Erica Berlin Baller
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Neuroscience Curriculum for Psychiatry Residency, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3700 Hamilton Walk
Richards Building, 5th floor, Pod A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Richards Building, 5th floor, Pod A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA (Computer Science and Psychology)
Yale University, 2006.
MS (Physiology and Biophysics)
Georgetown University, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015.
BA (Computer Science and Psychology)
Yale University, 2006.
MS (Physiology and Biophysics)
Georgetown University, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Psychiatry, Child Track, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Resident in Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2019.
Fellow in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2019-2020.
T32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuropsychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 2020-2023.
Permanent linkIntern in Psychiatry, Child Track, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Resident in Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2019.
Fellow in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2019-2020.
T32 NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuropsychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 2020-2023.
Description of Research Expertise
Multiple sclerosis and psychiatry, psychiatric neuroimaging, electronic medical recordsSelected Publications
Baller EB, Luo AC, Schindler MK, Cooper EC, Pecsok MK, Cieslak MC, Martin ML, Bar-Or A, Elahi A, Perrone CM, Reid D, Spangler BC, Satterthwaite TD, Shinohara RT.: Uncinate Fasciculus Lesion Burden and Anxiety in Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Network Open 8(4): e254751, April 2025.Martin ML, Robert-Fitzgerald T, Schindler MK, Perrone C, Schultz G, Lynch S, Mirkovic N, Thomas S, Elahi A, Reid D, Moore TM, Baller EB, Satterthwaite TD, Cieslak M, Covitz S, Adebimpe A, Manning A, Markowitz CE, Detre JA, Bar-Or A, Kakara M, Shinohara RT.: Impact of insurance status on MRI phenotypes in MS. Mult Scler Relat Disord 92: 105919, Oct 2024.
Elena C. Cooper, Matthew K. Schindler, Amit Bar-Or, Rachel B. Brandstadter, Monica E. Calkins, Ruben C. Gur, Dina A. Jacobs, Clyde E. Markowitz, Tyler M. Moore, Laura R. Naydovich, Christopher M. Perrone, Kosha Ruparel, Bailey C. Spangler, Scott Troyan, Russell T. Shinohara, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Erica B. Baller: Investigating Mood and Cognition in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective Study Protocol. medrxiv Page: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.02.24314787, October 2024.
Erica Baller: “Please let this work...” National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative August 2024 Notes: https://nncionline.org/course/dr-erica-berlin-baller-please-let-this-work/
Weinstein SM, Vandekar SN, Li B, Alexander-Bloch AF, Raznahan A, Li M, Gur RE, Gur RC, Roalf DR, Park MTM, Chakravarty M, Baller EB, Linn KA, Satterthwaite TD, Shinohara RT.: Network enrichment significance testing in brain-phenotype association studies. Hum Brain Mapp 45(8): e26714, Jun 2024.
Weinstein SM, Tu D, Hu F, Pan R, Zhang R, Vandekar SN, Baller EB, Gur RC, Gur RE, Alexander-Bloch AF, Satterthwaite TD, Park JY.: Mapping Individual Differences in Intermodal Coupling in Neurodevelopment. bioRxiv Jun 2024.
Baller EB, Sweeney EM, Cieslak M, Robert-Fitzgerald T, Covitz SC, Martin ML, Schindler MK, Bar-Or A, Elahi A, Larsen BS, Manning AR, Markowitz CE, Perrone CM, Rautman V, Seitz MM, Detre JA, Fox MD, Shinohara RT, Satterthwaite TD.: Mapping the Relationship of White Matter Lesions to Depression in Multiple Sclerosis. Biol Psychiatry 95(12): 1072-1080, Jun 2024.
Radhakrishnan H, Zhao C, Sydnor VJ, Baller EB, Cook PA, Fair DA, Giesbrecht B, Larsen B, Murtha K, Roalf DR, Rush-Goebel S, Shinohara RT, Shou H, Tisdall MD, Vettel JM, Grafton ST, Cieslak M, Satterthwaite TD.: A practical evaluation of measures derived from compressed sensing diffusion spectrum imaging. Hum Brain Mapp 45(5): e26580, April 2024.
Franklin JB, Leewiwatanakul B, Taylor AD, Baller EB*, Zwiebel SJ: Consultation-Liaison Case Conference: Overcoming Bias in the Differential Diagnosis of Psychosis. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 65(2): 195-203, March-April 2024.
Beach S, Cacodcar N, Baller E, Levenson J. : Resource Document on Acute Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of COVID-19 Infection. American Psychiatric Association October 2023 Notes: https://www.psychiatry.org/getattachment/94fdf42f-fe8a-4d09-8758-db46c57cb478/Resource-Document-on-Acute-Neuropsychiatric-Sequelae-of-COVID-19.pdf.