DefneAudreyAmadoMDPhD

Neuromuscular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Neurology

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Dr. Defne Amado is a neurologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Pennsylvania Hospital. She received her medical degree and PhD from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 6 years. She specializes in neuromuscular medicine with a particular focus in ALS, and does translational research using gene therapy-based approaches to develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.

Penn MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2015
Penn MedicineFellowship, 2015 - 2016
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2012 - 2015
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2011

PubMed

2 citations
Cognitive reserve in ALS: the role of occupational skills and requirements.
Emma Rhodes, Sebleh Alfa, Hannah A Jin, Lauren Massimo, Lauren Elman
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2024-08-01
1 citations
A single ALS center experience with clinical use of sodium phenylbutyrate-taurursodiol.
Colin Quinn, Michael Baer, Defne A Amado, Mary Kelley, Lauren Elman
Muscle & Nerve. 2024-07-01
Digital markers of motor speech impairments in spontaneous speech of patients with ALS-FTD spectrum disorders.
Sanjana Shellikeri, Sunghye Cho, Sharon Ash, Carmen Gonzalez-Recober, Corey T Mcmillan
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degeneration. 2024-05-01