About me
Pam Zeilman is an Adult Nurse Practitioner who obtained her Master’s of Science in Adult Health Nursing at the University of Florida in 2006. She has been credentialed with the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2007. Pam joined the University of Florida Normal Fixel Institute for Neurological Disorders in 2006 and has received advanced training with movement disorder experts. She is an expert Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programmer focusing on Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, Multiple Sclerosis tremor, post stroke tremor, traumatic brain injury tremor, Dystonia, Tourette’s, OCD, Alzheimer’s and a variety of other rare movement disorders. She is an expert at programming DBS devices including Medtronic, Abbott and Boston Scientific systems. She has served as a consultant at various times for Medtronic, Abbott and Boston Scientific. She has assisted in training over 68 UF Neurology Movement Disorder fellows on DBS programming as well as various visiting providers that have followed her to gain more knowledge regarding DBS programming. She has given over 80 lectures on DBS programming to PD support groups, Rehab Center, Neurology Residents, Neurology Fellows and physical therapy students. She has been invited as an expert for Medscape Neurology Roundtable Discussion on Parkinson’s Disease psychosis. She was also an expert for CME Institute on psychosis management. She has served as an expert for a roundtable publication called Counseling Points on various Parkinson disease topics. She has also completed the National Parkinson Foundation Allied Team Training. She is a co-author for the Parkinson Foundation Surgical Options patient booklet. Pam assists in the coordination of the DBS program at the Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases. She is a critical part of DBS surgery interdisciplinary meetings and participates in all UF DBS research studies.
