Stamford Health Medical Group Member
Sarah E. Buckingham, MD
Stamford Health Medical Group Member
Stamford Health Medical Group Neurology
Main: 203.276.4464
Fax: 203.276.4468
Stamford Health Medical Group Neurology
Main: 203.276.4464
Fax: 203.276.4468
About Me
Dr. Buckingham was born and raised in Portland, Maine. She received a B.A. in genetics, cell and developmental Biology from Dartmouth College and earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
Her first year of training in a Primary Care Medicine Internship was split between Waterbury and Yale-New Haven Hospitals. She completed her Neurology residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Buckingham then completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City.
She and her family currently reside in Stamford and enjoy exploring the local food scene around Fairfield County.
Languages
English
Specialties
Neurology
special interests
Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinsonism, Dystonia, Essential Tremor and other tremors, Restless Leg Syndrome, Ataxia, Gait Disorders, Chorea, Tics, Myoclonus, Spasticity and Botulinum Toxin Injections, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Movement Disorders
Credentials
Education & Training
Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Internship
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellowship
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
Achievements
Published Work
Safarpour D, Buckingham S, and Jabbari B. Chorea Associated
with High Titers of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in the Absence of
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. Tremor Other Hyperkinet
Mov. February 2015;5.
Buckingham, Sarah. “Levodopa for Parkinson’s disease”, “Deep-brain
stimulation for Parkinson’s disease.” 50 Studies Every Neurologist
Should Know. Ed. David Hwang, Ed. David Greer. Oxford University
Press. 2016.
Buckingham SE, Chervoneva I, Sharan A, Zangaladze A, Mintzer
S, Skidmore C, Nei M, Evans J, Pequignot E, Sperling MR. Latency
to First Seizure after Temporal Lobectomy Predicts Long-Term
Outcome. Epilepsia Oct 2010;51(10): 1987-93.
Shanks RMQ, Donegan NP, Garber ML, Buckingham SE, Zegans
ME, Cheung AL, O’Toole GA. Heparin Stimulates Staphylococcus
aureus Biofilm Formation. Infection and Immunity. August
2005;73(8): 4596-4606.
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Affiliations
- Movement Disorder Society, 2014 – present
- American Academy of Neurology, 2009 – present
Insurance Accepted
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Aetna Health Plans - *Including Medicare; excluding Aetna Premier Network
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield - *Including Mediblue, CT Health Exchange Plans and a limited number of Empire BCBS plans; excluding BlueCare Prime
CarePartners of Connecticut
CHN PPO
Cigna/Great West
Connecticare - *Including Medicare, Compass and CT Health Exchange Plans; excluding Individual Value Plan
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