# Dr. Gabriel Salazar Tortolero · Neurologist and Movement Disorders > Dr. Gabriel Salazar Tortolero. Neurologist specialising in Parkinson's disease and movement disorders. HIFU (focused ultrasound), DBS and ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin. Head of Department at Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa and associate professor at UIC. URL: https://brainandspine-bcn.com/en/team/gabriel-salazar/ Fuente: Brain & Spine Barcelona — https://brainandspine-bcn.com --- # Dr. Gabriel Salazar Tortolero Neurologist specialising in **Parkinson's disease** and **movement disorders**. Expert in **HIFU** (MRI-guided focused ultrasound), **deep brain stimulation (DBS)** and **ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin**. Head of Neurology Department at **Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa** and associate professor of Neurology at Universidad Internacional de Catalunya (UIC). > «Parkinson's tremor can now be treated with millimetre precision without opening the skull: HIFU and neuromodulation have transformed the prognosis for many patients.» Dr. Gabriel Salazar Tortolero Education - Medical Degree · Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), Caracas (1995) - Neurology Specialist · Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (2004) - Fellowship in Parkinson's and movement disorders · Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (UB) - Master's in Neurodegenerative Diseases · UAB, Barcelona (2022) - Master's in Neuroimmunology · UAB, Barcelona (2025) Current positions - Head of Movement Disorders Unit · Brain & Spine Barcelona - Head of Neurology and Functional Neurosurgery Department · Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (CST) - Head of Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Unit · Alomar Institute - Associate Professor of Neurology · Universidad Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), since 2009 Areas - Parkinson's disease - Essential tremor - HIFU · MRI-guided focused ultrasound - Pallidothalamic tractotomy with MRgFUS - Deep brain stimulation (DBS) - Ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin - Spasticity, dystonia and neuropathic pain - Lewy body disease - qEEG in neurodegenerative diseases - Neuroimmunology in neurodegeneration - Non-invasive tDCS in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and pain Previous positions - Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa · Neurologist for movement disorders (2004) - Barcelona Parkinson Institute · Head of functional neurology (2004) - Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova · Neurologist for movement disorders (2002, Lleida) - Hospital Clínic de Barcelona · Neurologist and postdoctoral fellowship in movement disorders (1998) Languages - Spanish · native - English · C1 - Catalan · B2 Selected publications - Pallidothalamic tractotomy with MRgFUS in Parkinson's · *EC Neurology* (2025) - Ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin in essential tremor: 36-week follow-up · *Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements* (2025) - Acute and prolonged neurological symptoms in SARS-CoV-2 patients · *JBBS* (2021) - Continuous apomorphine infusion in advanced Parkinson's · *JBBS* (2016) · *Neurología* (2016) - EEG findings in Lewy body disease and Parkinson's with dementia · *Brain Disord Ther* (2015) - Nocturnal use of rotigotine in nocturnal Parkinson's symptoms · *Parkinson's Disease Journal* (2015) - IncobotulinumtoxinA and OnabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine · *Neurol Disord* (2014) - Oculo-mandibulo-lingual synkinesia in PD, MSA and controls · *Clinical Neurophysiology* (2010) Clinical apps developed - **iToxin** (Android and iOS) · guide to botulinum toxin infiltration in cervical musculature - **MiParkinson** (Android and iOS) · clinical self-assessment for Parkinson's patients Professional profile - [Professional LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-salazar-0403804b) - [www.barcelonaparkinson.com](https://www.barcelonaparkinson.com) · information website ## Career Dr. Gabriel Salazar graduated in Medicine from the **Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)** and obtained his **Neurology specialist qualification from the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares** in 2004. He completed his **postdoctoral fellowship in movement disorders and Parkinson's disease at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona**, where he began his career as a neurologist in 1998. He has extended his training with a **Master's in Neurodegenerative Diseases** (UAB, 2022) and a **Master's in Neuroimmunology** (UAB, 2025), incorporating the most current diagnostic and treatment approaches in neurodegeneration into his clinical practice. ## Academic and hospital positions He has been an **associate professor of Neurology at Universidad Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)** since 2009 and **Head of the Neurology Department and Functional Neurosurgery Unit at Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa**. He also leads the Parkinson's and movement disorders unit at the Alomar Institute and the Movement Disorders Unit at **Brain & Spine Barcelona**. His clinical work is complemented by running the information website [www.barcelonaparkinson.com](https://www.barcelonaparkinson.com), an initiative providing information and support for patients with Parkinson's disease and their families. ## Clinical activity Dr. Salazar devotes the majority of his practice to the **diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, Lewy body disease and other movement disorders**. He is one of the **pioneering neurologists in the use of HIFU** (MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound) in Parkinson's and movement disorders, a technique that treats tremor in an **incisionless** manner, without open surgery or chronic stimulation. He is also a leading expert in **ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin** for the treatment of spasticity, focal dystonias, neuropathic pain and hyperhidrosis. He has worked with DBS (deep brain stimulation) in collaboration with the functional neurosurgery team since 1998 and has integrated non-invasive techniques such as **transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)** in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and chronic pain into his practice. His principle: advanced treatment of movement disorders demands precision diagnosis and well-indicated technology, but the clinical decision always begins by listening to the patient and their family. ## Research, publications and projects He has published continuously since 2008 in indexed journals in the areas of **functional surgery, botulinum toxin, advanced Parkinson's, deep brain stimulation, qEEG and neuroimmunology**. He is author or co-author in journals including *Clinical Neurophysiology*, *Neurología*, *EC Neurology*, *Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements*, *Parkinson's Disease Journal* and *Movement Disorders*, among others. He has developed two clinical applications: **iToxin** (Android and iOS), a guide to botulinum toxin infiltration in cervical musculature for neurologists and rehabilitation specialists, and **MiParkinson** (Android and iOS), a self-assessment application for Parkinson's patients. ## How he works at Brain & Spine Barcelona At Brain & Spine Barcelona, Dr. Salazar leads the **Movement Disorders Unit**, a collaborative unit bringing together neurology and functional neurosurgery. His practice integrates clinical diagnosis, neurophysiological studies and, where appropriate, the indication of advanced treatments such as [HIFU for tremor and Parkinson's](https://brainandspine-bcn.com/tratamientos/gifu/), [DBS in movement disorders](https://brainandspine-bcn.com/cirugia-cerebral/trastornos-del-movimiento/) and continuous infusion pumps. Therapeutic decisions are always made **in a multidisciplinary committee** alongside the centre's functional neurosurgery team.