Helen Bronte-Stewart


Helen M. Bronte-Stewart is a neurologist and John E Cahill Family Professor in the department of neurology and neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also the former director of the Stanford Movement Disorders Center.

Education and career

She studied mathematics and physics at the University of York before earning a master's degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. She then obtained a medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine. She was promoted to an associate professorship in December 2006. Bronte-Stewart later held the John E. Cahill Family Professorship, first held by William C. Mobley. Her research focuses on the pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders.

Personal life

Bronte-Stewart is a former professional dancer.