Brett Cucchiara, MD

Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
Schedule onlineCall 800-789-7366
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About me

  • Director, Neurovascular Lab
  • Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Tulane Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

108 reviews

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Anonymous
December 2025
he spends lots of time talking and does not focus on typing his note
Anonymous
December 2025
Dr. Cucchiara is very knowledgeable and is clear in his communication skills.
Anonymous
December 2025
i feel so confident with dr cucchiara. he is kind, compassionate, understanding, takes time to understand his patients needs and fears
Anonymous
November 2025
most definitely recommend.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital
  • Doylestown Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Princeton Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Cucchiara is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Cucchiara B, Datta, R, Aguirre G, Idoko K, Detre J. Measurement of visual sensitivity in migraine – validation of two scales and correlation with visual cortex activation , Cephalalgia , 35(7): 2015,585-92

Cucchiara B, Wolf RL, Nagae L, Zhang Q, Kasner S, Datta R, Aguirre GK, Detre JA. Migraine with aura is associated with an incomplete circle of willis: results of a prospective observational study. , PLoS ONE, 8: 2013,e71007

Datta R, Aguirre GK, Hu S, Detre JA, Cucchiara B. Interictal cortical hyperresponsiveness in migraine is directly related to the presence of aura. , Cephalalgia, 33(6): 2013,365-74

Merwick A, Albers GW, Arsava EM, Ay H, Calvet D, Coutts SB, Cucchiara BL, Demchuk AM, Giles MF, Mas JL, Olivot JM, Purroy F, Rothwell PM, Saver JL, Sharma VK, Tsivgoulis G, Kelly PJ. Reduction in early stroke risk in carotid stenosis with transient ischemic attack associated with statin treatment. , Stroke., 44: 2013,2814-2820

Ishida K, Raser-Schramm JM, Wilson CA, Kasner SE, Mullen MT, Messe SR, Cucchiara B. Convergent validity and interrater reliability of estimating the ABCD2 score from medical records. , Stroke, 44(3): 2013,803-5

Raser J, Cucchiara B. Modifications of the ABCD2 score do not improve risk stratification of TIA patients. , Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases., 21(6): 2012,467-70

Datta R, Detre JA, Aguirre GK, Cucchiara B. Absence of changes in cortical thickness in patients with migraine. , Cephalalgia., 31(14): 2011,1452-8

Raser JM, Mullen MT, Kasner SE, Cucchiara BL, Messe SR. Cervical carotid artery dissection is associated with styloid process length. , Neurology., 77(23): 2011,2061-66

Cucchiara BL, Messe SR, Sansing L, MacKenzie L, Taylor RA, Pacelli J, Shah Q, Kasner SE Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and C-reactive protein for risk-stratification of patients with TIA. , Stroke, 40(7): 2009,2332-6

Cucchiara, BL, Kasner, SE, Tanne, D, Levine, SR, Demchuk, AM, Messe, S, Sansing, LH, Lyden, P Factors Associated With Post-Thrombolysis Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Pooled Analysis Of The SAINT-I And SAINT-II Trials. , Stroke, 40(4): 2009,E121

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