Professor Tanya Gurevich

Tanya Gurevich graduated from the Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University. She defended her doctoral dissertation and for a long time taught neurology. Her practical experience was built up in the hospitals of Saint Petersburg, where she was engaged in the rehabilitation and counseling 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 of 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. Currently she heads the service for treating Parkinson's disease, movement and autonomic disorders in the neurology department of Sourasky Medical Center. Tanya Gurevich is a member of the ethics committee of this center.

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

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

She takes part in in-depth research programs on Parkinson's disease. On the results of this work she is the author of numerous reports and articles published in popular medical journals.

For achievements in research projects and practical work she has repeatedly received prestigious awards. In 2001 Tanya Gurevich received a special prize of the Israeli Ministry of Health for achievements in medicine and a major European Union grant for her research work.

In 2010 she won a grant from the National Parkinson Foundation (USA) under the Quality Improvement Initiative program.

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.

Over 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.