Experienced in Headache

Dr. John A. Detre

Neurology
Penn Medicine
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Experienced in Headache
Penn Medicine
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

John Detre is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Detre is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Headache. His top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, Dementia, Thrombectomy, and Sacral Nerve Stimulation. Dr. Detre is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 244 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Headache.

Graduate Institution
Yale University
Residency
University Health Center of Pittsburgh
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in PA
Board Certifications
Neurology, 1994
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 800-789-7366

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Detre has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Stroke

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

2 Clinical Trials

Neural Mechanisms Associated With Risk of Smoking Relapse
Neural Mechanisms Associated With Risk of Smoking Relapse
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 05, 2025
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Glymphatic Clearance During Anesthesia and Sleep: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Study in Humans
Glymphatic Clearance During Anesthesia and Sleep: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Study in Humans
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 25, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
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243 Total Publications

Characterization of hippocampal subfields using histology-based annotated postmortem MRI: Lessons for in vivo segmentation II.
Characterization of hippocampal subfields using histology-based annotated postmortem MRI: Lessons for in vivo segmentation II.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: December 15, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
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    • Developmental Dysphasia Familial
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