- Essential tremor
- Gait abnormality
- Movement disorder
- Parkinson's disease
- Tremor
Whitley Aamodt, MD, MPH
About me
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Texas in San Antonio
- Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
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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.
Qualifications and experience
- Neurology, 2019
- American Academy of Neurology, National
- International Neuro-Palliative Care Society, International
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, International
- Parkinson Study Group, National
- Penn Movement Disorders Center
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Aamodt W, Kluger B, Mirham M, Job A, Lettenberger S, Mosley P, Seshadri S. Caregiver Burden in Parkinson Disease: A Scoping Review of the Literature from 2017-2022 , J Geriatr Psychiatry Neuro, 37(2): 2023,96-113
Aamodt WW, Bilker WB, Willis AW, Farrar JT. Sociodemographic and Geographic Disparities in End-of-Life Health Care Intensity Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Parkinson Disease , Neurol Clin Pract, 13(4): 2023,e200171
Aamodt WW, Willis AW, Dahodwala N. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parkinson Disease: A Call to Action , Neurol Clin Pract, 13(2): 2023,e200138
Aamodt WW, Dubroff JG, Cheng G, Taylor B, Wood S, Duda JE, Morley JF. Gait Abnormalities and Non-Motor Symptoms Predict Abnormal Dopaminergic Imaging in Presumed Drug-Induced Parkinsonism , NPJ Parkinsons Dis, 8(1): 2022,53
Aamodt WW, Waligorska T, Shen J, Tropea TF, Siderowf A, Weintraub D, Grossman M, Irwin D, Wolk DA, Xie SX, Trojanowski JQ, Shaw LM, Chen-Plotkin AS. Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker for Cognitive Decline in Parkinson Disease , Mov Disord, 36(12): 2021,2945-2950
Aamodt WW, Travers J, Thibault D, Willis AW. Hospital Magnet Status Associates With Inpatient Safety in Parkinson Disease , J Neurosci Nurs, 53(3): 2021,116-122
Terracina KA, Aamodt WW, Schillerstrom JE. Executive Function Impairment and Recidivism in Adult Protective Services Clients Referred for a Decision Making Capacity Assessment , J Elder Abuse Negl, 27(2): 2015,91-9
Aamodt WW, Terracina KA, Schillerstrom JE. Cognitive Profiles of Elder Adult Protective Services Clients Living in Squalor , J Elder Abuse Negl, 27(1): 2015,65-73
Park DC, Lodi-Smith J, Drew L, Haber S, Hebrank A, Bischof GN, Aamodt W. The Impact of Sustained Engagement on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Synapse Project , Psychol Sci, 27(2): 2014,91-9