Pavan Vaswani, MD, PhD
he/his/him
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center - Chestnut Hill
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship: VA Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

310 reviews

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September 2025
dr vaswani is the best doctor i have ever had and i would and have recommended him to others who may need a neurologist consultation.
September 2025
he's everything you'd hope for in a care provider -- empathetic, attentive listener, thoughtfully answers questions and addresses concerns.
September 2025
we were able to use public transportation which made our visit easy.
September 2025
as an elderly person i have seen many mds. he is one of the best

Insurance accepted

My 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. Vaswani is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Deik A, Aamodt W, Cadet C, Lasker A, Oliver A, Spindler M, Tropea TF, Vaswani P, Siderowf A. An Open-Label Pilot Study to Examine the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Deutetrabenazine in Isolated Dystonia , Mov Disord Clin Pract: 2025

Das R, Gliske SV, Maroni D, Situ-Kcomt M, West LC, Summers MO, Tang S, Vaswani PA, Halpern CH, Thompson JA, Kushida CA, Abosch A. Sleep spindle variation in patients with Parkinson's disease on first nights of sub-optimal deep brain stimulation , Clin Neurophysiol: 2025

Chen-Plotkin A, Tropea T, Hartstone W, Amari N, Baum D, Rick J, Suh ER, Zhang H, Paul R, Han N, Zack R, Brody E, Albuja I, James J, Spindler M, Deik A, Aamodt W, Dahodwala N, Hamedani A, Lasker A, Hurtig H, Stern M, Weintraub D, Vaswani P, Willis A, Siderowf A, Xie S, Van Deerlin V Genetic and phenotypic characterization of Parkinson’s disease at the clinic-wide level. , npj Parkinson’s Disease, 10(1): 2024,97

Deik A, Aamodt W, Lasker A, Spindler M, Tropea T, Vaswani P A phase I/II open-label study to define the safety, tolerability and clinical activity of deutetrabenazine (AUstedo) in adult study subjects with DYsTonia (the AUDYT trial). , 5th PAS Congress: 2024

Eisinger RS, Okun MS, Cernera S, Cagle J, Beke M, Ramirez-Zamora A, Kim BH, Barbosa D, Qiu L, Vaswani PA, Aamodt WW, Halpern CH, Foote KD, Gunduz A, Almedia L Weight and survival after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. , Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 115: 2023,105810

Vaswani PA, Morley JF, Jennings D, Siderowf A, Marek K; PARS Investigators. Predictive value of abbreviated olfactory tests in prodromal Parkinson disease , NPJ Parkinsons Dis, 9: 2023,103

Wilkinson J, Vaswani P. Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders , Geriatric Medicine: A Person Centered Evidenced Based Approach: 2023

Vaswani PA, Morley JF, Jennings D, Siderowf A, Marek K; and the PARS investigators. Serial olfactory testing for the diagnosis of prodromal Parkinson's disease in the PARS study , Parkinsonism Relat Disord: 2022

Conway SE, Vaswani PA, Budhu JA, Kett LR, Eaton SHM, Wang W, Bowley MP, Prasad S. Development and Impact of a Progressive Parental Leave Policy in a Neurology Residency , Neurology, 98: 2022,973-979

Vaswani PA, Matiello M. Dizziness and Deafness. , Pocket Neurology 3rd Ed.: 2021