Kristen Matulis, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C

Specialist

Dr. Matulis is a certified adult and gerontological nurse practitioner. She has practiced in a variety of specialties throughout her career, including cardiology, gerontology, and neurology. She is a graduate of the Parkinson’s Foundation’s Movement Disorders Nurse Practitioner Fellowship program. Her clinical focus is in neuromodulation in Parkinson’s disease, specifically deep brain stimulation (DBS), and her interests center in nurse practitioner specialty education in the field of movement disorders.

Professional Background
Education
- 2019 - Doctor of Nursing Practice - Adult & Gerontological lPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner - University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 2014 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse - The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Publications

Burt AL, L’Italien G, Perlman SL, Rosenthal LS, Kuo, S-H, Ashizawa T, Zesiewicz T, Dietiker C, Opal P, Duquette A, Wilmont GR, Shakkottai VG, Gomez CM, Srinivasan SR, Paulson H, Geschwind MD, Worley S, Onyike CU, Billnitzer A, Ferng A, Matulis K, Davis MY, Subramony SH, Gupta A, Stephen CD, Schmahmann JD. Spinocerebellar Ataxia Progression Measured with the Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Ataxia. Movement Disorders. 2025; pp 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.30158
Kumar A, Matulis KL, Fadel ZA, Fanning AS, Amlang CJ, Kuo S-H. Effects of Low-Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation in Bilateral Zona Incerta for a Patient With Tremor and Cerebellar Ataxia. Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements. 2024; 14(1): 42, pp. 1–8. DOI: https://doi. org/10.5334/tohm.925

Kristen Matulis, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C

Education