Dr. Defne A. Amado
Overview
Defne Amado is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Amado is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Amado is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
330 South 9th Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
3737 Market Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Amado 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.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Primary Lateral SclerosisDr. Amado isDistinguished. Learn about Primary Lateral Sclerosis.
- Advanced
- Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)Dr. Amado isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3Dr. Amado isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.
- Experienced
- Benign Autosomal Dominant MyopathyDr. Amado isExperienced. Learn about Benign Autosomal Dominant Myopathy.
- Brain AbscessDr. Amado isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Amado isExperienced. Learn about Cataract Removal.
- Central Core DiseaseDr. Amado isExperienced. Learn about Central Core Disease.
- Centronuclear MyopathyDr. Amado isExperienced. Learn about Centronuclear Myopathy.
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDr. Amado isExperienced. Learn about Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.