Tharick Pascoal
Advanced in Parkinson's Disease

Dr. Tharick Pascoal

Neurology
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
UPMC
UPMC Department Of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Tharick Pascoal, MD, Ph.D., is a neurologist and assistant professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Pascoal’s clinical and research interests include cognitive disorders of multiple etiologies, including Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. He has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals which can be found here.

Dr. Pascoal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Primary Amyloidosis, and Movement Disorders.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 202 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Parkinson's Disease.

Graduate Institution
Federal University Of Pelotas
Residency
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry in PA
Fellowships
McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging
Languages Spoken
English
Portuguese
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Department of Neurology
3471 5th Avenue, Suite 810, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-530-6886

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Longitudinal Multicenter Head-to-Head Harmonization of Tau PET Tracers
Longitudinal Multicenter Head-to-Head Harmonization of Tau PET Tracers
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1

202 Total Publications

Evaluating Plasma p-tau217 as an Endpoint for Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trials.
Evaluating Plasma p-tau217 as an Endpoint for Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trials.
Journal: Neurology
Published: December 09, 2025
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