Dr. Shannon is a Professor and Chair of Neurology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She was formerly a movement disorders neurologist and professor of neurological sciences at Rush University Medical Center.
Dr. Shannon’s medical interests include movement disorders, with special emphasis on neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Shannon has built her research career on clinical trials of medical and surgical interventions on these disorders, and is also interested in gastrointestinal biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease and the potential role of gastrointestinal dysfunction in the pathogenesis of the disease.