Nabila Dahodwala, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurology; Director, Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence; Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Neurology · University of Pennsylvania
Nabila Dahodwala is Professor of Neurology; Director, Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence; Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Neurology at University of Pennsylvania. OpenAlex indexes 162 publications with 41,025 citations (h-index 43); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Nabila Dahodwala, MD, is Professor of Neurology at University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine). The public record shows 162 publications with 41,025 citations (h-index 43), centered on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Neurological disorders and treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2010–2014).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Movement disorders clinical practice
- Top research focus: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 9 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 87.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Early Longitudinal Imaging in the Parkinson's Progressive Marker Initiative (PPMI) Using (18F)AV-133 (PPMI AV-133 Prodromal Imaging)
Sponsor: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort
Sponsor: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20251 payment
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20211 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
90.6%Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylation Inhibitor46%Carbidopa-Levodopa78%Carbidopa-Levodopa Er14%Rytary9%Part D<11 patientsMonoamine Oxidase Inhibitor11.3%Rasagiline Mesylate59%Selegiline Hcl41%Part D<11 patients+ 7 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
5.5%Beta blocker5.5%Propranolol Hcl100%Part D<11 patientsGenitourinary & hormones
3.9%beta3-Adrenergic Agonist3.9%Myrbetriq100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 16 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2010–2014 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- A Collaborative Center for the PD Neuroprotection Trial
University of Pennsylvania
FY2013$97,240U10NS044451
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A Holistic Wellness Prescription for Parkinson's Disease: Evidence-Based Perspectives and Unmet Needs.
Movement disorders clinical practice
Review2026 - Care partner needs in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data.
Journal of Parkinson's disease
Review2025 - "Reply: Improving Insight and Application: A Commentary on the Link between Initial Depression and Anxiety and Long-Term Health Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease Patients".
Movement disorders clinical practice
Letter2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/nabila-dahodwala-md
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
parkinson.org/library/podcast/151
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Chair
Health Services Research Special Interest Group, American Neurological Association
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →davisphinneyfoundation.org ↗ - Member
Integrated Care Taskforce, International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →davisphinneyfoundation.org ↗ - Member
Parkinson Outcomes Project Steering Committee, Parkinson Foundation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →davisphinneyfoundation.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Senior Fellow
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ldi.upenn.edu ↗ - Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research and Scholarship
Perelman School of Medicine
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Media & interviews
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