Glen Ackerman, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology

• 2000-present: Assistant Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, Neurology
• 1996-present: Director, Parkinson’s Disease Clinic, Michigan State University
• 1984-2000: Assistant Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, Internal Medicine (Neurology) & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Neurology)

Postdoctoral Training

• 1984: Chief Resident, Neurology, McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospitals, Chicago, IL
• 1981-1984: Resident in Neurology , McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital , Chicago, IL
• 1980-1981: Intern, Internal Medicine, Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital, Chicago, IL

Education

• M.D., Northwestern University, 1980
• B.S., Tufts University, Biology, 1976

Dr. Ackerman treats most neurological concerns. He has special interest in Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Dr. Ackerman has been in practice since 1984. He was honored with a listing in the annual publication, Best Doctors in America, for 1999-2000, 2001-2002, and 2003-2004. He was also in the Best Doctors in America Midwest Edition, 1996-1997.

Dr. Ackerman is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). He is licensed to practice medicine in Michigan.

After completing his B.S. with Magna Cum Laude honors from Tufts University, Dr. Ackerman earned his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL in 1980. In medical school, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He then pursued four more years of training as an intern and a neurology resident from 1980-1984. In his final residency year, he was Chief Resident in Neurology at McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

Since completion of his training in 1984, Dr. Ackerman has been a practicing physician and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine (Neurology) at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, also in East Lansing.

Since 1996, Dr. Ackerman has been the Director of the Parkinson's Disease Clinic at Michigan State University Clinical Center.

Dr. Ackerman is a member of several medical societies, including the Michigan State Medical Society, the Michigan Neurologic Society, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.

Dr. Ackerman is on the staff at Sparrow Health Systems and Ingham Regional Medical Center.