Lauren Hammer, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
800 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Publications
Education:
BS (Summa Cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering)
Northwestern University, 2008.
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Northwestern University, 2015.
MD (Magna Cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali)
Northwestern University, 2016.
BS (Summa Cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering)
Northwestern University, 2008.
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
Northwestern University, 2015.
MD (Magna Cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali)
Northwestern University, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Preliminary Medicine, Internship, Northwestern University, 2016-2017.
Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2017-2020.
Clinical Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2020-2022.
Research Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2022-2024.
Preliminary Medicine, Internship, Northwestern University, 2016-2017.
Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2017-2020.
Clinical Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2020-2022.
Research Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2022-2024.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020.
Selected Publications
Cummins DD, Sandoval-Pistorius SS, Cernera S, Fernandez-Gajardo F, Hammer LH, Starr PA: Physiological effects of dual target DBS in an individual with Parkinson's disease and a sensing-enabled pulse generator. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 122(106089), May 2024.Cummins DD, Sandoval-Pistorius SS, Cernera S, Fernandez R, Hammer LH, Starr PA: Subthalamic-pallidal beta coherence and gamma entrainment: Assessing STN-GP connectivity in Parkinson’s Disease. Society for Neuroscience Nov 2023.
Oehrn CR, Cernera S, Hammer LH, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Smyth C, Little S, Starr PA.: At-home adaptive deep brain stimulation improves motor fluctuations in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A single-blind randomized study. The XXV Congress of the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Stockholm, Sweden Sep 2023 Notes: Poster.
Hammer L, Yilmaz E, Little S, Zahed H, Volz MM, Ravi S, Wang S, Starr PA, Ostrem JL.: Stability of basal ganglia beta band power distribution during continuous deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: analysis of sub-cohort from the ADAPT-PD. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Copenhagen, Denmark Aug 2023 Notes: Poster.
Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Hammer LH, Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn AG, Wang SS, Racine CA, Ostrem JL, Smyth CN, Little S, Starr PA: At-home, embedded closed-loop deep brain stimulation using data-driven neural physiomarkers alleviates residual motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. The 10th International BCI Meeting: Balancing Innovation and Translation, Brussels, Belgium Jun 2023 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Oehrn CR, Cernera S, Hammer LH, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Smyth C, Little S, Starr PA.: Data-driven identification of a neural biomarker informs clinically effective adaptive deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. The 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting, Bethesda, USA Jun 2023 Notes: Oral Presentation
Hammer LH, Oehrn CR, Cernera S, Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn AG, Wang SS, Racine CA, Ostrem JL, Smyth CN, Little S, Starr PA.: Long term stability of subthalamic nucleus physiomarkers during optimization of an adaptive deep brain stimulation system. The 9th Annual BRAIN Initiative Meeting, Bethesda, USA Jun 2023 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Hammer LH, Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn AG, Wang SS, Racine CA, Ostrem JL, Smyth CN, Little S, Starr PA.: Patient-tailored closed-loop deep brain stimulation improves residual Parkinson’s disease symptoms during at-home evaluation. IEEE Conf on Neural Engineering, Baltimore, USA Apr 2023 Notes: Poster.
Merrick C, Sun J, Blain B, Feng G, Hammer L, Saal J, Rutledge R, Little S.: Selective reduction in loss aversion during subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, USA Nov 2022 Notes: Poster.
Oehrn C, Cernera S, Hammer L, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Gilron R, Smyth C, Wilt R, Little S, Starr P.: At-home prolonged adaptive deep brain stimulation improves symptoms and reduces side effects in Parkinson’s disease. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Madrid, Spain Sep 2022 Notes: Poster.