Randel Swanson, DO, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Staff Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia
Member, Center for Brain Injury and Repair, Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration & Restoration, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia
Member, Penn Center for Nutritional Science and Medicine (PenNSAM), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Contact information
Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1800 Lombard Street
1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146-1414
Office: 215-893-2600
Fax: 215-893-2632
&
Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
3900 Woodland Avenue
Bldg 21, Rm A512
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1800 Lombard Street
1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146-1414
Office: 215-893-2600
Fax: 215-893-2632
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Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
3900 Woodland Avenue
Bldg 21, Rm A512
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-823-5800 ext. 5851
Fax: 215-823-4207
Lab: 215-823-5123
Fax: 215-823-4207
Lab: 215-823-5123
Publications
Links
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VA Polytrauma/TBI System of Care
Penn Center for Nutritional Science and Medicine (PenNSAM)
Penn Dept. of PM&R
Penn's Center for Brain Injury and Repair
Search PubMed for articles
VA Polytrauma/TBI System of Care
Penn Center for Nutritional Science and Medicine (PenNSAM)
Penn Dept. of PM&R
Penn's Center for Brain Injury and Repair
Education:
RBA (Pre-Med)
Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, 2003.
PhD (Cell & Molecular Biology)
Rutgers School of Graduate Studies - Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, 2010.
DO (Medicine)
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, 2011.
Permanent linkRBA (Pre-Med)
Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, 2003.
PhD (Cell & Molecular Biology)
Rutgers School of Graduate Studies - Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, 2010.
DO (Medicine)
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, 2011.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Swanson is a board certified Physiatrist, with sub-specialty certification in Brain Injury Medicine. Dr. Swanson’s clinical practice centers on the Neurological Rehabilitation of patients with Acquired Brain Injury, both at Penn and within the VA's Polytrauma/TBI System of Care. His goal is to assist patients in achieving optimal return of neurological function following all forms of Acquired Brain Injury through a combination of clinical practice and scientific research. Dr. Swanson also runs a research laboratory within the VA's Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration and Restoration (CNNR), and is a member of Penn's Center for Brain Injury and Repair (CBIR).Selected Publications
SWANSON 2ND RL, Acharya NK, Cifu DX: Cerebral microvascular pathology is a common endophenotype between traumatic brain injury, cardiovascular disease, and dementia: a hypothesis and review. Cureus 14(5): e25318, May 2022 Notes: PMID: 35774720; DOI 10.7759/cureus.25318.Calandra JM, Shofer FS, Chao AM, SWANSON 2ND RL: Nutrition education, understanding, and counseling practices among physiatrists: a survey study. Cureus 14(9): e28756, September 2022 Notes: PMID: 36211094; DOI 10.7759/cureus.28756.
Patel PR, Armistead-Jehle P, Eltman NR, Heath KM, Cifu DX, SWANSON RL: Brain injury: how dietary patterns impact long-term outcomes. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 11(3): 367-376, July 2023 Notes: PMID: 37732170; DOI: 10.1007/s40141-023-00413-7.
Grovola MR, Jinich A, Paleologos N, Arroyo EJ, Browne KD, SWANSON RL, Duda JE, Cullen DK : Persistence of hyper-ramified microglia in porcine cortical gray matter after mild traumatic brain injury. Biomedicines 11(7): 1960, July 2023 Notes: PMID: 37509599; DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071960.
Knoll RM, Reinshagen KL, Barber SR, Ghanad I, Swanson R, Smith DH, Abdullah KG, Jung DH, Remenschneider AK, Kozin ED: High resolution computed tomography atlas of the porcine temporal bone and skull base: anatomical correlates for traumatic brain injury research. J Neurotrauma 36(7): 1029-1039, Apr 2019 Notes: PMID: 29969939; DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.5808.
McBride WR, Conlan CE, Barylski NA, Warneryd AC, SWANSON RL: Blood biomarkers in brain injury medicine. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep February 2022 Notes: PMID: 35433117; DOI: 10.1007/s40141-022-00343-w.
O’Donnell JC, Swanson RL, Wofford KL, Grovola MR, Purvis EM, Petrov D, Cullen DK.: Chapter 13: Emerging approaches for regenerative rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury. Regenerative Rehabilitation - From Basic Science to the Clinic. Physiology in Health and Disease. Greising SM, Call JA (eds.). Springer, Cham, Page: 409-459, June, 02 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95884-8_13.
Acharya NK, Grossman H, Arroyo E, SWANSON RL, Kosciuk M, Venkataraman V, Lamar M, Bennett D, Schneider JA, Arvanitakis Z, Libon DJ, Nagele RG: Selective affinity of extravasated brain-reactive IgG autoantibodies for pyramidal neurons is linked to brain amyloid deposition, neuronal dysfunction, and cognitive decline. Alzheimers Dement 17(Suppl 3): e055567, December 2021 Notes: Abstract available online at: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.055567.
SWANSON 2ND RL, Hampton S, Green-McKenzie J, Diaz-Arrastia R, Grady MS, Verma R, Biester R, Duda D, Wolf RL, Smith DH: Neurological manifestations among US government personnel reporting directional audible and sensory phenomena in Havana, Cuba. JAMA 319(10): 1125-1133, March 2018 Notes: PMID: 29450484; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.1742; as of June 2024, Altmetric attention score: 3173 (top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric), ranking #69/37,255 for all tracked outputs from JAMA.
Verma R, SWANSON RL, Parker D, Ould Ismail AA, Shinohara RT, Alappatt JA, Doshi J, Davatzikos C, Gallaway M, Duda D, Chen HI, Kim JJ, Gur RC, Wolf RL, Grady MS, Hampton S, Diaz-Arrastia R, Smith DH: Neuroimaging findings in US government personnel with possible exposure to directional phenomena in Havana, Cuba. JAMA 322(4): 336-347, Jul 2019 Notes: PMID: 31334794; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.9269; as of June 2024, Altmetric attention score: 1445 (top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric), ranking #249/37,255 for all tracked outputs from JAMA.