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Joseph D Legacy

Joseph D Legacy, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-9488
Business Email: joseph.legacy@jax.ufl.edu

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About Joseph D Legacy

Joseph Legacy, M.D., is a University of Florida assistant professor of neurology and a neurologist at the UF Health Neuroscience Institute in Jacksonville specializing in movement disorders. Dr. Legacy received his medical degree from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. He completed an internal medicine internship, a neurology residency and fellowship training in movement disorders and deep-brain stimulation at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Legacy is board-certified in neurology.

Additional Positions:
Assistant Professor of Neurology
2021 – Current · University of Florida

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7800 – Neurology Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Neurology

Areas of Interest

  • Acute Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Ataxia – Telangiectasia
  • Dystonia
  • Essential Tremor
  • Friedreich Ataxia
  • Huntington’s Disease
  • Movement – Uncontrollable
  • Movement – Uncontrolled or Slow
  • Movement – Uncoordinated
  • Movement – Unpredictable or Jerky
  • Movement Disorders
  • Multiple System Atrophy – Cerebellar Subtype
  • Multiple System Atrophy – Parkinsonian Type
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  • Restless Legs Syndrome
  • Stereotypic Movement Disorder
  • Sydenham Chorea
  • Tardive Dyskinesia
  • Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders
  • Tremor disorders
  • Wilson Disease

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Range Finding Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Tolerability, Safety, and Efficacy of PRAX-944 in the Treatment of Adults with Essential Tremor

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    SYNEOS HEALTH via PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES

Education

  1. Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation Fellowship

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  2. Neurology Residency

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  3. Internal Medicine Internship

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  4. Doctor of Medicine

    University of Central Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-9488
Emails:
Business:
joseph.legacy@jax.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
580 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209
Business Street:
580 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209