Ali Hamedani, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Research Associate, Population Aging Research Center
Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department: Neurology
Contact information
423 Guardian Drive
Blockley Hall 829
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Blockley Hall 829
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education:
B.S. (Biology)
Yale University, 2008.
M.H.S. (Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2012.
M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013.
B.S. (Biology)
Yale University, 2008.
M.H.S. (Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2012.
M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013.
Post-Graduate Training
Internal Medicine Internship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2014.
Neurology Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2017.
Samantha and Michael Jordan Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania / Scheie Eye Institute / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2017-2018.
Neuroepidemiology Post-Doctoral Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-2020.
NeuroNEXT Clinical Research Fellows Training Program, University of Pennnsylvania, 2019-2020.
Internal Medicine Internship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2014.
Neurology Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2017.
Samantha and Michael Jordan Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania / Scheie Eye Institute / Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2017-2018.
Neuroepidemiology Post-Doctoral Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-2020.
NeuroNEXT Clinical Research Fellows Training Program, University of Pennnsylvania, 2019-2020.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2017.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2017.
Selected Publications
Huang AY, Hamedani AG: Dynamic trajectories in visual function and fall risk in older adults. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology May 2026.Loja Patino B, Hamedani AG: Visual impairment and potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology May 2026.
Anthony CM, Liu GT, Hamedani AG: Case-Only Study Designs in Neuro-Ophthalmology: An Example Using Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Mar 2026.
Morano MJ, Narayanaswami P, Hamedani AG: Non-ocular symptoms in early, treatment-naïve ocular myasthenia gravis: the PROMISE-MG study. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Mar 2026.
Magee RG, Li Y, Rovine MJ, Pelak VS, Hamedani AG: Epidemiology of visuospatial impairment in older adults: the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Mar 2026.
Cordisco AJ, Jin F, Hamedani AG, VanderBeek BL: Risk of non-infectious uveitis associated with disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Mar 2026.
Li M, Thibault DP, De Lott, LB, Gravel CA, Freeman EE, Hamedani AH: Harmonization of self-reported and performance-based measures of vision using inverse probability weighting: an example using vision and depression in NHATS, CLSA, and LASI. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences in press 2026.
Xu AL, Li M, Gupta AS, Morton SM, Hamedani AG: Visual scanning and falls in older adults: the Mexico Health and Aging Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Sep 2025.
Yu HN, He j, Hamedani AG, Ying GS : Ophthalmic Conditions in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Sep 2025.
Pham K, Salowe R, Di Rosa R, Hamedani AG, Ying GS, O’Brien JM: The association between glaucoma and dementia in a national cohort of All of Us participants. Ophthalmology Sep 2025.