Dr. Caroline Tanner

Researcher

Parkinson's disease epidemiology • pesticide exposure • environmental risk factors

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Last reviewed: Mar 24, 2026·Credential: MD, PhD·First indexed: Mar 24, 2026

About the expert

Focus: Parkinson's disease and environmental toxin epidemiology

Dr. Caroline Tanner is a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in Parkinson's disease epidemiology. She has conducted landmark epidemiological studies on the association between pesticide exposure and Parkinson's risk, including research on paraquat and rotenone.

Why this matters

Shows how environmental toxin exposure, particularly pesticides, may increase Parkinson's disease risk and neurological decline.

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