Biographical summary
Dr. Philip W. Tipton is an assistant professor and senior associate consultant in the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, where he has served since 2023. As a physician working in both the Movement Disorders and Behavioral Neurology divisions, Dr. Tipton treats patients with a variety of symptoms effecting movement and cognition with a particular emphasis on gait disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, e.g., Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Dr. Tipton also works in the MCF Movement Laboratory where he conducts neurophysiological assessments to characterize various movement abnormalities, e.g., tremor. He also runs the MCF Gait Laboratory to provide quantitative analyses of walking and balance to facilitate diagnosis of complex neurological diseases.
Dr. Tipton provides a wide range of specialized treatments, such botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of tremor, hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, dystonia, spasticity, and sialorrhea. He also provides deep brain stimulation to treat essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and tic disorder.
Dr. Tipton's research activities are broad. He is involved in various research and clinical trials through the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. His primary research interests include leveraging various technologies to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders with a particular emphasis on tremors, complex gait disorders, and deep brain stimulation.
Dr. Tipton regularly educates medical students, residents, and fellows and currently serves as the Associate Program Director for the Mayo Clinic Florida Behavioral Neurology Fellowship. He is passionate about providing accurate medical information to the public and frequently lectures locally and abroad.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Gait disorders
- Deep brain stimulation
- Tremor
- Parkinsonian disorders
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2021
FellowMovement Disorders, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2020
FellowFLA Behavioral Neurology, Programs in Florida, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2019
ResidentNeurology, Programs in Florida, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2016
InternshipMayo Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Program
- 2015
MDEast Tennessee State University
- 2009
BS - Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Tennessee
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Trainee - Clinician Investigator Training Program (CITP) Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2020
Behavioral Neurology & NeuropsychiatryUnited Council of Neurologic Subspecialities
- 2019
NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards and honors
- 2019
American Neurological Association Travel AwardAmerican Neurological Association Travel Award
- 2019
William R. Turk Award for Excellence in Pediatric NeurologyDepartment of Neurology
- 2019
Resident Travel ScholarshipAmerican Academy of Neurology
- 2019
Neurology on The HillAmerican Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- 2018
Kern Center Education AffiliateMayo Clinic
- 2018
Palatucci Advocacy Leadership ForumAmerican Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- 2018
Neurology on The HillAmerican Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- 2017
Neurology on The HillAmerican Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- 2016
Internal Medicine Research Week: Best Original ResearchDepartment of Internal Medicine
- 2016
Above & Beyond AwardMayo Clinic in Florida
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
Founding MemberFunctional Neurological Disorders Society
- 2023 - present
MemberInternational Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
- 2023 - present
MemberNeurology Education Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida
- 2023 - present
Board of DirectorsJax Hope, Inc.
- 2022 - present
Fellow LiaisonClinician Investigator Training Program, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2022 - present
Co-ChairFalls Prevention Executive Committee
- 2022 - present
ChairMovement Disorders Neuromodulation Committee
- 2022 - present
ChairComplex/Multifactorial Gait Conference
- 2022 - present
Advisory BoardHypertrophic Olivary Degeneration Association
- 2021 - present
Outpatient Physician Falls ChampionMayo Clinic in Florida
- 2020 - present
MemberInternational Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
- 2016 - 2019
Resident MemberDuval County Medical Society Residents' Committee
- 2016 - 2019
Resident MemberNeurology Curriculum Committee, Department of Neurology
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Neurology
- 2015 - present
MemberAmerican College of Physicians
- 2015 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association
- 2015 - present
MemberDuval County Medical Society
- 2011 - present
MemberChristian Medical and Dental Association
Publications
Research activities