Faculty

Carlyn Patterson Gentile, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Neurology

Graduate Group Affiliations

Neuroscience

Contact information

3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, pa 19104

Email:
pattersonc@chop.edu

Publications

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Education
BA (Neuroscience)
Hamilton College, 2006.
PhD (Neuroscience)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2012.
MD (Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2014.

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Description of Research Expertise

I have research expertise in the following areas:
1. Visual neuroscience including encoding of visual information in neural networks, modeling of neural networks, and visual signal processing using perceptual and electrophysiologic metrics.
2. Application of model-based fitting to analysis of symptom clusters in youth with headache.
3. Biomarker clinical research, particularly related to concussion and headache in pediatric populations.
4. Use of biosensors to continuously monitor real-world light exposure.
5. Computer software programing using Matlab and R coding languages.

Selected Publications

Patterson Gentile, C., Grady, M.: In-Office Management of Concussion, Acute and Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms, Including Management of Posttraumatic Headache. Neurology Clinics August 2026.

Patterson Gentile, C., Kaiser, E. Szperka, C.L., Hershey, A.D., Aguirre, G.K.: Cluster Analysis of Migraine-Associated Symptoms (CAMS) across the lifespan: A cross- sectional study. BMC Neurology July 2026.

Patterson Gentile, C., Shah, R., Marquez de Prado, B., Raj, N., Szperka, C.L., Hershey, A.D., Aguirre, G.K.: Daily Light Exposure Habits of Youth with Migraine and the Association with Headache Frequency. American Academy of Neurology, Chicago, IL April 2026.

Abuhalaweh, N., Gelfand, A., Evans, M., Marquez de Prado, B., Patterson Gentile, C., Raj, N., Hershey, A.D., Szperka, C.L.: Treatment outcomes in new daily persistent headache in children and adolescents. Cephalalgia 46(6): 3331024261426562, 2026.

Patterson Gentile, C.: Should my Child Play Contact Sports? Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain 2026.

Sehgal, R., Szperka, C.L., Hershey, A.D., Patterson Gentile, C.: Patient reported trigger, not the speed of transition to continuous headache, is associated with headache-related disability in children: Results of a cross-sectional clinic-based study. Cephalalgia 2026.

Patterson Gentile, C., Aguirre, G.K., Hershey, A.D., Szperka, C.L.: Headache-associated photophobia is more prevalent during winter: a cross-sectional study from a pediatric headache registry. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain 2026.

Patterson Gentile, C., Thomas, A., Shah, R., Marquez de Prado, B., Raj, N., Szperka, C.L., Aguirre, G.K.: Evaluating chest-worn light logger adherence: development and application of a wear/non-wear model. Scientific Reports 2026.

Jenkins, C., Vossough, A., Tucker, A., Patterson Gentile, C., Szperka, C.L.: “Defining Normative Physiologic Parameters of Cerebellar Tonsil Position in the Pediatric Population” American Headache Society, Scottsdale, AZ December 2025.

Patterson Gentile, C.: Should my child play contact sports? Vumedi Learning Platform December 2025.