Name: Second Annual Let’s Taco Parkinson’s
Start: 2024-10-23T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-23T21:00:00-07:00
Location: El Granjero Cantina

$Second Annual Let\u2019s Taco Parkinson\u2019s$

🎉 Join us for an evening you won’t forget, filled with mouthwatering tacos and margaritas, great company, and a touch of inspiration! We’re thrilled to announce our 2nd annual “Let’s Taco Parkinson’s” Dinner, a night dedicated to raising awareness and support for PCLA.
📅 When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
📍 Where: El Granjero Cantina (6333 West 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
⏱️ Time: 6:30-9:00 PM
What’s on the Menu?
Besides mouth-watering tacos, we have a special treat for you — a brief yet captivating presentation and Q&A with UCLA movement disorder specialists, Katy Cross, MD, PhD, and Danielle Thordarson, MD. Get ready to be enlightened and engaged!
About Our Speakers:
Dr. Danielle Thordarson is a movement disorders neurologist originally from Camarillo, CA. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychobiology at UCLA, where she developed a deep interest in the complexities of neurological diseases. Dr. Thordarson earned her MD from Rush Medical College in Chicago, followed by a neurology residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Following her residency, she pursued a fellowship in movement disorders at UCLA, where she developed specialized expertise in diagnosing and treating conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and essential tremor. In fall of 2024, she will be joining the faculty at UCLA Movement Disorders where she will dedicate her time to clinical care, education, and clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease and ataxia.
Dr. Katy Cross is Assistant Professor in the Movement Disorders Program in the Department of Neurology. She completed her MD and PhD degrees at UCLA followed by clinical training in Neurology and Movement disorders, also at UCLA. With funding support from NIH and DoD, her lab examines the neural correlates and electrophysiological signatures of symptom heterogeneity in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, with a goal of developing biomarkers and treatments for improved neuromodulation therapies. She is a practicing Movement Disorders Neurologist with emphasis in deep brain stimulation.
Thank you to our sponsors Medtronic, Abbott, and Acadia for making this event possible!