Olga Klepitskaya, Md
Olga Klepitskaya, Md
Associate Professor of Neurology

University of Colorado Denver
USA

Education

1973-1983 School #5, Khabarovsk, Russia, graduated with Gold Medal, GPA 5.00 of 5.00
1983-1989 Far Eastern State Medical University (Khabarovsk State Medical Institute), Khabarovsk, Russia, GPA 5.00 of 5.00, graduated with Honors,
1989-1996 Neurology Residency, Far Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk, Russia
1996 Neurophysiology Fellowship, Far Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk
2001-2002 Internal Medicine Internship, Resurrection Medical Center, Westlake Hospital Melrose Park, Illinois
2002-2005 Neurology Residency, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
2005-2006 Movement Disorders Fellowship, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California

 

Profile

Olga S. Klepitskaya, M.D. is a board-certified and fellowship-trained movement disorders neurologist with expertise in Deep Brain Stimulation(DBS).  She is an Associate Professor of Neurology and a co-director of the University of Colorado DBS program, one of the busiest and most experienced in the nation. She sees patients at the University of Colorado Hospital and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Denver.  She has delivered multiple research presentations about DBS at national and international meetings.  She is actively participating in clinical trials of new pharmacological and surgical treatments of movement disorders, and has been the Primary Investigator on more than a dozen studies.

 

Research Interest

Dr. Klepitskaya’s research interests include the outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation, specifically the long-term effect of DBS on the progression of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and changes in non-motor symptoms after DBS.  She is also interested in the neurophysiological aspects of PD studied by intra-operative recording during DBS surgeries.

 

Professional Activities:

Academic Appointments:

1990-1992 Instructor in Neurology, Department of Speech Disorders and Therapy, Far Eastern State Pedagogical University, Khabarovsk, Russia
1990-1992 Instructor in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Far Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk, Russia
1994-1998 Instructor in Neurophysiology, Department of Continued Medical Education, Far Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk, Russia
2006-2008 Clinical Instructor, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
2008-2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
2008-present  Co- Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Center, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
2014-present Associate Professor Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO

Hospital, government or other professional positions:

1989-1990 Research Associate, Central Research Laboratory, Far Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk, Russia
1989-1996 Teaching Assistant, Department of Neurology, Far Eastern State Medical University, Khabarovsk, Russia
1992-1994 Director of Public Relations Department, Far Eastern Association of Medical Workers, Khabarovsk, Russia
1992-1994 Medical Journalist and Editor, Far Eastern TV/Radio Station, Khabarovsk, Russia
1994-1998 Attending Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Regional Hospital #1, Khabarovsk, Russia
1996-1998 Director, Electroencephalography Laboratory, Department of Neurodiagnositcs, Regional Hospital #1, Khabarovsk, Russia
1996-1998 Neurophysiologist, Department of Neurodiagnostics, Regional Hospital #1, Khabarovsk, Russia
1998-1999 Research Assistant, Department of Neuroscience, Sleep Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
1999-2001 Medical and Social Interpreter, Social and Health Services, State of Washington, Spokane, Washington
2000 Medical Consultant, Ukrainian-American Educational Project, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
2000-2001 Electroencephalography Technician, Gritman Medical Center, Moscow, Idaho
2006-present Attending Neurologist, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado
2007-2008 Attending Neurologist, The Children’s Hospital, Aurora, Colorado
2007-present Staff Neurologist, Veterans AdministrationHospital, Denver, Colorado

Professional Organizations and Affiliations:

1999-indefinite Russian Association of Neurologists and Neurosurgeons
2003-present American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
2006-present Movement Disorders Society (MDS)
2006-2007 International Society of History of Neurology
2006-present Parkinson Association of the Rockies (PAR)
2007-present Parkinson Study Group (PSG) – membership by credentialing
2006-present Colorado Society of Clinical Neurology
2013-present    American Neurological Association (ANA)

 

Honors and Awards

Publications

Peer-reviewed Articles:

  1. Klepitskaya OS,Shishmakov, YV. Biological Activity of Pine-Tree Oil.Questions of the Ecological Biochemistry and Physiology;1988: 45-49 Article in Russian
  2. Klepitskaya OS,Ottieva, EN. Neurological Disorders in Patients with Lupus Erythematosus.Far Eastern Medical Journal;1998(2):67-68 Article in Russian
  3. Klepitskaya OS, Rykova MG. Modern Clinical Variations of Conversion Disorder.Topics in Psychopathology. Publication of the Russian Institute of Mental Diseases named after Serbskiy; 1998:22-28Article in Russian
  4. Goetz CG, Tilley BC, Shaftman SR, Stebbins GT, Fahn S, Martinez-Martin P, Poewe W, Sampaio C, Stern MB, Dodel R, Dubois B, Holloway R, Klepitskaya O,Jankovic J, Kulisevsky J, Lang AE, Lees A, Leurgans S, LeWitt PA, Nyenhuis D, Olanow CW, Rascol O, Schrag A, Teresi JA, van Hilten JJ, LaPelle N; Movement Disorder Society UPDRS Revision Task Force. Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): scale presentation and clinimetric testing results. Movement Disorders. 2008; 23 (15): 2129 - 2170
  5. Kluger BM, Klepitskaya O, Okun MS. Surgical Treatment of Movement Disorders. Neurologic Clinics of North America;2009:633-677
  6. Patel SG, Stickrath CR, Anderson M, Klepitskaya O. How Should Parkinson’s Disease be Managed Perioperatively? The Hospitalist. 2010;15(6):19-22 http://www.thehospitalist.org/details/article/704937/How_should_Parkinsons_disease_be_managed_perioperatively.html
  7. Spielman J, Mahler L, Halpern, A, Gilley P, Klepitskaya O,  Ramig L. Intensive Voice Treatment (LSVT®LOUD) for Parkinson's disease following Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus. Journal of Communication Disorders. 2011;doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2010.05.003
  8. Klepitskaya OS, Cole W, Henderson J, Bronte-Stewart H. Deep Brain Stimulation in “On”- Parkinson Hyperpyrexia. Neurology. 2011;76(7): s69-s71
  9. Hall D, Klepitskaya O, Leehey M. Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome in FMR1 Gray Zone Allele Carriers.Movement Disorders. 2011;27(2):297-301
  10. Klepitskaya O, Neuwelt AJ, Nguyen T, Leehey M. Primary dystonia misinterpreted as Parkinson disease: Video case presentation and practical clues. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2013; 3(6), 469-474.

Book Chapters:

  1. Klepitskaya O. Parkinsonism- Hyperpyrexia syndrome.In: Kompoliti K, and Verhagen Metman L (eds.) Encyclopedia of Movement disorders. 2010; vol. 1, pp. 399-401 Oxford: Academic Press.
  2. Klepitskaya O. Dopamine Dysregulation syndrome. In: Kompoliti K, and Verhagen Metman L. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Movement disorders. 2010; vol. 1, pp. 323-326 Oxford: Academic Press.
  3. Berk J,Klepitskaya O. Thalamotomy. In: Mechanisms and emerging therapies of tremor disorders. New York: Springer; 2013(24):431-461
  4. Klepitskaya O. Restless Leg Syndrome. In: Barton B and Hall D (eds.)Non-Parkinsonian Movement Disorders. 2013; Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell (in print)

Scientific Abstracts and Poster Presentations(competitive):

  1. Klepitskaya OS, Maa EH, Tyler KL. Delayed Seroconversion in Immunocompromised Patient with West Nile Virus-Associated Brainstem Encephalitis. 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, April 2005, Miami, Fl, USA
  2. Klepitskaya OS, Proskokova TN.Hepatolenticular Degeneration: Wilson- Konovalov’s Disease. 58th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, April 2006, San Diego, CA, USA Neurology;2006(66):A2
  3. Grenier Y, Spielman JL, Klepitskaya OS, Ramig LO, Henderson JM, Bronte-Stewart HM.Methodology for objective motor speech assessment outcome after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. 10thInternational Movement Disorders Congress, Kyoto, Japan, October 2006 Movement Disorders;2006(21):S655
  4. Klepitskaya OS, Cole WL, Bronte-Stewart HMEvolution of Parkinson disease during 4 years of Deep Brain Stimulation: a case report. 10th International Movement Disorders Congress, Kyoto, Japan, October, 2006 Movement Disorders;2006(21):S665
  5. Klepitskaya OS, Fischbein NJ, Hall DA, Bronte-Stewart HM. Superficial Siderosis with supranuclear palsy, parkinsonism and falls. 10th International Movement Disorders Congress, Kyoto, Japan, October, 2006Movement Disorders;2006(21):S525- S526
  6. Klepitskaya OS, Cole WL, Henderson JM, Bronte-Stewart HM. Deep brain stimulation decreases the risks for Parkinsonism-Hyperpyrexia syndrome and suppresses levodopa-induced dyskinesias: a case report.10th International Movement Disorders Congress, Kyoto, Japan, October, 2006.Movement Disorders;2006(21):S666-S667 and Annual meeting of Parkinson Study Group, Chicago IL, USA, 2006 Movement Disorders;2006(21):1552
  7. Richardson MS, Ojemann SG, Klepitskaya OS.  Response of the subthalamic nulcleus neurons to vocalization.11th International Movement Disorders Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2007.Movement Disorders;2007(22):S53 and 1st international symposium “Basal ganglia speech disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation,” July 2007, London, UK
  8. Klepitskaya OS, Kim Z, Richardson MD, Ojemann SG. Three-dimensional computerized model of subthalamic nucleus. 12th International Movement Disorders Congress, Chicago, IL, USA, June 2008.Movement Disorders;2008(23):S108 – Poster was selected for guided poster tour
  9. Klepitskaya O, Kumar R. Efficacy and Safety of Low Level Electromagnetic Fields Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease. Annual meeting of Parkinson’s Study Group, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Movement Disorders;2008(11):1633
  10. Klepitskaya OS, Fowler JJ, Kluger BM, Ojemann SG. Number of microelectrode recording passes during bilateral staged vs. unstaged deep-brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease. 13th International Movement Disorders Congress, Paris, France, June 2009. Movement Disorders;2009(24):S485-S486
  11. Klepitskaya OS, Koop MM, Bronte-Stewart HM. Longitudinal study of Microlesion Effect on Bradykinesia after Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson's disease. 13th International Movement Disorders Congress, Paris, France, June 2009 Movement Disorders;2009(24):S485
  12. Reid KA, Hoyt B, Tanabe J, Ojemann SG, Legenska A, Klepitskaya OS. Prevalence of dopamine dysregulation syndrome in Parkinson’s disease patients-candidates for deep brain stimulation. 14th International Movement Disorders Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 2010 Movement Disorders;2010(25):S282
  13. Klepitskaya OS, Hoyt B, Berk JJ, Ojemann SG. Reversible cognitive impairment induced by deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus. 14th International Movement Disorders Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 2010 Movement Disorders;2010(25):S446
  14. Pelak VS, Choi M, Jung S, Halliday B, Hager E, Klepitskaya O, Ojemann S, Filley C, Dubin M. “Visuospatial Assessment By Virtual 3D Radial Optic Flow Illusion In Healthy Aging, Mild Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), And Pre-Deep-Brain Stimulation (DBS) Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Subjects.” Abstract A-316-0002-01523. 10th Annual International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Barcelona, Spain. March 9-13th, 2011
  15. Hall D, Klepitskaya OS, Tassone F, Spector E, Leehey M. FXTAS in Patients with Fragile X Gray Zone Alleles. 63rd Annual AAN Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2011. Neurology; 2011(76)9:SA399
  16. O.S. Klepitskaya, Z. Kim, S.G. Ojemann. Mock microelectrode recording is undistinguishable from a real time recording in sham surgery controlled clinical trial of new surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease [Abstract 221]. International Movement Disorders Congress. Toronto, Canada, June 2011.Movement Disorders; 2011;26(Suppl 2): page S73
  17. Ragole T, Michas-Martin A, Moss A, Juarez-Colunga E, Klepitskaya O. “Review of published outcomes of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease supports hypothesis of disease-modifying effect.”2013 International Movement Disorders Congress. Sydney, Australia, June 2013.Movement Disorders; 2013(25):1316, 25th Annual meeting of Parkinson’s Study Group & 27th Annual PSG Symposium, Montreal, Canada.

 

 

 

 

 

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