Penn Medicine Provider
Neurology
Rachel Brandstadter, MD
5.0
(511)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

511 reviews

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June 2025
5.0
5.0
attention to detail
June 2025
5.0
5.0
wonderful caring doctor
May 2025
5.0
5.0
knowledgeable and up to date with all new information
May 2025
5.0
5.0
she is very knowledgeable and takes the time to listen.

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. Brandstadter is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Brandstadter R, Fabian M, Leavitt VM, Krieger S, Yeshokumar A, Katz Sand I, Klineova S, Riley CS, Lewis C, Pelle G, Lublin FD, Miller AE, Sumowski JF Word-finding difficulty is a prevalent disease-related deficit in early multiple sclerosis , Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 26(13): 2019,1752-1764


Brandstadter R, Katz Sand I, Sumowski JF. Beyond rehabilitation: A prevention model of reserve and brain maintenance in multiple sclerosis , Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 25(10): 2019,1372–1378


Brandstadter R, Bar-Or A Advances in the Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders , US Neurology, 16(1): 2020,38-42


Berger JR, Brandstadter R, Bar-Or A. COVID-19 and MS disease-modifying therapies , Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 7: 2020,e761


Katz Sand IB, Fitzgerald KC, Gu Y, Brandstadter R, Riley CS, Buyukturkoglu K, Leavitt VM, Krieger S, Miller A, Lublin F, Klineova S, Fabian M, Sumowski JF Dietary factors and MRI metrics in early Multiple Sclerosis , Mult Scler Relat Disord, 53: 2021


Leavitt Victoria M, Brandstadter Rachel, Fabian Michelle, Katz Sand Ilana, Klineova Sylvia, Krieger Stephen, Lewis Christina, Lublin Fred, Miller Aaron, Pelle Gabrielle, Buyukturkoglu Korhan, De Jager Phillip L, Li Peipei, Riley Claire S, Tsapanou Angeliki, Sumowski James F Dissociable cognitive patterns related to depression and anxiety in multiple sclerosis. , Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England): 2019,1352458519860319


Sumowski JF, Horng S, Brandstadter R, Krieger S, Leavitt VM, Katz Sand I, Fabian M, Klineova S, Graney R, Riley CS, Lublin FD, Miller AE, Varga AW Sleep disturbance and memory dysfunction in early multiple sclerosis , Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 8(6): 2021,1172-1182


Glukhovsky L, Kurz D, Brandstadter R, Leavitt VM, Krieger S, Fabian M, Katz Sand I, Klineova S, Riley CS, Lublin FD, Miller AE, Sumowski JF Depression and cognitive function in early multiple sclerosis: Multitasking is more sensitive than traditional assessments , Mult Scler, 27(9): 2021,1276-1283


Sandry J, Simonet DV, Brandstadter R, Krieger S, Katz Sand I, Graney RA, Buchanan AV, Lall S, Sumowski JF The Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) is sensitive but non-specific in MS: Lexical access speed, memory, and information processing speed independently contribute to SDMT performance , Mult Scler Relat Disord, 51: 2021,102950


Ntranos A, Ntranos V, Bonnefil V, Liu J, Kim-Schulze S, He Y, Zhu Y, Brandstader R, Watson CT, Sharp AJ, Katz Sand I, Casaccia P. Fumarates target the metabolic-epigenetic interplay of brain-homing T cells in multiple sclerosis. , Brain , 142(3): 2019,647-661