Professor Tanya Gurevich

Tanya Gurevich graduated from the St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University. She defended her doctoral dissertation and taught neurology for a long time. She gained practical experience in St. Petersburg hospitals, where she was engaged in rehabilitation and consultation of neurological patients.

After moving to Israel, Tanya Gurevich successfully completed a residency in the neurology department of the Tel Aviv medical center.

Professor Gurevich is a member of the Israeli association of neurologists and the Israeli society for the treatment of movement disorders.

Over the years of her professional work Dr. Gurevich has held the positions of neurologist, senior resident and senior neurologist. She currently heads the service for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, movement and autonomic disorders in the neurology department of the Sourasky Medical Center. Tanya Gurevich is a member of this center's Ethics Committee.

In treating neurological disorders (post-traumatic and post-stroke muscle spasms, nervous tics, neurogenic pain syndrome, etc.) Dr. Gurevich actively uses botulinum toxin injections. This method of blocking neuromuscular transmission is recognized by leading medical organizations of Europe and the USA, and is not only effective but also economically advantageous because it reduces the overall cost of treatment.

Dr. Gurevich teaches at the Sagol School of Neuroscience and lectures at the Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University.

She takes part in in-depth research programs on Parkinson's disease. As a result of this work she is the author of numerous reports and articles published in well-known medical journals.

For achievements in research projects and practical work the doctor has repeatedly received prestigious awards. In 2001 Tanya Gurevich was awarded a special prize by the Israeli Ministry of Health for success in medicine and received a major European Union grant for her research. In 2010 she won a grant from the National Parkinson Foundation (USA) under its Quality Improvement Initiative.

Professor Gurevich works in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system:

• Multiple sclerosis;
• Multiple system atrophy;
• Cerebral palsy;
• Huntington's disease;
• Tourette syndrome;
• Parkinson's disease;
• Headache;
• Sleep disorders.

In her many years of practice the doctor has helped thousands of patients. Thanks to her they were able to return to a normal, full life without pain and suffering.