Penn Medicine Provider
Neurology
Christopher Favilla, MD
5.0
(63)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Florida
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

63 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.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
he explained everything so i can understand what i'm going through
May 2025
5.0
5.0
took lots of time to explain things, very personable and reassuring.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr favilla is very easy to talk to and explains himself very well
April 2025
5.0
5.0
i have confidence that dr favilla would be a great doctor to all of his patients.

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My Locations

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

Qualifications and experience

My research

Rosenthal ZP, Majeski JB, Somarowthu A, Quinn DK, Lindquist BE, Putt ME, Karaj A, Favilla CG, Baker WB, Hosseini G, Rodriguez JP, Cristancho MA, Sheline YI, Shuttleworth CW, Abbott CC, Yodh AG, Goldberg EM Electroconvulsive therapy generates a hidden wave after seizure , bioRxiv, 10(31): 2024,621357

Hayes A, Kasner SE, Favilla CG, Rothstein A, Witsch J, Hamilton RH, Sloane KL. Not So Transient?: A Narrative Review on Cognitive Impairment After Transient Ischemic Attack , Stroke, 55(10): 2024,2558-2566

Favilla CG, Forti RM, Carter S, Kofke WA, Kasner SE, Baker WB, Yodh AG, Messé SR, Cummings S, Kung DK, Burkhardt JK, Choudhri OA, Pukenas B, Srinivasan VM, Hurst RW, Detre JA Microvascular Reperfusion during Endovascular Therapy: the Balance of Supply and Demand , J Neurointerv Surg, 16(11): 2024,1108-1114

Favilla CG, Patel H, Abassi MH, Thon J, Mullen MT, Kasner SE, Song JW, Cummings S, Messé SR Infarct density defined by ADC threshold is associated with long-term functional outcome after endovascular thrombectomy , J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 33(10): 2024,107857

Favilla CG, Reehal N, Cummings SR, Burdett R, Stein LA, Shakibajahromi B, Yuan K, Sloane KL, Kasner SE Personalized Video-Based Educational Platform to Improve Stroke Knowledge: A Randomized Clinical Trial , J Am Heart Assoc, 13(15): 2024,e035176

Favilla CG, Carter S, Atluri P, Gitlevich R, Rao SD, Genuardi MV The Impact of HeartMate3 Speed Titration on Cerebral Hemodynamics , J Card Fail, S1071-9164(24): 2024,00234-3

Carter SC, Cucchiara B, Reehal N, Hamilton K, Kaiser EA, Favilla CG Effect of CGRP inhibitors on interictal cerebral hemodynamics in individuals with migraine , Front Neurol, 15: 2024,1399792

Favilla CG, Baird GL, Grama K, Konecky S, Carter S, Smith W, Gitlevich R, Lebron-Cruz A, Yodh AG, McTaggert RA Portable Cerebral Blood Flow Monitor to Detect Large Vessel Occlusion in Suspected Stroke Patients , J Neurointerv Surg, 17(4): 2025,383-393

Witsch J, Cao Q, Song JW, Luo Y, Sloane KL, Rothstein A, Favilla CG, Cucchiara BL, Kasner SE, Messé SR, Choi HA, McCullough LD, Mayer SA, Gusdon AM. Sex Differences in Perihematomal Edema Volume and Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage , Neurocrit Care, 41(1): 2024,208-217

Favilla CG, Carter S, Hartl B, Gitlevich R, Mullen MT, Yodh AG, Baker WB, Konecky S Validation of the Openwater wearable optical system: cerebral hemodynamic monitoring during a breath hold maneuver , Neurophotonics, 11(1): 2024,015008