Vanessa Karsch Hinson, MD, PhD of Charleston

Vanessa Karsch Hinson, MD, PhD of Charleston is a Neurologist in Charleston, SC. She provides diagnosis and treatment for movement disorders, including dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and offers botulinum toxin injections. As a professor of neurology and director of the Movement Disorders Program at MUSC Health, she serves patients throughout Charleston and the neighboring Mount Pleasant area. The practice holds a 4.00 rating based on four reviews.

Dr. Hinson earned both her medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Hamburg School of Medicine in Germany. She completed a research fellowship at Wake Forest University, neurology training in Muenster, and a residency at the Medical University of SC where she also served as chief resident. Her fellowship in movement disorders was completed at Rush‑Presbyterian‑St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago before joining the MUSC faculty. She is fluent in English and German and focuses her clinical work on the diagnosis and treatment of dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and related movement disorders.

The clinic is located on Rutledge Avenue in Charleston, a short walk from Calhoun Street, the main road. It sits about a tenth of a mile from Cannon Park and the Access Urgent clinic, and within two‑tenths of a mile of the Harleston Green neighborhood, Ashley Hall school, and the Rivers Library.

Dr. Hinson’s specialized expertise and academic leadership make her a prominent neurologist for movement‑disorder patients in Charleston and its surrounding communities.

Services:

• Acute Stroke Therapies Research
• Dystonia diagnosis and treatment
• Huntington's disease diagnosis and treatment
• Movement Disorders
• Neurology
• Parkinson's disease diagnosis and treatment
• Tremors diagnosis and treatment
• Vascular Neurology Fellowship