Experienced in Frontotemporal Dementia

Dr. Kyra O'brien

Neurology
Penn Medicine
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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10 Years of Experience

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

Kyra O'brien is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. O'brien has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frontotemporal Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Dr. O'brien is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 16 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, 2016
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in PA
Board Certifications
Neurology, 2020
Fellowships
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
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. O'brien 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
Traumatic Brain Injury
Epilepsy
Memory Loss
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Dementia

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.


16 Total Publications

WATCH-SS: Developing a Trustworthy and Explainable Modular Framework for Detecting Cognitive Impairment from Spontaneous Speech.
WATCH-SS: Developing a Trustworthy and Explainable Modular Framework for Detecting Cognitive Impairment from Spontaneous Speech.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: November 24, 2025
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