4.7 with 131 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English, French and Persian (Farsi)

Ali G. Hamedani, MD, MHS (he/his)

Neurology

4.7 with 131 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English, French and Persian (Farsi)

Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Assistant Professor of Neurology in Ophthalmology
Dr. Hamedani is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Abducens Nerve Disease
Abducens Nerve Injury
Abducens Nerve Palsy and Paresis
Adie's Pupil (Adie Syndrome)
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
Ataxia
Cerebellar Ataxia
Cerebellar Disease
Cortical Visual Impairment
Diplopia
Disorders of Binocular Movement
External Ophthalmoplegia
Familial Ataxia
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (INO)
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
Marcus Gunn Phenomenon
Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Nystagmus
Ocular Misalignment
Oculomotor Nerve Palsy and Paresis
Optic Nerve and Pathway Injury
Optic Nerve Atrophy
Optic Nerve Disorders
Optic Neuritis
Papilledema
Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
Pupil Disorders
Scotoma
Sensorimotor Disorders of Eyelid
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Spinocerebellar Degeneration
Spinocerebellar Diseases
Transient Blindness
Transient Monocular Vision Loss
Trochlear Nerve Injury
Trochlear Nerve Palsy and Paresis
Visual Field Defects

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Hamedani is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Neurology, 2017

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion, 2nd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
3rd Floor
330 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

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Overall Ratings

Patient Rating

4.7out of 5

131 Ratings

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Feb 7, 2025

he was very helpful

Jan 22, 2025

i didn't feel rushed with my appointment

Jan 22, 2025

very nice and helpful

Jan 8, 2025

dr hamedani was very thorough. he did not rush us. he answered all of our questions

Dec 13, 2024

gave us his insight on what we could possibily encounter in the future and signs of declines to look for and to report them. overall. we felt more prepared than before. thank you dr hamedani.

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Aetna
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Selected Publications

Lawton C, Mendoza M, Hamedani AG, Wolfe GI, Suh J, Kupersmith M, Barnett-Tapia C: Evaluation of Measures for Ocular Manifestations in Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America : 2025.

Li M, Thibault D, Hamedani AG: Accounting for discordance between self-reported and performance-based measures of vision in population-based aging research Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology : 2025.

Xu A, Li M, Hamedani AG: Visual scanning and falls in older adults: the Mexico Health and Aging Study American Geriatrics Society : 2025.

Huang A, Hamedani AG: Visual impairment, age-related eye disease, and sleep dysfunction in older adults American Academy of Neurology : 2025.

Barnett-Tapia C, Lawton C, Mendoza M, Hamedani AG, Wolfe GI, Suh J, Kupersmith M: Evaluation of Measures for Ocular Manifestations in Myasthenia Gravis American Academy of Neurology : 2025.

Otinkorang K, Vizcarra Pasapera J, Hamedani AG on behalf of the CRC-SCA Consortium: Double vision in the spinocerebellar ataxias: prevalence, risk factors, and association with falls North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society : 2025.

Vizcarra JA, Casey HL, Hamedani AG, Gomez CM: Reliability of Remote Video Ratings of the Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia Parkinsonism and Related Disorders : 2025.

Egle M, Hamedani AG, Deal JA, Ramulu PY, Walker K, Wong D, Sharett AR, Abraham AG, Gottesman RF: Retinal microstructure and microvasculature in association with brain amyloid burden Brain Communications : 2025.

Peppel L, Lai R, Opal P, Schmahmann JD, Gomez CM, Paulson H, Zesiewicz TA, Perlman S, Wilmot G, Ying SH, Onyike CU, Bushara KO, Geschwind MD, Figueroa KP, Pulst SM, Subramony SH, Duquette A, Ashizawa T, Hamedani AG, Davis MY, Srinivasan SR, Burns MR, Moore L, Shakkottai VG, Rosenthal LS, Kuo SH, Lin CR: Suicidal Ideation in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences : 2025.

Huang AY, Ehrlich JR, Hamedani AG: Visual impairment, age-related eye disease, and sleep dysfunction in older adults Eye : 2025.

Academic Contact Information

423 Guardian Drive
Blockley Hall 829
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Neurology, National
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International
International Parkinson Disease & Movement Disorders Society, International
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, International
Parkinson Study Group, International