Jonathan Mink

Jonathan Mink, MD, PhD, is a Pediatric Neurologist who specializes in movement disorders starting in childhood. He was attracted to pediatric neurology when he was a medical student and realized that he had an intellectual interest in the brain but enjoyed the challenges and rewards of caring for children. As a movement disorders specialist, he cares for children with a variety of conditions that impair voluntary movements, cause involuntary movements, or both. Such conditions include dystonia, chorea, tics, myoclonus, tremor, stereotypies, parkinsonism, and combinations of these such as may occur in conditions like cerebral palsy. In addition to movement disorders, neurodegenerative diseases are also a focus of his clinical practice.

His research has been focused on understanding brain mechanisms involved in the control of movement or where disorders cause involuntary movements. The research involves neurophysiology, direct measurement of movement abnormalities, rating scales, and longitudinal assessments over the course of development and disease. More recently, his work is included clinical trials and studies of factors that impact the function of children with movement disorders. In addition to his clinical practice and research, he directs the Child Neurology residency at the University of Rochester. Dr. Mink serves on a number of advisory boards including the Tourette Syndrome Association, the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, the Batten Disease Support and Research Association, the NINDS Board of Scientific Counselors, and the Pediatric Advisory Committee of the FDA. He is also an Associate Editor of Neurology.