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

Dr. Derek P. Narendra

Neurology
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital
330 South 9th Street, 3rd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Advanced in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital
330 South 9th Street, 3rd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Derek Narendra is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Narendra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 47 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

Graduate Institution
University Of Michigan
Residency
George Washington University Medical Center
Specialties
Neurology
Board Certifications
Neurology, 2016
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital
330 South 9th Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 800-789-7366

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Narendra 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.

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Stiff Person Syndrome

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.


48 Total Publications

Clinical, neuropathological, and biochemical characterization of ALS in a large CHCHD10 R15L family.
Clinical, neuropathological, and biochemical characterization of ALS in a large CHCHD10 R15L family.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: October 03, 2025
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