Penn Medicine Provider
Neurology
Sanjeev Vaishnavi, MD, PhD
4.8
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Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.8

452 reviews

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May 2025
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5.0
always very pleasant. dr is always pleasant and always answers my concerns
May 2025
5.0
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doctor was considerate and kind.
May 2025
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doctor v is an excellent doctor
May 2025
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intelligence.

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. Vaishnavi is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Walker IM, Cousins KA, Siderowf A, Duda JE, Morley JF, Dahodwala N, Tropea T, Vaishnavi S, Wolk DA, Chen-Plotkin AS, Shaw LM, Lee EB, Trojanowski JQ, Grossman M, Weintraub D, Irwin DJ. Non-tremor motor dysfunction in Lewy body dementias is associated with AD biomarkers , Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 100: 2022,33-36


Steven E. Arnold, MD1; Suzanne Hendrix, PhD2; Jessie Nicodemus-Johnson PhD, 2; Newman Knowlton MS, 2; Alison J. McManus, DNP, FNP-BC1; Monica Crane, MD3; Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, MD, PhD4; Jeffrey M. Burns, MD5; Zoe Arvanitakis, MD, MS6; Judith A. Neugroschl, MD7; Victoria J. Williams, PhD8; Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD9; Patrick D. Yeramian, MD, MBA10; Kent Leslie, MS11 SAFETY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A FIXED-DOSE COFORMULATION OF SODIUM PHENYLBUTYRATE AND TAURURSODIOL (PB/TURSO) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: RESULTS FROM THE PHASE 2A PEGASUS STUDY. , The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, 8(4): 2021,S125


Walker, I., Shaw, S., Vaishnavi, S., Wolk, D., Dahodwala, N., Morley, J., ... & Irwin, D. Non-Tremor Motor Dysfunction is Associated with AD Biomarkers in Lewy Body Dementias. , MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 36: 2021,S285-S285


Kim B, Mikytuck B, Suh E, Gibbons GS, Van Deerlin VM, Vaishnavi SN, Spindler MA, Massimo L, Grossman M, Trojanowski JQ, Irwin DJ, Lee EB. Tau immunotherapy is associated with glial responses in FTLD-tau , Acta Neuropathol, 142(2): 2021,243-257


Howard E, Irwin DJ, Rascovsky K, Nevler N, Shellikeri S, Tropea TF, Spindler M, Deik A, Chen-Plotkin A, Siderowf A, Dahodwala N, Weintraub D, Shaw LM, Trojanowski JQ, Vaishnavi SN, Wolk DA, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Morley JF, Duda JE, Grossman M, Cousins KA. Cognitive Profile and Markers of AD-Type Pathology in Patients with Lewy Body Dementias , Neurology, 96: 2021,e1855-e1864


Potorno, Nicola; Coughlin, David; Olm, Christopher A.; Wolk, David; Vaishnavi, Sanjeev; Shaw, Leslie; Dahodwala, Nabila; Morley, James; Duda, John; Deik, Andres; Spindler, Meredith; Chen-Plotkin, Alice; Lee, Edward; Trojanowski, John; McMillan, Corey T. ; Weintraub, Daniel; Grossman, Murray; Irwin, David J. Tau pathology associates with in vivo cortical thinning in Lewy body disorders , Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 7(12): 2020,2342-55


Coughlin DG, Phillips JS, Roll E, Peterson C, Lobrovich R, Rascovsky K, Ungrady M, Wolk DA, Das S, Weintraub D, Lee EB, Trojanowski JQ, Shaw LM, Vaishnavi S, Siderowf A, Nasrallah IM, Irwin DJ, McMillan CT; Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Multimodal in vivo and postmortem assessments of tau in Lewy body disorders , Neurobiol Aging, 96: 2020,137-147


David G Coughlin, MD MTR; Jeffrey S Phillips, PhD; Emily Roll, BSc; Claire Peterson, BSc; Rebecca Lobrovich, MA; Katya Rascovsky, PhD; Molly Ungrady, BSc; David A Wolk, MD; Sandhitsu Das, PhD; Daniel Weintraub, MD; Edward B Lee, MD PhD; John Q Trojanowski, MD PhD; Leslie M Shaw, PhD; Sanjeev Vaishnavi, MD; Andrew Siderowf, MD MSCE; Ilya M Nasrallah, MD PhD; David J Irwin, MD MTR; Corey T McMillan, PhD Multimodal In Vivo and Post-mortem Assessments of Tau in Lewy Body Disorders , Neurobiology of Aging, 96: 2020,137-147


Vaishnavi S New Diagnostic Insights & Challenges of Treatment , Practical Neurology: 2018,3


Fulvio Da Re, MD; Laynie Dratch, BS; Sharon X Xie, PhD; David J Irwin, MD; Corey T McMillan, PhD; Sanjeev N Vaishnavi, MD, PhD; Carlo Ferrarese, MD, PhD; Edward B Lee, MD, PhD; Leslie M Shaw, PhD; John Q Trojanowski, MD, PhD; David A Wolk, MD; Murray Grossman, MD, EdD Neocortical Origin and Progression of Grey Matter Atrophy In Non-Amnestic Alzheimer's Disease , Neurobiology of Aging , 63: 2018,75-87


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