John Duda MD

John Duda, MD, is the director of the Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC) of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center and an associate professor of neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His research activities include basic science investigations into the role of Lewy pathology in the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders as well as investigations into the mechanisms involved in the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

He has received research grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs, NIH, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the Samueli Foundation and the Pennsylvania State Department of Health. He is currently on the editorial board of Movement Disorders and has served as a peer reviewer for over 30 journals. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications including articles in JAMA, Science, Neuron, The New England Journal of Medicine and Neurology.