Stefan Prokop, M.D.
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About Stefan Prokop
Stefan Prokop, M.D. joined the University of Florida in July 2019 from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Prokop serves as the director of the UF Neuromedicine Human Brain and Tissue bank (UF HBTB) and core leader for the Neuropathology core of the 1Florida Alzheimer’s disease research center (ADRC). He is also the Charlotte and Howard Zimmerman Rising Star Professor with the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases. Dr. Prokop interfaces between clinical neuropathology with a focus on brain autopsies and research activities in the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CTRND), the 1Florida ADRC and the Fixel Institute for Neurological diseases.
Prior to joining UF Dr. Prokop completed Neuropathology training in Switzerland and Germany and practiced for several years at the Charite Medical University in Berlin, one of the largest academic Neuropathology centers in Europe. He subsequently completed training in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as a research fellow in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR).
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
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GMS6757 – Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Clinical and Mechanistic Principles
College of Medicine
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GMS7794 – Neuroscience Seminar
College of Medicine
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GMS6090 – Research in Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
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DEN6350 – General Pathology
College of Dentistry
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GMS6905 – Independent Studies in Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
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GMS7979 – Advanced Research
College of Medicine
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BMS6020 – Clinical Neuroscience
College of Medicine
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GMS6971 – Research for Master’s Thesis
College of Medicine
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GMS7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation
College of Medicine
Board Certifications
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Anatomic PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
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NeuropathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
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NeuropathologySwiss Medical Society (FMH)
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
Subspecialties
- Anatomic Pathology
- Neuropathology
Areas of Interest
- Alzheimer Disease
- Dementia
- Frontotemporal Dementia
Research Profile
0000-0002-5633-2149
Areas of Interest
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Microglia
- Neuroimmune interactions in Neurodegenerative diseases
- Neuropathology of Neurodegenerative diseases
- Parkinson’s disease
Publications
Academic Articles
Grants
Education
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Neuropathology Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania
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Anatomic Pathology Residency
University of Pennsylvania
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Neuropathology Residency
Charite Medical University Berlin
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Neuropathology Residency
University of Zurich
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Medical Degree
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 294-5781
- Business:
- sprokop@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100275
GAINESVILLE FL 32610