- Diplopia (Double Vision)
- Dizziness
- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (Pseudotumor cerebri)
- Ischemic optic neuropathy
- Migraine-related visual problems
- Nystagmus
- Ophthalmoparesis
- Optic nerve disorder
- Optic nerve swelling
- Papilledema (Optic disc swelling)
- Unexplained neurological vision changes
- Unexplained vision loss
- Visual field defects
- Visual field loss
- Visual pathway lesions
Ali G. Hamedani, MD, MHS
he/his
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
- Assistant Professor of Neurology in Ophthalmology
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Persian (Farsi)
Persian (Farsi)
Français
French
Reviews
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Insurance accepted
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- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Neurology, 2017
- American Academy of Neurology, National
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International
- International Parkinson Disease & Movement Disorders Society, International
- North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, International
- Parkinson Study Group, International
- Penn Movement Disorders Center
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Cordisco AJ, Jin F, Hamedani AG, Vanderbeek BL Risk of non-infectious uveitis associated with disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis , American Journal of Ophthalmology, 288: 2026,199-206
Huang AY, Hamedani AG Dynamic trajectories in visual function and fall risk in older adults , Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology: 2026
Loja Patino B, Hamedani AG Visual impairment and potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults , Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology: 2026
Lord J, Walton M, Murphy P, Shepherd L, Wolfe GI, Sussman J, Cutter G, Kaminski H, Aban I, Hamedani AG, Hodgson R Economic Evaluation of Thymectomy for the Treatment of Nonthymomatous Myasthenia Gravis , JAMA Network Open, 9(4): 2026,e266612
Anthony CM, Liu GT, Hamedani AG Case-Only Study Designs in Neuro-Ophthalmology: An Example Using Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome , North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society: 2026
Morano MJ, Narayanaswami P, Hamedani AG Non-ocular symptoms in early, treatment-naïve ocular myasthenia gravis: the PROMISE-MG study , North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society: 2026
Li M, Thibault DP, De Lott, LB, Gravel CA, Freeman EE, Hamedani AH Harmonization of self-reported and performance-based measures of vision using inverse probability weighting: an example using vision and depression in NHATS, CLSA, and LASI , Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 81(4): 2026
Magee RG, Li Y, Rovine MJ, Pelak VS, Hamedani AG Epidemiology of visuospatial impairment in older adults: the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol , North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society: 2026
Cordisco AJ, Jin F, Hamedani AG, VanderBeek BL Risk of non-infectious uveitis associated with disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis , North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society: 2026
Durand A, Huang AY, Lee IT, Mumford S, Liu GT, Hamedani AG Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and pregnancy in the United States: delivery outcomes and relationship with obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome , Neurology: Open Access: 2026