Advanced in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Dr. Alice Ford

Neurology
Penn Medicine
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Advanced in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Penn Medicine
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Alice Ford is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Stroke, and Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy. Dr. Ford is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

Graduate Institution
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
Residency
Pennsylvania Hospital
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Vascular Neurology in NJ
Board Certifications
Psych & Neurology/Vascular Neuro (AMA)Neurology, 2022
Fellowships
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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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. Ford 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.

Traumatic Brain Injury
Epilepsy
Memory Loss
Headache
Stroke
Peripheral Neuropathy

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.


9 Total Publications

Opposing roles of p38α-mediated phosphorylation and PRMT1-mediated arginine methylation in driving TDP-43 proteinopathy.
Opposing roles of p38α-mediated phosphorylation and PRMT1-mediated arginine methylation in driving TDP-43 proteinopathy.
Journal: Cell reports
Published: February 20, 2025
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