Dr. Rana Parkinson Foundation is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of People with Parkinson’s and their caregivers by providing education and strategies to manage the complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. A.Q. Rana, a world-renowned Canadian neurologist who specializes in Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders felt that one of the most unmet needs in the field of Parkinson’s disease was lack of knowledge and proper information for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers about this condition. Many patients come across information about Parkinson’s disease from unauthentic resources and their condition may worsen if they act upon such information. Therefore, he decided to start a Parkinson Foundation which provides up to date information and strategies which can help to improve the quality of life of people with Parkinson’s disease. For continuation of his efforts, this work has been carried out by a team of volunteers for many years.
Dr. Rana is also the founder of the World Parkinson’s Program, a Canadian Charitable organization which provides free medications and other supportive services to Parkinson’s disease patients globally. Dr. Rana completed a fellowship in Parkinson’s disease and Movement disorders from the University of Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Rana is currently the Director of Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto and Movement Disorders Centre in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada. Dr. Rana is the founder and former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome, published by Dove Press. He has published extensively in the field of Neurology, Parkinson’s disease and Movement disorders. Dr. Rana has been an invited speaker and has conducted many seminars on Parkinson’s disease at international levels. Dr. Rana has been honored with the Wayne-Hening Award for his research on Parkinson’s disease and RLS. Beside his FRCPC from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Dr. Rana has also been awarded an honorary FRCP of the Royal College of Physicians of United Kingdom. He is listed in WHO IS WHO in the world and in the Leading Physicians of the World. He is the author of a series of educational brochures about Parkinson’s disease which have been translated in more than 20 languages and are used in more than 50 countries around the world.
Dr. Rana is author of several books including:
Dr. Rana Parkinson’s Foundation is run by a team of volunteers. Our Team is very dynamic since it is comprised of very active individuals who have passion to serve the cause of Parkinson’s disease. This not only provides them with an opportunity to give back to the community but enhance their learning of impact of Parkinson’s disease on lives of people, communities and globally. These individuals take on new roles in their lives, working on a platform where they can get involved and help the foundation continue its work.
In addition to volunteers, the foundation has a President and Ambassadors who continue to invest their time and energies to ensure foundation continues with its noble tasks.
Our Ambassadors go above and beyond to help the cause of Parkinson’s disease around the globe. Some of our Ambassadors are as follows: