A, Cowper M, Lessig S, Song D, Fontaine D, Zadikoff C, Williams K, Blindauer KA, Bergholte J, Propsom CS, Stacy MA, Field J, Mihaila D, Chilton M, Uc EY, Sieren J, Simon DK, Kraics L, Silver A, Boyd JT, Hamill RW, Ingvoldstad C, Young J, Thomas K, Kostyk SK, Wojcieszek J, Pfeiffer RF, Panisset M, Beland M, Reich SG, Cines M, Zappala N, Rivest J, Zweig R, Lumina LP, Hilliard CL, Grill S, Kellermann M, Tuite P, Rolandelli S, Kang UJ, Young J, Rao J, Cook MM, Severt L, Boyar K.) JAMA Neurol. 2014 May;71(5):543-52 PMID: 24664227 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84900479240 03/26/2014
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(Fernandino L, Conant LL, Binder JR, Blindauer K, Hiner B, Spangler K, Desai RH.) Brain Lang. 2013 Oct;127(1):65-74 PMID: 22910144 PMCID: PMC3574625 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84880963780 08/23/2012
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(Fernandino L, Conant LL, Binder JR, Blindauer K, Hiner B, Spangler K, Desai RH.) Neuropsychologia. 2013 Jul;51(8):1510-7 PMID: 23624313 PMCID: PMC3731159 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879151933 04/30/2013
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(HORIZON Investigators of the Huntington Study Group and European Huntington's Disease Network.) JAMA Neurol. 2013 Jan;70(1):25-33 PMID: 23108692 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84872512504 10/31/2012
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(Blindauer K.) Movement Disorders: 100 Instructive Cases. 1 January 2008:61-63 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056320369 01/01/2008
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(Nichols WC, Marek DK, Pauciulo MW, Pankratz N, Halter CA, Rudolph A, Shults CW, Wojcieszek J, Foroud T, Shults CW, Marshall F, Oakes D, Rudolph A, Shinaman A, Marder K, Conneally PM, Halter C, Lyons K, Siemers E, Factor S, Higgins D, Evans S, Shill H, Stacy M, Danielson J, Marlor L, Williamson K, Jankovic J, Hunter C, Simon D, Ryan P, Scollins L, Saunders-Pullman R, Boyar K, Costan-Toth C, Ohmann E, Sudarsky L, Joubert C, Friedman J, Chou K, Fernandez H, Lannon M, Galvez-Jimenez N, Podichetty A, Lewitt P, DeAngelis M, O'Brien C, Seeberger L, Dingmann C, Judd D, Marder K, Fraser J, Harris J, Bertoni J, Peterson C, Chouinard S, Panisset M, Hall J, Poiffaut H, Calabrese V, Roberge P, Wojcieszek J, Belden J, Halter C, Jennings D, Marek K, Mendick S, Reich S, Dunlop B, Jog M, Horn C, Rao J, Cook M, Uitti R, Turk M, Ajax T, Mannetter J, Panisset M, Hall J, Sethi K, Carpenter J, Ligon K, Narayan S, Woodward L, Blindauer K, Petit J, Elmer L, Aiken E, Davis K, Schell C, Wilson S, Velickovic M, Koller W, Phipps S, Feigin A, Gordon M, Hamann J, Licari E, Marotta-Kollarus M, Shannon B.) Movement Disorders. 15 January 2007;22(2):254-256 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33847700524 01/15/2007
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(Pankratz N, Pauciulo MW, Elsaesser VE, Marek DK, Halter CA, Rudolph A, Shults CW, Foroud T, Nichols WC, Parkinson Study Group-PROGENI Investigators.) Mov Disord. 2006 Dec;21(12):2257-60 PMID: 17078063 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33846463019 11/02/2006