
Frances E Jensen MD FACP, FAAN, FANA
Epilepsy, Neurorehabilitation, Neurodegenerative
Chair, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine Professor of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
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3400 Civic Center Blvd# 2Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-3606
Fax+1 617-738-1542
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1984 - 1987
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1987 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Making of Women Leaders in Academic Neurology.Ifrah Zawar, Frances E Jensen, M Elizabeth Ross, Jennifer Hurley, Sarah E Nelson
Annals of Neurology. 2026-09-30 - Temporal and cell-specific changes to cellular iron sequestration and lipid peroxidation in a murine model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.Joseph Vithayathil, Anjali Shankar, Sierra Foshe, Baoyi Lin, Ginger L Milne
Neurobiology of Disease. 2026-06-15 - Seizures drive tau propagation in a tauopathy mouse model.Aaron J Barbour, Keegan Hoag, Virginia M Y Lee, Delia M Talos, Frances E Jensen
Biorxiv. 2026-03-17
Press Mentions
Rapamycin: Potential to Slow Alzheimer's Disease in Seizure PatientsMay 8th, 2024
A Clearer Picture: State-of-the-Art Imaging Technology at the Pavilion Is Improving Diagnostics and Advancing Medical ResearchJanuary 13th, 2022
Penn’s $1.6 Billion Pavilion Tower, Its Biggest yet, Opens with Massive Patient TransferOctober 30th, 2021
Grant Support
- Tracking the evolution of synaptic dysplasticity after early life seizuresUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2027
- Seizure-induced enhancement of synaptic signaling regulating tau transmissibility in Alzheimer's DiseaseUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2022–2027
- Remapping Clinical Neuroscience through Translation and Innovation Training (ReCoNnecT-IT)UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2015–2025
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