Pavan Vaswani, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Associate Program Director, Movement Disorders Fellowship, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
Attending Neurologist, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Philadelphia VA Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
330 S 9th St
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 215 829 6500
Fax: 215 829 6606
Fax: 215 829 6606
Education:
BS (Computer Science)
University of Washington , 2009.
BS (Biochemistry)
University of Washington, 2009.
BS (Neuroscience)
University of Washington, 2009.
PhD (Neuroscience)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
BS (Computer Science)
University of Washington , 2009.
BS (Biochemistry)
University of Washington, 2009.
BS (Neuroscience)
University of Washington, 2009.
PhD (Neuroscience)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2016-2017.
Resident in Neurology, Harvard BWH-MGH Neurology Residency Program, 2017-2020.
Chief Resident in Neurology, Harvard BWH-MGH Neurology Residency Program, 2019-2020.
Fellowship in Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 2020-2022.
Intern in Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2016-2017.
Resident in Neurology, Harvard BWH-MGH Neurology Residency Program, 2017-2020.
Chief Resident in Neurology, Harvard BWH-MGH Neurology Residency Program, 2019-2020.
Fellowship in Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 2020-2022.
Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020.
Permanent linkDiplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Movement Disorders Specialist with an interest in Deep Brain Stimulation.Selected Publications
Vaswani PA, Morley JF, Jennings D, Siderowf A, Marek K; and the PARS investigators.: Serial olfactory testing for the diagnosis of prodromal Parkinson's disease in the PARS study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord November 2022.Conway SE, Vaswani PA, Budhu JA, Kett LR, Eaton SHM, Wang W, Bowley MP, Prasad S.: Development and Impact of a Progressive Parental Leave Policy in a Neurology Residency. Neurology 98: 973-979, Jun 2022.
Vaswani PA, Matiello M.: Dizziness and Deafness. Pocket Neurology 3rd Ed. Matiello M, Bowley MP, Zafar S, Westover MB. (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), Oct 2021.
Lang AE, Forbes E, Vaswani PA, Duda JE, Morley JF, Sethi KD.: Commentary: Uremic Striatopallidal Syndrome Manifesting as Acute Onset Chorea. Mov Disord Clin Pract 8: S58-S59, Sep 2021.
Forbes E, Vaswani PA, Duda JE, Morley JF.: Uremic Striatopallidal Syndrome Manifesting as Acute Onset Chorea. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 8(Suppl 1): S55-S57, Sep 2021.
Prasad S, Vaswani PA, Budhu JA, Conway SE, Kett LR, Eaton SHM, Bowley MP.: Legal Regulations and Institutional Policies Underlying Parental Leave in Graduate Medical Education. J Grad Med Educ. 13(3): 349-354, Jun 2021.
Vaswani P.: How to succeed as a medical student on Neurology. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Feb 2021 Notes: authored clerkship guide.
Vaswani PA, Morley JF, Jennings D, Siderowf A, Marek K, and the PARS investigators.: Serial olfactory testing for the diagnosis of prodromal Parkinson’s disease in the Parkinson Associated Risk Syndrome (PARS) study. Movement Disorders Society. 36 (suppl 1)., 2021 Notes: https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/serial-olfactory-testing-for-the-diagnosis-of-prodromal-parkinson-disease-in-the-parkinson-associated-risk-syndrome-pars-study/
P. Vaswani, J. Morley, D. Jennings, A. Siderowf, K. Marek, P.: Predictive value of UPSIT subsets in prodromal Parkinson disease. Movement Disorders Society. 36 (suppl 1), 2021 Notes: https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/predictive-value-of-upsit-subsets-in-prodromal-parkinson-disease/
Vaswani PA, Tropea TF, Dahodwala N. : Overcoming Barriers to Parkinson Disease Trial Participation: Increasing Diversity and Novel Designs for Recruitment and Retention. Neurotherapeutics. 17(4): 1724-1735, Oct 2020.