Diego R Torres-Russotto, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Diego R Torres-Russotto, MD
Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D., is the chair of neurology and the Distinguished Endowed Chair in Neurology at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He also serves as the neurology residency program director at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian.
Dr. Torres-Russotto specializes in neurology and movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremors, spasticity, gait disturbance, tics and other neurological illnesses. He also performs botulinum toxin (botox) injections, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) evaluations and deep brain stimulation.
Prior to joining Miami Neuroscience Institute in 2023, Dr. Torres-Russotto served as professor and vice-chair for education and chief of movement disorders at the Department of Neurological Sciences at University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has published more than 120 scientific papers, chapters and abstracts, and established one of the largest international studies of orthostatic tremor. He is a member of multiple national and international research consortia: the Huntington Study Group, the Parkinson Study Group, the Tremor Research Group and Tremor Study Group.His research interests include tremor, orthostatic tremor, evidence-based physical examination, chemodenervation, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and provider burnout, wellness and resilience.
As a council member of the National Board of Medical Examiners, Dr. Torres-Russotto provides guidance and recommendations on all matters concerning physician licensing and standardized examinations. He has received numerous recognitions as an educator, such as the Distinguished Mentor Award and a campus-wide Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He is the neurology program director at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
When he is not researching, educating or treating patients, Dr. Torres-Russotto enjoys spending time with family, reading and exploring two of his passions — food and music.
Chair of Neurology, Distinguished Endowed Chair in Neurology at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, and Program Director of the FIU/Baptist Health Neurology Residency Program and Professor at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Male
English
Italian
Spanish
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Fishermen's Community Hospital
Mariners Hospital
Education & Training
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Fellowship Program, Movement Disorders, 2009
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Missouri)
Residency Program, Internal Medicine/Neurology, 2007
Mayo Clinic Foundation
Residency Program, Surgery, General, 2003
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Medical School, 1999
Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008
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Accepted Insurance
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- Medicare
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- BlueCare
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- Options
- POS
- PPO
- Select
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Medicare HMO
- Select
- Medicaid HMO
- Medicare
- Open Access HMO
- Options PPO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
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4.9 / 5
