- Essential tremor
- Gait abnormality
- Movement disorder
- Parkinson's disease
- Tremor
Meredith A. Spindler, MD
About me
- Associate Clinical Director, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
- Medical Director, Deep Brain Stimulation Program, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
- Professor of Clinical Neurology
My education and training
- Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Spoken languages
Reviews
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Insurance accepted
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
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- 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
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- 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
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- Clover Health Value
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- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
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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.
Qualifications and experience
- Neurology, 2010
- American Academy of Neurology (Member), National
- Boston Scientific, National
- International Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Society, International
- Medtronic, Inc, National
- Parkinson's Study Group, International
- Philadelphia Neurological Society (Member), Local
- Penn Movement Disorders Center
- Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue for 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Schneider RB, Jimenez-Shahed J, Abraham DS, Thibault DP, Mantri S, Fullard M, Burack MA, Chou KL, Spindler M, Jermakowicz WJ, D'Haese PF, York MK, Kirk JC, Schwalb JM, Espay AJ, Shih LC, Simon DK, Hunter C, Crispo JAG, Willis AW; of the Parkinson Study Group Health Care Outcomes and Disparities Working Group (HCODWG) and the Registry to Advance DBS for PD (RAD-PD). Acute readmission following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease: A nationwide analysis , Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 70: 2020,96-102
Spotorno Nicola, Hall Sara, Irwin David J, Rumetshofer Theodor, Acosta-Cabronero Julio, Deik Andres F, Spindler Meredith A, Lee Edward B, Trojanowski John Q, van Westen Danielle, Nilsson Markus, Grossman Murray, Nestor Peter J, McMillan Corey T, Hansson Oskar Diffusion Tensor MRI to Distinguish Progressive Supranuclear Palsy from α-Synucleinopathies. , Radiology, 293(3): 2019,646-653
Coughlin David G, Bardakjian Tanya M, Spindler Meredith, Deik Andres Hereditary Myoclonus Dystonia: A Novel Variant and Phenotype Including Intellectual Disability. , Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.), 8: 2018,547
Beck Christopher A, Beran Denise B, Biglan Kevin M, Boyd Cynthia M, Dorsey E Ray, Schmidt Peter N, Simone Richard, Willis Allison W, Galifianakis Nicholas B, Katz Maya, Tanner Caroline M, Dodenhoff Kristen, Aldred Jason, Carter Julie, Fraser Andrew, Jimenez-Shahed Joohi, Hunter Christine, Spindler Meredith, Reichwein Suzanne, Mari Zoltan, Dunlop Becky, Morgan John C, McLane Dedi, Hickey Patrick, Gauger Lisa, Richard Irene Hegeman, Mejia Nicte I, Bwala Grace, Nance Martha, Shih Ludy C, Singer Carlos, Vargas-Parra Silvia, Zadikoff Cindy, Okon Natalia, Feigin Andrew, Ayan Jean, Vaughan Christina, Pahwa Rajesh, Dhall Rohit, Hassan Anhar, DeMello Steven, Riggare Sara S, Wicks Paul, Achey Meredith A, Elson Molly J, Goldenthal Steven, Keenan H Tait, Korn Ryan, Schwarz Heidi, Sharma Saloni, Stevenson E Anna, Zhu William National randomized controlled trial of virtual house calls for Parkinson disease. , Neurology, 89(11): 2017,1152-1161
Pretzer-Aboff Ingrid, Bunting-Perry Lisette, Spindler Meredith The Implications of Parkinson's Disease for Women's Health. , J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs., 45(5): 2016,723-36
Dorsey E Ray, Achey Meredith A, Beck Christopher A, Beran Denise B, Biglan Kevin M, Boyd Cynthia M, Schmidt Peter N, Simone Richard, Willis Allison W, Galifianakis Nicholas B, Katz Maya, Tanner Caroline M, Dodenhoff Kristen, Ziman Nathan, Aldred Jason, Carter Julie, Jimenez-Shahed Joohi, Hunter Christine, Spindler Meredith, Mari Zoltan, Morgan John C, McLane Dedi, Hickey Patrick, Gauger Lisa, Richard Irene Hegeman, Bull Michael T, Mejia Nicte I, Bwala Grace, Nance Martha, Shih Ludy, Anderson Lauren, Singer Carlos, Zadikoff Cindy, Okon Natalia, Feigin Andrew, Ayan Jean, Vaughan Christina, Pahwa Rajesh, Cooper Jessica, Webb Sydney, Dhall Rohit, Hassan Anhar, Weis Delana, DeMello Steven, Riggare Sara S, Wicks Paul, Smith Joseph, Keenan H Tait, Korn Ryan, Schwarz Heidi, Sharma Saloni, Stevenson E Anna, Zhu William National Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual House Calls for People with Parkinson's Disease: Interest and Barriers. , Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association, 22(7): 2016,590-8
Wilkinson Jayne R, Spindler Meredith, Wood Stephanie M, Marcus Steven C, Weintraub Daniel, Morley James F, Stineman Margaret G, Duda John E High patient satisfaction with telehealth in Parkinson disease: A randomized controlled study. , Neurology. Clinical practice, 6(3): 2016,241-251
Smith Kara M, Spindler Meredith A Uncommon applications of deep brain stimulation in hyperkinetic movement disorders. , Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.), 5: 2015,278
Achey Meredith, Aldred Jason L, Aljehani Noha, Bloem Bastiaan R, Biglan Kevin M, Chan Piu, Cubo Esther, Dorsey E Ray, Goetz Christopher G, Guttman Mark, Hassan Anhar, Khandhar Suketu M, Mari Zoltan, Spindler Meredith, Tanner Caroline M, van den Haak Pieter, Walker Richard, Wilkinson Jayne R The past, present, and future of telemedicine for Parkinson's disease. , Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 29(7): 2014,871-83