Sami L. Khella, MD

Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurology University City
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Department of Neurology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Professor of Clinical Neurology

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English
Français
French
العربية
Arabic

Reviews

Average Rating

524 reviews

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Anonymous
June 2026
before and after care
Anonymous
June 2026
caring and thourough
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. khella is kind, considerate and highly knowledgeable. he takes the time to listen and explain things clearly. i have a great deal of confidence in his judgment.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. khella has been consistently accessible and reliable for the 20+ years he has been treating me.

Insurance accepted

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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.
Dr. Khella is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Khella, Sami Artist's statement: Woe. , Academic Medicine, 85(9): 2010,1404

Souayah, Nizar. Khella, Sami L. A prospective double-blind, placebo-controlled study of thalidomide sensory symptoms in an elderly population with age-related macular degeneration. , Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17(5): 2010,571-3

Wolraich, D. Vasile Marchis-Crisan, C. Redding, N. Khella, S L. Mirza, N. Laryngeal tremor: co-occurrence with other movement disorders. , Orl; Journal of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & its Related Specialties, 72(5): 2010,291-4

Khella, SL New insights into stroke in chronic kidney disease. , Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, 15(4): 2008,338-46

Khella, Sami. Bleicher, Melissa B. Stroke and its prevention in chronic kidney disease. [Review] [105 refs] , Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology: CJASN, 2(6): 2007,1343-51

Khella, Sami L. Souyah, Nizar. Dalmau, Josep. Thymoma, myasthenia gravis, encephalitis, and a novel anticytoplasmic neuronal antibody. , Neurology, 69(12): 2007,1302-3

Prasad, Sashank. El-Haddad, Ghassan. Zhuang, Hongming. Khella, Sami. Intracranial hypotension following chiropractic spinal manipulation. , Headache, 46(9): 2006,1456-8

Souayah, N. Sander, H W. Menkes, D L. Khella, S L. Hepatitis C virus acute quadriparetic vasculitic neuropathy responsive to cyclophosphamide. , Neurology, Neurophysiology, & Neuroscience: 2006,5

Souayah, N, Khella, S Neurology: Examination and Board Review , US: 2005

Homma et al Warfarin and Aspirin in Patients with Heart Failure and Sinus Rhythm. , NEJM, 366(20): 2012,1859-69