Dr Andrew Ma is a neurologist currently also working at Monash Medical Centre. Dr Ma is able to assist patients with a wide range of neurological conditions, including headache, stroke, epilepsy, neuropathy and vertigo. He has a special interest in movement disorders (such as Parkinson’s disease and tremor disorders). Through additional sub-speciality fellowship training in this field at Alfred Health and Monash Medical Centre, he has developed expertise and experience in the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease, as well as the use of Botulinum toxin injection for the management of movement disorders, chronic migraine and axillary hyperhidrosis.
He undertook his medical training through Monash University, and is now completing a Masters of Philosophy (By Research) where he is investigating novel techniques to diagnose and assess Parkinson’s disease using CT scans. Through this work, he has published numerous peer-reviewed papers, and was awarded the Professor John Morris Prize at the Movement Disorders Society of Australia and New Zealand annual scientific meeting in 2019 for his research.
He is a member of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) and the Movement Disorders Society of Australia and New Zealand (MDSANZ).