Dr. Sanjeev Vaishnavi is a neurologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in practice 7 years. He specializes in neuroimaging, neurodegenerative, and dementia & geriatrics and is experienced in addiction medicine, dementia, alzheimer's disease, neurodegenerative disease, and positron emission tomography.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 2014 - 2015
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2014
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisPhD, Neuroscience, 2003 - 2010
Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisClass of 2010
Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS, Applied Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 1999 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License2014 - 2022
American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyNeurology
United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesBehavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
Nicola Spotorno, David G. Coughlin, Christopher Olm, David A. Wolk, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Leslie M. Shaw, Nabila Dahodwala, James F. Morley, John E. Duda, Andres Deik,...> ;Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 2020 Oct 27
David G. Coughlin, Jeffrey S. Phillips, Emily Roll, Claire Peterson, Rebecca Lobrovich, Katya Rascovsky, Molly Ungrady, David A. Wolk, Sandhitsu R. Das, Daniel Weintra...> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2020 Aug 21
Jeffrey S. Phillips, Fulvio Da Re, David J. Irwin, Corey T. McMillan, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Sharon X. Xie, Edward B. Lee, Philip A. Cook, James C. Gee, Leslie M. Shaw,...> ;Brain. 2019 Jun 1
Jeffrey S. Phillips, Fulvio Da Re, Laynie Dratch, Sharon X. Xie, David J. Irwin, Corey T. McMillan, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Carlo Ferrarese, Edward B. Lee, Leslie M. Sha...> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2018 Mar 1
Benjamin J. Shannon, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Andrei G. Vlassenko, Joshua S. Shimony, Jerrel Rutlin, Marcus E. Raichle> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2016 Jun 28
Laura E.M. Wisse, Nirali Butala, Sandhitsu R. Das, Christos Davatzikos, Bradford C. Dickerson, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Paul A. Yushkevich, David A. Wolk> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2015 Dec 1
Katherine B. Lee, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Steven K. M. Lau, Dorothy A. Andriole, Donna B. Jeffe> ;Journal of The National Medical Association. 2009 Feb 1
Fred W. Prior, Barry S. Brunsden, Charles F. Hildebolt, Tracy S. Nolan, M. Pringle, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Linda J. Larson-Prior> ;IEEE transactions on information technology in biomedicine : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 2009 Jan 1
Vlassenko, A. G., Vaishnavi, S. N., Couture, L., Sacco, D., Shannon, B. J., Mach, R. H., Morris, J. C., Raichle, M. E., Mintun, M. A.> ;Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Oct 12
Sheline, Y. I., Barch, D. M., Price, J. L., Rundle, M. M., Vaishnavi, S. N., Snyder, A. Z., Mintun, M. A., Wang, S., Coalson, R. S., Raichle, M. E.> ;Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 10
Christine MacDonald, N. Schwarze, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Adrian A. Epstein, A. Z. Snyder, Marcus E. Raichle, Joshua S. Shimony, David L. Brody> ;Neurology. 2008 Oct 7
Katherine B. Lee, Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi, Steven K. M. Lau, Dorothy A. Andriole, Donna B. Jeffe> ;Journal of The National Medical Association. 2007 Oct 1
Sheline, Y. I., Price, J. L., Vaishnavi, S. N., Mintun, M. A., Barch, D. M., Epstein, A. A., Wilkins, C. H., Snyder, A. Z., Couture, L., Schechtman, K., McKinstry, R. C.> ;Am J Psychiatry. 2008 Apr
Chapter: Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Wolk D, Vaishnavi SEditors: Daniel Truong, Robert Lisak, William Carroll and Roongroj Bhidayasiri.Edition 2,
Press Mentions
The Alzheimer’s MysteryNovember 16th, 2018
Grant Support
Learning Related Modulation Of Resting Brain MetabolismNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2010
Research History
Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)Completed PhD in lab of Dr. Marcus Raichle, Washington University in St. Louis
"The role of aerobic glycolysis in the resting human brain"2003 - 2010