Kelly Sloane, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Member, Vagus Nerve Stimulation Clinical Determinations and Indications Committee, VHA Office of Integrated Veteran Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Department of Neurology, 3W Gates
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Links
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Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation (LCNS)
Sloane Neurorecovery Lab
BrainStim Center
Search PubMed for articles
Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation (LCNS)
Sloane Neurorecovery Lab
BrainStim Center
Education
BA (Classics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, 2014.
MS (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
BA (Classics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, 2014.
MS (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Medicine, Temple University Hospital, 2014-2015.
Resident, Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2015-2018.
Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Partners Healthcare (MGH/BWH), 2018-2019.
Fellow, Neurorecovery, Partners Healthcare (MGH/Spaulding), 2019-2020.
Intern, Medicine, Temple University Hospital, 2014-2015.
Resident, Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2015-2018.
Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Partners Healthcare (MGH/BWH), 2018-2019.
Fellow, Neurorecovery, Partners Healthcare (MGH/Spaulding), 2019-2020.
Certifications
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2019.
Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020.
Brain Injury Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 2022.
Permanent linkNeurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2019.
Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020.
Brain Injury Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 2022.
Description of Clinical Expertise
I treat patients who have suffered from stroke and other brain injuries from the hyperacute period of their disease (as they enter the hospital) to the chronic period (as they are rehabilitating).Description of Research Expertise
My research interests focus on recovery of cognitive function after stroke and other brain injuries. I investigate how targeted, early interventions after stroke can improve cognitive performance. An additional area of interest for me is on healthcare technologies and how these tools can be utilized to provide accessible, cost-effective therapies.Selected Publications
Aboul-Nour H, Siegler JE, Thompson SL, Glover PA, Daniel JA, Penckofer M, Smith MM, Yaghi S, Ro J, Chen L, D'Souza M, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Sharma R, Aziz YN, Kirchhoffer K, Kam W, Melkumova E, Sloane KL, Lineback CM, Thottempudi N, Heaton S, Linares G, Singh E, Almallouhi E, Stretz C, Albert Fernandez CJ, Dumitrascu OM, Culbertson CJ, Elangovan C, Bowman A, Valhuerdi Porto C, Chahien D, Herpich F, Farooqui M, Kang J, de Havenon A, Nelson A, Shahrivari M, Stamm B, Khezri N, Lewis S, Sathya A, Leung LY, Eklund K, Rojas-Soto D, Nedelcu S, Al Kasab S, Van Coevering RJ, Thon J, Jillella DV, Nahab FB.: Real-World Practice in Secondary Stroke Prevention Following Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: Secondary Analysis of the CASPR Registry. Neurol Clin Pract. 16(4): e200631, Aug 2026.Sloane KL, Hamilton RH. : Cognition After Stroke: It Is a Long Story Stroke 57(7): 2163-2164, Jul 2026.
Andres W, Rothstein A, Abbruzzese S, Stulberg E, Law CA, Murthy S, Kamel H, Sloane KL, Schneider ALC : Trends in Vascular Risk Factor Control Among US Adults With Prior Stroke: 1999 to 2023. J Am Heart Assoc 15(11): e046500, Jun 2026.
Phillips T, Vnenchak LH, Hamilton RH, Sloane KL. : Provider Recognition of Cognitive Impairment After Stroke. Poster presented at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA May 2026.
Conlan C, Schneider ALC, Sloane KL. : Cardiovascular Risk Factors among United States Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from Age, Sex, and Race Subgroup Analyses. Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico. Feb 2026.
Yaghi S, Khan F, Lewis S, Stipanovich A, Choi R, Baker R, Al Kasab S, Abu Qdais A, Yaddanapudi SS, Sultana S, Khan M, Malik M, Klaas J, Bakradze E, Aemaz Ur Rehman M, Leon Guerrero C, Ressler HW, Saleh Velez FG, Owens C, Pinto CB, McCullough-Hicks M, Cooper D, Parameswaran Pillai A, Hariharan P, Alam S, Mayer M, Heldner MR, Kugler I, Antonenko K, Almiri W, Martins S, Secchi TL, Mantovani G, Rothstein A, Sloane K, Krishnaiah B, Alfred L, Elangovan C, Vishnu VY, Chandu M, Agarwal A, Romoli M, Marrone N, Vozzi S, Ghannam M, Elshikh M, Dibas M, Hou Y, Peshwe K, Tunguturi A, Marto JP, Duarte Armindo R, Frontera J, Kuohn L, AlMajali M, Zaidat OO, Barakat B, Khan N, Simpkins AN, Sen S, Coelho M, Sargento Fritas J, Sousa JA, Aguiar de Sousa D, Soares M, Cyntia Lima Fonseca Rodrigues A, Jhaveri A, Morsi RZ, Siegler J, Aziz YN, Harker P, Bhati S, Vassilopoulou S, Tountopoulou A, de Havenon A, Muddasani V, Henninger N, Tran H, Helenius J, Khasawneh M, Vellimana A, Apfel R, Molaie A, Mannino M, Terruso V, El Halabi T, Reda M, Tamer C, Klein P, Shu L, Khatri P, Furie K, Nguyen TN, Liebeskind DS, Prabhakaran S. : Impaired Perfusion and Early Ischemic Stroke Recurrence in Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis: BIORISK ICAS Study. Stroke 57(1): 96-106, Jan 2026.
Kelly L. Sloane, Lindsay D. Nelson, Murray B. Stein, Jason Barber, Nancy Temkin, J. Cobb Scott, Benjamin L. Brett, Geoffrey Manly, Andrea L.C. Schneider, and the TRACK-TBI Study Investigators: Associations of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression with Cognitive Performance Over the First Year Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study. BMJ Mental Health 28(1): e302080, Dec 2025.
Smith MM, Brorson JR, Badillo Goicoechea E, Penckofer M, Eklund K, Stretz C, Lineback CM, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Lewis S, Ali H, Aboul-Nour H, de Havenon A, Culbertson CJ, Melkumova E, Jillella D, Dumitrascu OM, Parikh P, Doolittle C, Yahnke I, Sathya A, Brown S, Kang J, Bowman A, Shahrivari M, Elangovan C, Sehgal S, Sloane KL, Alvi M, Krishnaiah B, Kam W, Kothari S, Abu Qdais A, Farooqui M, Nahab F, Quintela GA, Sharma R, Thottempudi N, Nedelcu S, Herpich F, Glover P, Chahien D, Liebeskind DS, Linares G, Daniel JP, Al Kasab S, Singh E, D'Souza M, Gaudio E, Aziz Y, Yaghi S, Kala N, Sarkar M, Goldstein ED, Chen L, Van Coevering R, Thon JM, Stamm B, Thompson SL, Siegler JE.: Intracranial Occlusion in Cryptogenic Stroke Is Not Predictive of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of the Cardiac Abnormalities in Stroke Prevention and Risk of Recurrence Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 14(19): e041500, Oct 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.041500.
Shangloo L, Sloane K. : Provider Recognition of Cognitive Impairment After Stroke. Poster presented at the University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Sept 2025.
Lin F, Drachman H, Sloane K.: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a biomarker to characterize small vessel disease-related cognitive decline. Poster presented at the University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Sept 2025.