John A. Detre, MD

Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Brain Science Center
  • Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Neurology in Radiology

My education and training

  • Residency: University Health Center of Pittsburgh
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

59 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
doctor was very easy to talk to. was prepared to meet us and discuss any pertinent information. extremely knowledgeable. great bedside manner. thoroughly satisfied.
Anonymous
May 2026
attentive, proactive, responsive to concerns
Anonymous
May 2026
he tried to help me. didn't just dismiss me because i seem ok
Anonymous
April 2026
dr detre is great.

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.
Dr. Detre is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Wu, P. H., Rodriguez-Soto, A. E., Wiemken, A., Englund, E. K., Rodgers, Z. B., Langham, M. C., Schwab, R. J., Detre, J. A., Guo, W., Wehrli, F. W. MRI evaluation of cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) in obstructive sleep apnea , J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 42(6): 2022,1049-1060


Tisdall, M. D., Ohm, D. T., Lobrovich, R., Das, S. R., Mizsei, G., Prabhakaran, K., Ittyerah, R., Lim, S., McMillan, C. T., Wolk, D. A., Gee, J., Trojanowski, J. Q., Lee, E. B., Detre, J. A., Yushkevich, P., Grossman, M., Irwin, D. J. Ex vivo MRI and histopathology detect novel iron-rich cortical inflammation in frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau versus TDP-43 pathology , Neuroimage Clin, 33: 2022,102913


Quan, P., He, L., Mao, T., Fang, Z., Deng, Y., Pan, Y., Zhang, X., Zhao, K., Lei, H., Detre, J. A., Kable, J. W., Rao, H. Cerebellum anatomy predicts individual risk-taking behavior and risk tolerance , Neuroimage, 254: 2022,119148


Moonen, J. E. F., Nasrallah, I. M., Detre, J. A., Dolui, S., Erus, G., Davatzikos, C., Meirelles, O., Bryan, R. N., Launer, L. J. Race, sex, and mid-life changes in brain health: Cardia MRI substudy , Alzheimers Dement: 2022


Lucas, A., Nanga, R. P. R., Hadar, P., Chen, S., Gibson, A., Oechsel, K., Elliott, M. A., Stein, J. M., Das, S., Reddy, R., Detre, J. A., Davis, K. A. Mapping hippocampal glutamate in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with glutamate weighted CEST (GluCEST) imaging , Hum Brain Mapp: 2022


Liu, W., Liu, J., Bhavsar, R., Mao, T., Mamikonyan, E., Raizen, D., Detre, J. A., Weintraub, D., Rao, H. Perfusion Imaging of Fatigue and Time-on-Task Effects in Patients With Parkinson''s Disease , Front Aging Neurosci, 14: 2022,901203


Kurella Tamura, M., Gaussoin, S., Pajewski, N. M., Zaharchuk, G., Freedman, B. I., Rapp, S. R., Auchus, A. P., Haley, W. E., Oparil, S., Kendrick, J., Roumie, C. L., Beddhu, S., Cheung, A. K., Williamson, J. D., Detre, J. A., Dolui, S., Bryan, R. N., Nasrallah, I. M., Sprint Research Group Kidney Disease, Hypertension Treatment, and Cerebral Perfusion and Structure , Am J Kidney Dis, 79(5): 2022,677-687 e1


Kissas, G., Hwuang, E., Thompson, E. W., Schwartz, N., Detre, J. A., Witschey, W. R., Perdikaris, P. Feasibility of Vascular Parameter Estimation for Assessing Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders , J Biomech Eng: 2022


Kim, W. S. H., Luciw, N. J., Atwi, S., Shirzadi, Z., Dolui, S., Detre, J. A., Nasrallah, I. M., Swardfager, W., Bryan, R. N., Launer, L. J., MacIntosh, B. J. Associations of white matter hyperintensities with networks of gray matter blood flow and volume in midlife adults: A coronary artery risk development in young adults magnetic resonance imaging substudy , Hum Brain Mapp, 43(12): 2022,3680-3693


Jiang, H., Simms, A. G., Sadaghiani, S., Jiang, Y. Y., Morgan, J. I. W., Aguirre, G. K., Pattany, P. M., Detre, J. A., Wang, J. Multi-Center Repeatability of Macular Capillary Perfusion Density Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography , Clin Ophthalmol, 16: 2022,3069-3078


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