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21 7 BS 36 (Summa Cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering) c
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21 8 PhD 23 (Biomedical Engineering) c
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21 7 MD 36 (Magna Cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali) c
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21 7 BS 36 (Summa Cum Laude in Biomedical Engineering) c
30 Northwestern University, 2008.
21 8 PhD 23 (Biomedical Engineering) c
30 Northwestern University, 2015.
21 7 MD 36 (Magna Cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali) c
30 Northwestern University, 2016.
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24 57 Preliminary Medicine, Internship, Northwestern University, 2016-2017.
24 74 Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2017-2020.
24 70 Clinical Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2020-2022.
24 70 Research Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2022-2024.
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24 57 Preliminary Medicine, Internship, Northwestern University, 2016-2017.
24 74 Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2017-2020.
24 70 Clinical Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2020-2022.
24 70 Research Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of California, San Francisco, 2022-2024.
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28 43 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020.
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147 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.
102 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.
6e Yao J, Hammer L, Shi C, Suh J, Li L, Lawrence D, Starr P, Little S dc : Generalizable Automated Optimization Pipeline for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Parameter Selection in Parkinson’s Disease. IEEE Conf on Neural Engineering, San Diego, USA Nov 2025.
168 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.
182 Hammer L, Cernera S, Oehrn C, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Yao J, Weiss O, Little S, Starr P: Stimulation-Entrained Gamma-Driven Adaptive DBS Improves Motor Diary Reports of Symptom Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Honolulu, USA Oct 2025.
69 Zelikovich AS, Schneider S, Mandal AS, Hammer LH, Lancaster E e1 : A Case Report of a Patient with Progressive Subacute Autonomic Dysfunction From an Autoimmune Cause. American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Annual Meeting Oct 2025.
16f Leung B, Cernera C, Oehrn C, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LHH: Bayesian Models of Parkinsonian Symptom States for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation: A Comparison of Classifiers With and Without Temporal History. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting Oct 2025.
185 Leung B, Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LHH: Bayesian Models of Parkinsonian Symptom States for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation: A Comparison of Classifiers With and Without Temporal History. Biomedical Engineering Society 2025 Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA Oct 2025.
199 Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Hammer L, Cernera S, Oehrn C, Little S, Starr P: Full-year Open-label Tracking of Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease in Two Patients: Considerations for Long-term Algorithm Maintenance. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Honolulu, USA Oct 2025.
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Selected Publications
1a7 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 2026.147 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.
102 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.
6e Yao J, Hammer L, Shi C, Suh J, Li L, Lawrence D, Starr P, Little S dc : Generalizable Automated Optimization Pipeline for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Parameter Selection in Parkinson’s Disease. IEEE Conf on Neural Engineering, San Diego, USA Nov 2025.
168 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.
182 Hammer L, Cernera S, Oehrn C, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Yao J, Weiss O, Little S, Starr P: Stimulation-Entrained Gamma-Driven Adaptive DBS Improves Motor Diary Reports of Symptom Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Honolulu, USA Oct 2025.
69 Zelikovich AS, Schneider S, Mandal AS, Hammer LH, Lancaster E e1 : A Case Report of a Patient with Progressive Subacute Autonomic Dysfunction From an Autoimmune Cause. American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Annual Meeting Oct 2025.
16f Leung B, Cernera C, Oehrn C, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LHH: Bayesian Models of Parkinsonian Symptom States for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation: A Comparison of Classifiers With and Without Temporal History. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting Oct 2025.
185 Leung B, Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LHH: Bayesian Models of Parkinsonian Symptom States for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation: A Comparison of Classifiers With and Without Temporal History. Biomedical Engineering Society 2025 Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA Oct 2025.
199 Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Hammer L, Cernera S, Oehrn C, Little S, Starr P: Full-year Open-label Tracking of Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease in Two Patients: Considerations for Long-term Algorithm Maintenance. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Honolulu, USA Oct 2025.
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