Welcome to the Fixel Institute

Take a tour through the Fixel Institute to learn about our commitment to you and to see how each of our values plays out in how we serve our patients and their families.

Our commitment to you

The Norman Fixel Institute was founded on the principle that the patient is the sun and that all care should revolve around the patient.

Since 2002, our promise to put you – the patient – at the center has remained. From doctors seeing patients to nurses taking vitals and trainees learning new skills to researchers finding new therapies, our team lives by our core values to ensure you the best care possible.


The patient is the sun, and all care revolves around our patients and their families.

The best healthcare is tailored to the specific needs of a patient, and our specialists and care teams work side-by-side to manage complex neurological disorders every day.

Collaboration fuels possibility and discovery.

Out-of-the-box ideas fuel scientific discovery, and we bring together world-wide thought leaders and experts leading to more rapid innovation and discovery of new therapies.

Research leads to real world impact.

A commitment to research translates to real-world impact. With research projects and collaborations across the globe, we are focused on finding answers that will improve lives.

Training opens the door for transformation.

Transforming tomorrow’s scientific and healthcare landscape begins with training current and future clinicians, neuroscientists and healthcare providers in an interdisciplinary training model.

Your care in one location

Receiving care and treatment for neurological disorders should not be complicated. That’s why we founded the interdisciplinary care approach in collaboration with the Parkinson’s Foundation.

Used across the world today as the standard for neurological care, our interdisciplinary care approach brings together all the experts under one roof.

From a neurologist to a physical therapist and a social worker to a nutritionist, the Norman Fixel Institute is a single location for all your appointments. You can see your neurologist and receive your physical therapy, all in one day of appointments.


All specialists needed to provide optimal care for a complex neurological disorder is co-located in one central location.

Everyone is involved in the individual care plan because each specialist develops a patient-specific care plan within their area of expertise.

Every patient is a potential research participant, and outcomes of all therapeutic interventions are carefully documented and tracked over time.

The relationship between the patient and the care team is bidirectional, meaning patients are involved in all care and treatment decisions through open dialogue.

Lobby & waiting area

When you arrive at the Fixel Institute, you’ll be greeted by a member of our care team in the lobby and waiting area.

Patients and families commonly see multiple specialties in a single day, and the large-windowed space was designed to be a convenient area for patients and families to wait for their appointments.

After checking in and receiving information for your appointment, you can relax in the calm, open and welcoming atmosphere of the waiting area while enjoying some complimentary coffee and snacks.

If you prefer to enjoy the Florida outdoors, you can sit outside on the outdoor dining deck or walk along a nature path, named the Healing Path. Constructed as a nod to eastern medicine, the outdoor deck and Healing Path provide a space to enjoy the lush greenery, pond and occasional wildlife at the Norman Fixel Institute.