Edward J. Drasby, D.O., Movement Disorder Specialist

MEAPDA Medical Advisory Board

Dr. Drasby completed his fellowship training in Movement Disorders and Parkinson's disease at Boston Medical Center in 2002. He received neurology training at Boston University School of Medicine and graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1997. His medical internship was at the Boston VA/Boston University Hospitals in 1998. He has received a Masters Degree in English Literature from the University of Maine at Orono in 1993, and obtained a BS from the University of Bridgeport in 1978 majoring in English Literature and Creative Writing. He has an Associates Degree in Engineering Science from Nassau Community College since 1973.

Dr. Drasby is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Neurology, and a longstanding member of the Movement Disorder Society. He is a member and researcher for the Parkinson Study Group (PSG), a non-profit, cooperative group of Parkinson's disease experts from medical centers in the United States and Canada who are dedicated to improving treatment for persons affected by Parkinson's disease. He is the Medical Director for both the Maine Parkinson's Disease Society and the Mainehealth/APDA Information and Referral Center and sits on both of the Board of Directors. He is also the Medical Advisor for the Restless Leg Society of Maine. He has an appointment as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of New England - School of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM), an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Maine, Orono, as well as an appointment at the University of Vermont School of Medicine as a Clinical Instructor in Neurology. He currently has four ongoing research studies for Parkinson's disease, and was co-author on five publications in scholarly journals in 2008 on the genetics of Parkinson's.