Penn Medicine Provider
Neurology
Sami L. Khella, MD
4.9
(336)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurology University City
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About me

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

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

336 reviews

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he is the best
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he's a good doctor
April 2025
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very knowledgeable
April 2025
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because when you have a good doctor, you stick with him

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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

My research

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