Thomas Francis Tropea, DO, MPH, MSTR
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Neurology
Contact information
330 South 9th St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 2158296500
Fax: 2158296606
Fax: 2158296606
Publications
Education:
BS (Biopsychology)
Tufts University, 2005.
MPH (Public Health)
University of New England, 2011.
DO (Osteopathic Medicine)
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011.
MSTR (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
BS (Biopsychology)
Tufts University, 2005.
MPH (Public Health)
University of New England, 2011.
DO (Osteopathic Medicine)
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011.
MSTR (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Post-Graduate Training
Medicine Intern, Weill Cornell Medical College/NY Presbyterian Hospital, 2011-2012.
Neurology Resident, Weill Cornell Medical College/NY Presbyterian Hospital, 2012-2014.
Chief Neurology Resident, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, 2014-2015.
Movement Disorders and Translational Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2015-2018.
NeuroNEXT Fellow, University of Pennsylvania and NINDS, 2018-2019.
Medicine Intern, Weill Cornell Medical College/NY Presbyterian Hospital, 2011-2012.
Neurology Resident, Weill Cornell Medical College/NY Presbyterian Hospital, 2012-2014.
Chief Neurology Resident, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, 2014-2015.
Movement Disorders and Translational Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2015-2018.
NeuroNEXT Fellow, University of Pennsylvania and NINDS, 2018-2019.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatric and Neurology, 2015.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatric and Neurology, 2015.
Selected Publications
Tropea TF, Albuja I, Cousins KAQ, Irwin DJ, Lee EB, Chen-Plotkin AS.: Concomitant Alzheimer Disease Pathology in Parkinson Disease Dementia. Ann Neurol Mar 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ana.26635. Online ahead of print.Tropea TF, Waligorska T, Xie SX, Nasrallah IM, Cousins KAQ, Trojanowski JQ, Grossman M, Irwin DJ, Weintraub D, Lee EB, Wolk DA, Chen-Plotkin AS, Shaw LM; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.: Plasma phosphorylated tau181 predicts cognitive and functional decline. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 10(1): 18-31, Jan 2023.
James JG, Park J, Oliver A, Xie SX, Siderowf A, Spindler M, Wechsler LR, Tropea TF.: Linked Patient and Provider Impressions of Outpatient Teleneurology Encounters. Neurol Clin Pract 2023.
Cousins KAQ, Irwin DJ, Chen-Plotkin A, Shaw LM, Arezoumandan S, Lee EB, Wolk DA, Weintraub D, Spindler M, Deik A, Grossman M, Tropea TF.: Plasma GFAP associates with secondary Alzheimer's pathology in Lewy body disease. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2023.
Uemura MT, Robinson JL, Cousins KAQ, Tropea TF, Kargilis DC, McBride JD, Suh E, Xie SX, Xu Y, Porta S, Uemura N, Van Deerlin VM, Wolk DA, Irwin DJ, Brunden KR, Lee VM, Lee EB, Trojanowski JQ.: Distinct characteristics of limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy in Lewy body disease. Acta Neuropathol 143(1): 15-31, Dec 2022.
Cousins KAQ, Shaw LM, Shellikeri S, Dratch L, Rosario L, Elman LB, Quinn C, Amado DA, Wolk DA, Tropea TF, Chen-Plotkin A, Irwin DJ, Grossman M, Lee EB, Trojanowski JQ, McMillan CT.: Elevated Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 181 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Ann Neurol 92(5): 807-818, Nov 2022.
Diaz-Ortiz ME, Seo Y, Posavi M, Carceles Cordon M, Clark E, Jain N, Charan R, Gallagher MD, Unger TL, Amari N, Skrinak RT, Davila-Rivera R, Brody EM, Han N, Zack R, Van Deerlin VM, Tropea TF, Luk KC, Lee EB, Weintraub D, Chen-Plotkin AS.: GPNMB confers risk for Parkinson's disease through interaction with α-synuclein. Science 377(6608): eabk0637, Aug 2022.
Zuroff L, Rezk A, Shinoda K, Espinoza DA, Elyahu Y, Zhang B, Chen AA, Shinohara RT, Jacobs D, Alcalay RN, Tropea TF, Chen-Plotkin A, Monsonego A, Li R, Bar-Or A.: Immune aging in multiple sclerosis is characterized by abnormal CD4 T cell activation and increased frequencies of cytotoxic CD4 T cells with advancing age. EBioMedicine 82: 104179, Aug 2022.
Shen J, Amari N, Zack R, Skrinak RT, Unger TL, Posavi M, Tropea TF, Xie SX, Van Deerlin VM, Dewey RB Jr, Weintraub D, Trojanowski JQ, Chen-Plotkin AS.: Plasma MIA, CRP, and Albumin Predict Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease. Ann Neurol 92(2): 255-269, Aug 2022.
Weintraub D, Posavi M, Fontanillas P, Tropea TF, Mamikonyan E, Suh E, Trojanowski JQ, Cannon P, Van Deerlin VM; 23andMe Research Team, Chen-Plotkin AS.: Genetic prediction of impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 9(7): 936-949, Jul 2022.