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Your gift can change lives. When you support the Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center at UC San Diego Health, you become part of a community of visionaries dedicated to advancing discovery, improving care and restoring quality of life for patients and families facing Parkinson’s disease and related movement disorders.

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Advancing medicine. Delivering personalized care. Providing hope.

At the Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center at UC San Diego Health, we are redefining how patients experience care. Every day, our physicians and scientists work side by side to translate groundbreaking discoveries into personalized, compassionate treatments — bringing the most advanced therapies and technologies directly to the people who need them most.

Movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease are among the most complex neurological conditions in medicine, affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. These disorders are challenging to diagnose, understand and treat, but at UC San Diego Health, we dare to pursue better answers.

Our team of internationally recognized experts in neurology, neuropsychology and neurosurgery is united by a single mission: to revolutionize the standard of care for people living with movement disorders. Through leading-edge research, clinical trials and multidisciplinary collaboration, we are developing new tools to detect disease earlier, tailor treatments to each patient and ultimately slow or even stop disease progression.

Why philanthropy matters

Our supporters’ generosity powers discovery, accelerates innovation and brings hope within reach for millions living with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. Donor investments enable our team to:

• Fund vital multi-disciplinary research on movement disorders and explore new frontiers such as neuroimaging, genetics and deep brain stimulation.
• Recruit and train the next generation of movement disorder care specialists.
• Fund community programs and education that empower patients, families and caregivers.

Why give?

Your support is critical to our progress. Unlike any other funding source, your gifts offer Irene Litvan, MD, and her team the freedom and flexibility to pursue the most promising, leading-edge research ideas and deliver exceptional patient care.

We hope you will consider supporting the Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center at UC San Diego Health to help us redefine the way the world understands and cares for movement disorders.

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Planned giving

You can have an even greater impact on Parkinson’s disease and movement disorder care. Let us share how making gifts strategically from appreciated assets, retirement funds and even real estate can help you achieve your financial and philanthropic goals. Gifts from your estate can also help ensure the future success of our efforts.

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The UC San Diego Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt organization designated by the Internal Revenue Service. Our Federal Tax ID number is 95-287-2494.