Dr Toni Pearson MBBS

Toni Pearson is a pediatric movement disorders specialist. Originally from Australia, Toni obtained her medical degree and an undergraduate degree in music from the University of Adelaide. After completing pediatrics training in Australia and Canada, she pursued residency and fellowship training in child neurology and movement disorders at Columbia University in New York. 



From 2016-2022 she directed the program for Pediatric Movement Disorders and Cerebral Palsy at Washington University in St. Louis and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In 2022 she joined the faculty of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University as a Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology.

Her clinical research interests focus on the characterization and treatment of rare neurogenetic conditions associated with childhood motor disorders, including neurotransmitter disorders and Glut1 deficiency syndrome. She is a Co-Investigator on an ongoing NINDS-sponsored clinical trial assessing midbrain delivery of gene therapy to treat AADC deficiency.