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Amy Tara Waldman, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Associate Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Leukodystrophy Center of Excellence, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Director of Neurology Gene Therapy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Neurology

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neurology
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1719
Fax: 215-590-1771
Education:
B.A. (Chemistry)
Johns Hopkins University, 1997.
M.D. (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2002.
M.S.C.E. (Epidemiology)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatric Intern, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002-2003.
Pediatric Resident, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2003-2004.
Neurology Resident, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2004-2007.
Multiple Sclerosis Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2007-2009.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Maintenance of Certification, 2018.
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Selected Publications

Goyne C, Fair AE, Yilmaz D, Race J, Schuette A, Caillier SJ, Aaen GS, Abrams AW, Benson LA, Casper TC, Chitnis T, Gorman MP, Lotze TE, Krupp LB, Mar SS, Ness JM, Rensel M, Rodriguez M, Rose JW, Schreiner TL, Tillema JM, Waldman AT, Wheeler YS, Barcellos LF, Waubant E, Graves JS; as the US Network of Pediatric MS Centers: Epigenetic Aging in Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology 104(12): e213673, Jun 2025.

Messing A, Waldman AT, Bolt DM: Genotype-Phenotype Association for 14 GFAP Variants in Alexander Disease. Neurology Genetics 11(3): e200270, Jun 2025.

Lynch DS, Wade C, Carlson AK, Barkhof F, Yoshida T, Collins A, Edwards MR, Waldman AT: Diagnosing Alexander disease in adults. Pract Neurol May 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Yilmaz D, Adams C, Horton MK, Graves JS, Francisco C, Edwards A, Quach H, Quach D, Aaen G, Lotze T, Mar S, Ness J, Wheeler Y, Gorman MP, Benson L, Weinstock-Guttman B, Waldman A, Schreiner T, Tillema JM, Chitnis T, Rose J, Casper TC, Rensel M, Waubant E, Barcellos LF; Network of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers: Allele-specific vitamin D receptor binding is associated with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin 11(2), May 2025.

Joung JY, Gallison KJ, Liu GW, Berger JA, Drum ET, Dubow SR, McClung HA, Faig W, Avery RA, Liu GT, Narula S, Vossough A, Waldman AT: Prevalence of Elevated Opening Pressure Measurements in Alexander Disease. Pediatr Neurol 168: 105-111, May 2025.

Dominguez Gonzalez CA, Spinner NB, Ahrens-Nicklas RC, Young LR, Voss LA, Reichert SL, Gallo DJ, Cohen JS, Bonkowsky JL, Keller SR, Bennett ML, Pizzino AM, Swantkowski M, Arnold K, Fraser JL, Emerson FJ, Miettunen K, Fatemi A, Van Haren KP, Adang L, Waldman A, Emrick L, Eichler F, Vanderver A.: Reporting ABCD1 variants as actionable secondary findings on exome and genome sequencing. Genet Med 27(7), Apr 2025.

Gavazzi F, Kornafel T, Pierce S, Joung J, Gallison K, Liu G, Faig W, Waldman A: Assessment of Gross Motor Function in Alexander Disease (AxD) (P10-6.003). Neurology 104(7 Supplement 1), Apr 2025 Notes: Presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

Waldman A, Joung J, Liu G, Takanohashi A, Faig W, Woidill S, Narula S, Vanderver A: Relationship of Clinical Phenotype to GFAP Concentrations in CSF and Blood of Individuals with Alexander Disease (P10-6.001). Neurology 104(7 Supplement 1), Apr 2025.

Porcari G, Takanohashi A, Narula S, Joung J, Liu G, Faig W, Wannasarnmetha M, Vossough A, Vanderver A, Waldman A: GDF15 Levels are Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Alexander Disease (P10-6.008). Neurology 104(7 Supplement 1), Apr 2025.

Szigety K, Hoyle B, Engelhardt N, Bennett M, Waldman A, Ng K: Presentation and Diagnosis of Adolescent-Onset HMBS-Related Leukoencephalopathy. Poster Presentation, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, Los Angeles, CA Mar 2025.

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