Affiliate Member Societies

The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) believes that, as our specialty continues to grow, a continuous dialogue on a global level will become increasingly important to bring clinicians, researchers and policy makers together for the exchange of the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of Movement Disorders.

It is with this goal in mind that we invite other neurological organizations and groups specializing in Movement Disorders to become an Affiliate Member of The Movement Disorder Society to encourage research and enhance the education of physicians and the public about Movement Disorders.

As an Affiliate Member of MDS, your organization is entitled to:

  • Announce MDS Affiliated Member status on your organization's letterhead and Web site.
  • Receive "fast track" consideration of applications for sponsorship, support or endorsement of your organization's scientific meetings; as well as the ability to apply for a portion of $30,000 set aside annually to support scientific meetings of Affiliate Member Societies.
  • Receive MDS mailings on future International Congresses and educational programs, as well as the official newsletter of the MDS, Moving Along.
  • Request complimentary meeting space for your organization during the International Congress.

No application fee is required to file for Affiliate Membership status. To become an MDS Affiliate Member please submit a formal letter of application for Affiliate Member status, providing the following:

  • Recent annual report of the activities of your organization
  • An organizational mailing list, to include e-mail addresses if available (please note that 15% of your practicing clinical scientist members and all members of your executive committee must be members of MDS)
  • A copy of your group's Constitution and Bylaws

The letter of application and supporting documentation should be sent to:
MDS International Secretariat
555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3823, USA
Fax: +1 414-276-3349
E-mail to

Current Affiliate Members

All-Russian Society of Neurologists
Prof. Alla B. Guekht
Vice President
Movement Disorders Division of the All-Russian Society of Neurologists
Russian State Medical Center
Prospect Mira 118A, Apt. 46
Moscow, 129164
Russia
Tel: 7095-2874966
Fax: 7902-1888427

Argentine Neurological Society Movement Disorders Group
Dr. Tomoko Arakaki, Secretary
Urquiza 609
Buenos Aires, 1221
Argentina
TEL: +5411 4931 5355

Web Site: www.sna.org.ar

Austrian Parkinson's Disease Society
Werner Poewe, MD
President, Austrian Parkinson's Disease Society
University Hospital Innsbruck
Dept. of Neurology
Anichstrasse 35
Innsbruck 6020
Austria

Brazilian Movement Disorders Group
Brazilian Academy of Neurology
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia
DC Transtornos do Movimento
Rua Claudio Rossi, 394
Jardim da Gloria
Sao Paulo, SP, CEP 01547-000
Brazil
Web site: www.abneuro.org
Tel: +55 11 5084-9463
Carlos RM Rieder, MD PhD:
Banderci Borges, MD PhD:
Ylmar Correa Neto, MD PhD:

British & Irish Neurologists' Movement Disorders Group (BRING MD)
Prof. Carl E Clarke -
Chair, British and Irish Neurologists' Movement Disorders Group

Dr. Graeme JA MacPhee -
Chair, British Geriatrics Society Movement Disorders Section

Linda Caie, MSc -
Chair, Parkinson's disease Nurse Specialists Association

Dutch Movement Disorders Study Group
Marina DeKoning-Tijssen, MD PhD
University of Amsteramn
Jan Trouwstaraat 3 abcoude, 1391 TT
The Netherlands

Ecuador Movement Disorders Group
Fernando Alarcon, MD
Chief of Neurology Department, Professor of Neurology
Hospital Eugenio Espejo
Department of Neurology
P.O. Box 17-07-9515
Quito, Ecuador

Flemish Movement Disorder Society
Wim Vandenberghe, President
Department of Neurology
University Hospitals Leuven
Herestraat 49
3000 Leuven
Belgium
Wim.vandenberghe@uz.kuleuven.ac.be

Hong Kong Movement Disorder Society
Dr. Vincent Mok, Honorary Secretary
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
Prince of Wales Hospital
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
vctmok@cuhk.edu.hk

Italian Association for the Study of Movement Disorders (DISMOV-SIN)
Mario Zappia, MD
President, DISMOV-SIN
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria
Policlinico G. Rodolico
Via Santa Sofia, 78- ed 20
Catania, 95123
Italy

Moroccan Neurological Society Movement Disorders Group
Chafiq Hicham, MD
AMA President
Aswak Essalam, Apt. 23
2e Etage
Marrakesh 40 000
Morocco

Movement Disorder Society of Australia
Rick Stell, MD
President, Movement Disorder Society of Australia
Princess Alexandria Hospital
Ipswich Road, Burunda
Brisbane, QLD 4068
Australia
Web site: www.mdsa.org.au

Movement Disorder Society of Japan
The Association for Supporting Academic Societies
5-3-13-4F Otsuka, Bunkyou-ku
Tokyo 112-0012
Japan
Mr. Nobuhiko Takeda, Executive Assistant
E-Mail: mdsj@asas.or.jp
Web site: http://mdsj.umin.jp/index.html

Movement Disorder Society of the Philippines (MDSP)
Dr. Raymond L. Rosales, President
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Manila
Philippines
rrosales@info.com.ph

Parkinson Study Group
Dr. Karl Kieburtz, Chair
University of Rochester
1351 Mt. Hope Ave, Suite 223
Rochester, NY 14620  USA
Web site: www.parkinson-study-group.org

Sociedad Latinoamericana de Movimientos Anormales (SOLAMA)
Elena Mary Dieguez, MD
President, SOLAMA
Instituto De Neurologia
Joanico 3311
Montevideo, 11600
Uruguay

Swedish Movement Disorder Society (SWEMODIS)
Per Odin, MD, PhD, Chairman, SWEMODIS
c/o Anki Nyberg
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
University of Gothenburg
Sahlgren University Hospital
SE-41345 Göteborg
Sweden
Web site: www.swemodis.se/english/
Tel: 46-31-3422439

The Danish Movement Disorder Society (DANMODIS)
Lene Werdelin, MD, PhD
Chairman, DANMODIS
Department of Neurology
Bispebjerg Hospital
Bispebjerg Bakke 23
DK-2400 Københaven NV
Denmark
Web site: www.danmodis.dk