Cindy Zadikoff, MD, MSc

Cindy Zadikoff MD, MSc is a senior medical director in Neuroscience Clinical Development at AbbVie. She received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine followed by a residency in neurology at Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Zadikoff went on to do a fellowship in movement disorders as well as earned a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto/Toronto Western Hospital. Following fellowship she spent 15 years treating patients with movement disorders at Northwestern University Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders center and served as co-director of the deep brain stimulation along with holding other leadership roles at the University. In 2019 Zadikoff joined AbbVie where she works in clinical development on programs largely associated with neurodegeneration such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Zadikoff currently serves as the industry co-chair of Critical Path Parkinson’s Consortium and was the recent chair of the Partner Scientific Advisory Board of the Parkinson’s Progression Marker’s Initiative.