Alonso Zea Vera, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 5138081923
Publications
Education:
MD (Medical Doctor)
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima Peru, 2012.
MD (Medical Doctor)
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima Peru, 2012.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, General Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2015-2016.
Resident, Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2016-2017.
Resident, Child Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2017-2020.
Fellow, Pediatric Movement Disorders, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2020-2021.
Intern, General Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2015-2016.
Resident, Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2016-2017.
Resident, Child Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2017-2020.
Fellow, Pediatric Movement Disorders, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2020-2021.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, 2021.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, 2021.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Movement DisordersDystonia
Chorea
Ataxia
Tremor
Tics and Tourette Syndrome
Deep Brain Stimulation
Selected Publications
Elizabeth Pickup, Tasnim Naima, Adriana de la Flor, Cecilia Bouska, Laura Tochen, Alonso Zea Vera: Genetic Testing Practices in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Child Neurology Society Meeting, Charlotte, NC October 2025.Kuntal Sen, Sanam Zarei, Elizabeth Record, Cassidy Petree, Laura Tochen, Alonso Zea Vera, Gaurav Varshney.: Elucidating the Clinical and Molecular Basis of TBC1D24-Related Disorders. Child Neurology Society Meeting. Charlotte, NC October 2025.
Cecilia Bouska, Laura Tochen, Kuntal Sen, Alonso Zea Vera: Genetic and Non-Genetic Etiology of PRRT2-Negative Paroxysmal Dyskinesia (PKD). Child Neurology Society Meeting, Charlotte, NC October 2025.
Huerta Hurtado A, Zea Vera A.: Diagnosis and treatment of dyskinesias in pediatrics. Medicina (B Aires) 85: 64-70, September 2025.
Pickup E, Garris J, Zea Vera A: Movement Disorders in Children: A Primer for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 36(3): 555-574, August 2025.
McLeod GA, Switzer AR, Bartolini L, Zea Vera AG, Smith EE, Ganesh A: Management of Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Era of Anti-Amyloid Therapy: A Worldwide Neurology Survey. Neurol Clin Pract. 15(4): e200507, August 2025.
Roberts JI, Zea Vera AG: Practice Current-Surveys Navigating Equipoise in Clinical Neurology Worldwide: Stepping Outside of the Echo Chambers. Neurol Clin Pract 15(1): e200428, Feb 2025.
Fu KA, Chan JM, Stepanyan K, Elting S, Manchanda A, Zea Vera AG, Vermillion M, Wilhalme H, Keener AM, Strowd RE 3rd.: Education Research: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Journal Club Formats to Enhance Evidence-Based Practice Through Social Cognitive Learning Theory. Neurol Educ 4(1): e200195, February 2025.
Sen K, Vera AZ, Puronurmi A, Gropman A, Wongkittichote P, Ganetzky R, Autio K, Kastaniotis A: Biallelic Variants in LIPT2 as a Cause of Infantile-Onset Dystonia: Expanding the Clinical and Molecular Spectrum. Pediatr Neurol 162: 32-39, January 2025.
Sen K, Zea Vera A, Puronurmi A, Gropman A, Wongkittichote P, Ganetzki R, Autio K, Kastaniotis A: Biallelic Variants in LIPT2 as a Cause of Infantile-Onset Dystonia: Understanding an Ultra-Rare Disorder using Lipoylation pathway in Yeast. 2024 CNS annual meeting October 2024 Notes: Poster presentation.