SamerDTabbalMDFAAN(He/Him)

Neurology • Hershey, PA

Movement Disorder

Professor of Neurology Penn State University in Hershey

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Office
Penn State University - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
30 Hope Drive, Suite 2800 (mail code EC037)
Hershey, PA 17033
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 1997 - 1999
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesResidency, Neurology, 1994 - 1997
Good Samaritan Hospital of MarylandInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2003 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
AR State Medical License 1999 - 2004
NJ State Medical License 1997 - 1999
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

20 citations
Resting‐State Functional Connectivity Predicts STN DBS Clinical Response
John R. Younce, Meghan C. Campbell, Tamara Hershey, Aaron Tanenbaum, Mikhail Milchenko, Mwiza Ushe, Morvarid Karimi, Samer D. Tabbal, Albert Kim, Abraham Z. Snyder, Jo...> ;Movement Disorders. 2021 Mar 1
2 citations
Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Elderly Patients With Parkinson Disease: A Case-Control Study.
Kyle T. Mitchell, John R. Younce, Scott A. Norris, Samer D. Tabbal, Joshua L. Dowling, Keith M. Rich, Joel S. Perlmutter, Mwiza Ushe> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2020 Sep 1
6 citations
Parkinson’s Disease in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia: Consensus from the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Task Force for the Middl...
Hanan Khalil, Lana M. Chahine, Junaid Siddiqui, Mehri Salari, Shaimaa I. El-Jaafary, Zakiyah Aldaajani, Mishal Abu Al-Melh, Tareq Mohammad Mohammad, Muneer Abu Snineh,...> ;Journal of Parkinson's Disease. 2020 Jan 1
Childhood dystonias.
Tabbal, S. D.> ;Current treatment options in neurology. 2015 Feb 24
39 citations
Carboxyfullerene neuroprotection postinjury in Parkinsonian nonhuman primates
Laura L. Dugan, LinLin Tian, Kevin L. Quick, Josh I. Hardt, Morvarid Karimi, Christopher A. Brown, Susan K. Loftin, Hugh Flores, Stephen M. Moerlein, John Polich, Same...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2014 Sep 1
91 citations
Functional anatomy of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson disease.
Sarah A. Eisenstein, Jonathan M. Koller, Kathleen D Black, Meghan C. Campbell, Heather M. Lugar, Mwiza Ushe, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Tamara Hershey, Joel S. ...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2014 Jul 2
33 citations
Validation of midbrain positron emission tomography measures for nigrostriatal neurons in macaques
Christopher A. Brown, Morvarid Karimi, LinLin Tian, Hugh Flores, Yi Su, Samer D. Tabbal, Susan K. Loftin, Stephen M. Moerlein, Joel S. Perlmutter> ;Annals of Neurology. 2013 Oct 1
136 citations
Pathologic Accumulation of α-Synuclein and Aβ in Parkinson Disease Patients With Dementia
Paul T. Kotzbauer, Nigel J. Cairns, Meghan C. Campbell, Allison W. Willis, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Joel S. Perlmutter> ;Archives of Neurology. 2012 Oct 1
34 citations
Cerebral blood flow responses to dorsal and ventral STN DBS correlate with gait and balance responses in Parkinson's disease
Kelly K. Hill, Meghan C. Campbell, Marie E. McNeely, Morvarid Karimi, Mwiza Ushe, Samer D. Tabbal, Tamara Hershey, Hubert P. Flores, Johanna M Hartlein, Heather M. Lug...> ;Experimental Neurology. 2013 Mar 1
32 citations
Low nigrostriatal reserve for motor parkinsonism in nonhuman primates.
Samer D. Tabbal, LinLin Tian, Morvarid Karimi, Christopher A. Brown, Susan K. Loftin, Joel S. Perlmutter> ;Experimental Neurology. 2012 Oct 1
50 citations
Dopamine pathway loss in nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area predicts apathetic behavior in MPTP-lesioned monkeys.
Christopher A. Brown, Meghan C. Campbell, Morvarid Karimi, Samer D. Tabbal, Susan K. Loftin, LinLin Tian, Stephen M. Moerlein, Joel S. Perlmutter> ;Experimental Neurology. 2012 Jul 1
32 citations
Mood Response to Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson's Disease
Meghan C. Campbell, Kevin J. Black, Patrick M. Weaver, Heather M. Lugar, Tom O. Videen, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Joel S. Perlmutter, Tamara Hershey> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2012 Jan 1
9 citations
Pregnancy in multiple system atrophy: a case report
Lirong Zhu, Nigel J. Cairns, Samer D. Tabbal, Brad A. Racette> ;Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2011 Dec 30
33 citations
Effects of deep brain stimulation of dorsal versus ventral subthalamic nucleus regions on gait and balance in Parkinson's disease
Marie E. McNeely, Tamara Hershey, Meghan C. Campbell, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Johanna M Hartlein, Heather M. Lugar, Fredy J. Revilla, Joel S. Perlmutter, Gam...> ;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 1
13 citations
The c.-237-236GA>TT THAP1 sequence variant does not increase risk for primary dystonia
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Ryan J. Uitt...> ;Movement Disorders. 2011 Feb 15
94 citations
Mapping Go-No-Go performance within the subthalamic nucleus region
Tamara Hershey, Meghan C. Campbell, Tom O. Videen, Heather M. Lugar, Patrick M. Weaver, Johanna M Hartlein, Morvarid Karimi, Samer D. Tabbal, Joel S. Perlmutter> ;Brain. 2010 Dec 1
5 citations
Novel human pathological mutations. Gene symbol: THAP1. Disease: dystonia 6.
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Z...> ;Human Genetics. 2010 Apr 1
5 citations
Novel human pathological mutations. Gene symbol: THAP1. Disease: dystonia 6.
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Z...> ;Human Genetics. 2010 Apr 1
5 citations
Novel human pathological mutations. Gene symbol: THAP1. Disease: dystonia 6.
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Z...> ;Human Genetics. 2010 Apr 1
5 citations
Novel human pathological mutations. Gene symbol: THAP1. Disease: dystonia 6.
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Z...> ;Human Genetics. 2010 Apr 1
6 citations
Novel human pathological mutations. Gene symbol: THAP1. Disease: dystonia 6.
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Z...> ;Human Genetics. 2010 Apr 1
5 citations
Novel human pathological mutations. Gene symbol: THAP1. Disease: dystonia 6.
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Z...> ;Human Genetics. 2010 Apr 1
83 citations
Novel THAP1 sequence variants in primary dystonia.
Jianfeng Xiao, Yu Zhao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Ryan J. Uitt...> ;Neurology. 2010 Jan 19
29 citations
High-throughput mutational analysis of TOR1A in primary dystonia
Jianfeng Xiao, Robert W. Bastian, Joel S. Perlmutter, Brad A. Racette, Samer D. Tabbal, Morvarid Karimi, Randal C. Paniello, Andrew Blitzer, Sat Dev Batish, Zbigniew K...> ;BMC Medical Genetics. 2009 Mar 11
56 citations
Gait and balance in essential tremor: variable effects of bilateral thalamic stimulation.
Gammon M. Earhart, B. Ruth Clark, Samer D. Tabbal, Joel S. Perlmutter> ;Movement Disorders. 2009 Feb 15
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, Pennsylvania

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