DefneAudreyAmadoMDPhD
Neurology • Philadelphia, PANeuromuscular Medicine
Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Office
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-3397
Summary
- 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.
Education & Training
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
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsElevated Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 181 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Katheryn A Q Cousins, Leslie M Shaw, Sanjana Shellikeri, Laynie Dratch, Luis Rosario
Annals of Neurology. 2022-11-01 - 95 citationsSafety and Efficacy of Subretinal Readministration of a Viral Vector in Large Animals to Treat Congenital BlindnessDefne A. Amado, Federico Mingozzi, Daniel Hui, Jeannette L. Bennicelli, Zhangyong Wei
Science Translational Medicine. 2010-03-03 - 39 citationsCharacterization of Parkinson's disease using blood-based biomarkers: A multicohort proteomic analysis.Marijan Posavi, Maria Diaz-Ortiz, Benjamine Liu, Christine R. Swanson, R. Tyler Skrinak
Plos Medicine. 2019-10-11
Press Mentions
The Philadelphia Foundation Board of Managers Selects 2016 Brody Fellowship RecipientMarch 28th, 2016
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