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
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
Johnson K, Azage M, Babaian N, Baldwin A, Dratch L, Paul R, Bardakjian T, Amado D, Gonzalez-Alegre P, Quinn C, Elman L, Hamedani AG, Ellis CA, Orthmann-Murphy J, Scherer SS: Genetic Testing Trends in Adult Neurology: Increasing Access and Evolving Yield. American Neurological Association September 2023.Pham Nguyen TP, Gray SL, Newcomb CW, Liu Q, Hamedani AG, Weintraub D, Hennessy S, Willis AW: Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Parkinson Disease Before and After Hospitalization for Injury. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders August 2023.
Xue K, Feng Y, Tam V, Lin CC, De Lott LB, Hamedani AG: Sociodemographic and geographic variation in access to neuro-ophthalmologists in the United States. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 43(2): 149-152, June 2023.
Hamedani AG, Auinger P, Willis AW, Safarpour D, Shprecher D, Stover N, Subramanian T, Cloud LJ.: Adjusting for underrepresentation reveals widespread underestimation of Parkinson disease symptom burden. Movement Disorders June 2023.
Hamedani AG, McPherson TO, Aban I, Lee I, Kupersmith MJ, Wolf GI, Kaminski HJ: Attitudes and beliefs towards thymectomy in the Myasthenia Gravis Patient Registry. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 24(2), June 2023.
Hamedani AG: Deep learning, the retina, and Parkinson's disease. JAMA Ophthalmology June 2023.
Xu A, Hamedani AG: Cataract surgery utilization in Parkinson’s disease: the English Longitudinal Survey on Ageing. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology April 2023.
Hamedani AG, Willis AW, Ying GS: Visual impairment, age-related eye disease, and neuropsychiatric outcomes in older adults. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology April 2023.
Li M, Hamedani AG: Association of visual impairment with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology April 2023 Notes: Platform presentation, ARVO Travel Award for mentee.
Xue K, Feng Y, Tam V, Lin CC, De Lott LB, Hamedani AG: Sociodemographic and geographic variation in access to neuro-ophthalmologists in the United States. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society March 2023.