Goran Rakocevic
Expertise in
22
conditions

Dr. Goran Rakocevic

Neurology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Jefferson Health
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Expertise in
22
conditions
Jefferson Health
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Goran Rakocevic is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rakocevic is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myositis, Myasthenia Gravis, and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. Dr. Rakocevic is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 20 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Sarajevo Medical Center
Residency
University of Kansas Medical Center
Specialties
Neurology
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in VA
Board Certifications
Neuromuscular Medicine
Neurology
Fellowships
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 215-955-7952

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

A Phase 2b/3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 12 Month Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MN-166 (Ibudilast) Followed by Open-Label Extension Phase in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A Phase 2b/3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 12 Month Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MN-166 (Ibudilast) Followed by Open-Label Extension Phase in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: MN-166
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3

20 Total Publications

Immunotherapies in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies: Rationale and therapeutic updates.
Immunotherapies in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies: Rationale and therapeutic updates.
Journal: Handbook of clinical neurology
Published: January 12, 2026
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  • Stiff Person Syndrome
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  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
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  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
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  • Hereditary Hyperekplexia
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  • Inclusion Body Myositis
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  • Myasthenia Gravis
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  • Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
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  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
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  • Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis
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  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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  • Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 (HSN1)
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  • Miller-Fisher Syndrome
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  • Brown Syndrome
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  • Dermatomyositis
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  • Drug Induced Dyskinesia
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