Lauren Hammer, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
330 South 9th Street
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Graduate Group Affiliations
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
Perkins J, Luthra NS, Goldman SM, Zuzuarregui R, Brown EG, Meng C, Racelo L, Hue TF, Schambach C, Kriesel D, Barnes H, Stiep T, Bledsoe I, Ng J, Hoang P, Hammer LH, Prakash P, Dietiker C, San Luciano Palenzuela M, Galifianakis N, Ranola P, Schwarzschild MA, Dorsey R, Espay AJ, Krischer S, Comella CL, Siddiqui M, Gao F, LeDoux MS, Byrd E, Litvan I, McFarland NR, Mitchell KT, Branson C, Zahed H, Fuentes A, Schneider R, Afshari M, Katz M, Standaert DG, Beck JC, Williams KL, Drake MT, Bauer D, Lyles KW, Cummings SR, Tanner CM, and the TOPAZ Investigators and Coordinators: Bridging Gaps in Parkinsonism Research Participation through Telemedicine: The TOPAZ Experience. 7th World Parkinson Congress May 2026.Leung B, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LH.: Bayesian time-history modeling enhances Parkinsonian motor state classification for adaptive deep brain stimulation. J Neural Eng 23, May 2026.
Berson AH, Qureshi Q, Borges PGLB, Haggerty J, Wingel K, Rapoport BI, Cajigas I, Hammer LH: High Spatiotemporal uECoG Recordings in an Essential Tremor Patient Reveal Frequency-Specific Spatial Power Distributions in the Primary Motor Cortex. 2026 Tremor Congress Apr 2026.
Goldblum Z, Shi H, Xu Z, Ojemann W, Aguila CA, Long K, Xie K, Nix KC, Walsh K, Chang E, Lavelle S, Bach B, Davis KA, Sinha N, Hammer LH, Conrad EC, Litt B: An Implantable Device that Converses with Patients and Learns to Co-Manage Epilepsy. 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders Mar 2026.
Haggerty J, Qureshi Q, Gabriel E, Davis P, Wingel K, Cai J, Dubey A, Garwood I, Vaz A, Borges P, Richardson A, Chen I, Hammer L, Gold J, Litt B, Yoshor D, Halpern C, Pesaran B, Beauchamp M, Sargur k, Kim M, Cajigas I: Thalamus: A real-time system for synchronized, closed-loop multimodal behavioral and electrophysiological data capture. Comms Eng 5(93), Mar 2026.
Hammer LH, Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Little S, Starr, PA: Stimulation and medication effects on STN beta-band power in Parkinson’s disease: Implications for adaptive DBS Mov Disord Mar 2026.
Roller JR, Yahia A, Stevanin G, Ahmed AE, Alawadhi AMT, Almannai M, Busehail MY, Choi AH, Elhassan AA, Elsayed LEO, Goode C, Hammer LH, Laukaitis C, Begtrup A, Paul RA, Roohi J, Tomoum HY, Bauer P, Schöls L, Basto JP, Synofzik M, Hengel H.: The RAB3A hot spot variant R83W causes spasticity as part of the ataxia-spasticity spectrum. Brain Jan 2026.
Goldblum Z, Shi H, Xu Z, Ojemann W, Aguila CA, Long K, Xie K, Nix KC, Walsh K, Chang E, Lavelle S, Bach B, Davis KA, Sinha N, Hammer LH, Conrad EC, Litt B: An Implantable Device that Converses with Patients and Learns to Co-Manage Epilepsy. medRxiv 2026.
Borges PGLB, Qureshi Q, Hammer LH, Cajigas I.: Effect of Motor Imagery on Tremor in a Patient With Parkinson Disease Undergoing Intraoperative Testing. Neurology 105: e214246, Nov 2025.
Leung B, Cernera C, Oehrn C, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LHH: Bayesian Classification With and Without Temporal History for Estimating Parkinsonian Symptom State for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation. IEEE Conf on Neural Engineering, San Diego, USA Nov 2025.