Dr. Rajesh Pahwa, MD Dr. Pahwa is the Professor of Neurology at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He was named the inaugural recipient of the Laverne and Joyce Rider Professorship in 2005. Dr. Pahwa is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is also Division Chief of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders and the Director of Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence at The University of Kansas Health System.