John Eric Duda, M.D.
Professor of Neurology at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Director, Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and
Clinical Center of the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Center for Neurotrauma, Neurodegeneration and Restoration of the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Philadelphia VAMC
PADRECC/Mail Stop #127
University and Woodland Av.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
PADRECC/Mail Stop #127
University and Woodland Av.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-823-5934
Email:
john.duda@va.gov
john.duda@va.gov
Education:
B.S. (Psychology)
The Pennsylvania State University , 1987.
MD
Thomas Jefferson University, 1994.
B.S. (Psychology)
The Pennsylvania State University , 1987.
MD
Thomas Jefferson University, 1994.
Post-Graduate Training
Howard Hughes Summer Research Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, 1991-1991.
Intern in Medicine, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, 1994-1995.
Resident in Neurology, Hahnemann/MCP University Hospital, Philadelphia, 1995-1998.
Fellowship, Neuropathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1998-2001.
Howard Hughes Summer Research Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, 1991-1991.
Intern in Medicine, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, 1994-1995.
Resident in Neurology, Hahnemann/MCP University Hospital, Philadelphia, 1995-1998.
Fellowship, Neuropathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1998-2001.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2002.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2002.
Selected Publications
Gordán Vélez, W.J., Browne, K.D., Galarrage, J.H., Chouhan, D., Duda, J.E., España, R.A., Chen, H.I., Burdick, J.A., Cullen, D.K.: Dopaminergic axon tracts within a hyaluronic acid hydrogel encasement to restore nigrostriatal pathway. Advanced Healthcare Materials 14: e2402997, 2025.Holden, S.K., Bedenfield, N., Taylor, A.S., Bayram, E., Schwilk, C., Fleisher, J., Duda, J., Shill, H., Paulson, H.L., Stacy, K., Wood, J., Corsentino, P., Sha, S.J., Litvan, I., Irwin, D.J., Quinn, J.F., Goldman, J.G., Amodeo, K., Taylor, J-P., Boeve, B.F., Armstrong, M.J.: Research Priorities of Individuals and Caregivers With Lewy Body Dementia: A Web-based Survey. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 37: 50-58, 2023.
Grovoloa, M.R., Jinich, A., Paleologos, N., Arroyo, E.J., Browne, K.D., Swanson, R.L., Duda, J.E., Cullen, D.K. : Persistence of Hyper-Ramified Microglia in Porcine Cortical Gray Matter after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Biomedicines 11: 1960, 2023.
Harris, J.P., Mietus, C.J., Browne, K.D., Wofford, K.L., Keating, C.E., Brown, D.P., Johnson, B.N., Wolf, J.A., Smith, D.H., Cohen, A.S., Duda, J.E., Cullen, D.K.: Neuronal somatic plasmalemmal permeability and dendritic beading caused by head rotational traumatic brain injury in pigs-An exploratory study. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 17: 1055455, 2023.
Rothlind, J.C., York, M.K., Luo, P., Carlson, K., Marks, W.J., Weaver, F.M., Stern, M., Follett, K., Duda, J.E., Reda, D. for the CSP-468 study group: Predictors of Multi-Domain Cognitive Decline following DBS for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 95: 23-27, 2022.
Feeney, M., Duda, J., Hiller, A., Phillips, J., Evers, C., Yarab, N., Todaro, V., Rader, L., Rosenfeld, S.: Understanding health care needs among Veterans with Parkinson's disease: A survey study. Frontiers in Neurology 13: 924999, 2022.
Struzyna, L.A., Browne, K.D., Burrell, J.C., Gordián Vélez, W.J., Wofford, K.L., Kaplan, H.M., Murthy, N.S., Chen, H.I., Duda, J.E., España, R.A., Cullen, D.K.: Axonal Tract Reconstruction Using a Tissue-Engineered Nigrostriatal Pathway in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23: 13985, 2022.
Walker, I.M., Cousins, K.A., Siderowf, A., Duda, J.E., Morley, J., Dahodwala, N., Tropea, T., Vaishnavi, S., Wolk, D.A., Chen-Plotkin, A., Shaw, L.M., Lee, E.B., Trojanowski, J.Q., Grossman, M., Weintraub, D., Irwin, D.J.: Non-tremor motor dysfunction in Lewy body dementias is associated with AD biomarkers. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 100: 33-6, 2022.
Aamodt, W.W., Dubroff, J.G., Cheng, G., Taylor, B., Wood, S., Duda, J.E., Morley, J.F. : Gait abnormalities and non-motor symptoms predict abnormal dopaminergic imaging in presumed drug-induced Parkinsonism. npj Parkinson's Disease 8: 53, 2022.
Grovola, M.R., Paleologos, N., Brown, D.P., Tran, N., Wofford, K.L., Harris, J.P., Browne, K.D., Shewokis, P.A., Wolf, J.A., Cullen, D.K., Duda, J.E.: Diverse changes in microglia morphology and axonal pathology during the course of 1 year after mild traumatic brain injury in pigs. Brain Pathology 3: e12953, 2021.