Aaron C. W. Lasker, MD

Neurology
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About me

  • Director, Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

My education and training

  • Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

841 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
dr lasker was professional yet understanding and kind as well.
Anonymous
May 2026
he took the time to understand my situation and offered options for my current situation.
Anonymous
May 2026
always look forward to my appointments with him.
Anonymous
April 2026
excellent interaction

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Lasker is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Deik A, Aamodt W, Cadet C, Lasker A, Oliver A, Spindler M, Tropea TF, Vaswani P, Siderowf A. An open-label pilot study to examine the safety, tolerability and efficacy of deutetrabenazine inisolated dystonia , Movement Disorders Clinical Practice: 2025

C. Marshall, W. Aamodt, J. Klapper, P. Cinicola, N. Kleinberg, A. Lasker Patient Reported Outcomes of Using a Chaplain Service in a Huntington’s Disease Clinic , Movement Disorders Society, Annual Congress 2024, Philadelphia PA: 2024

Tropea TF, Hartstone W, Amari N, Baum D, Rick J, Suh E, Zhang H, Paul RA, Han N, Zack R, Brody EM, Albuja I, James J, Spindler M, Deik A, Aamodt WW, Dahodwala N, Hamedani A, Lasker A, Hurtig H, Stern M, Weintraub D, Vaswani P, Willis AW, Siderowf A, Xie SX, Van Deerlin V, Chen-Plotkin AS. Genetic and phenotypic characterization of Parkinson’s disease at the clinic-wide level , npj Parkinson's Disease, 10(1): 2024,97

Baldwin A, Copeland J, Azage M, Dratch L, Johnson K, Paul RA, Amado DA, Baer M, Deik A, Elman LB, Guo M, Hamedani AG, Irwin DJ, Lasker A, Orthmann-Murphy J, Quinn CC, Tropea TF, Scherer SS, Shinohara RT, Hamilton RH, Ellis CA Disparities in Genetic Testing for Neurologic Disorders , Neurology, 102(6): 2024

Dratch L, Azage M, Baldwin A, Johnson K, Paul RA, Bardakjian TM, Michon SC, Amado DA, Baer M, Deik AF, Elman LB, Gonzalez-Alegre P, Guo MH, Hamedani AG, Irwin DJ, Lasker A, Orthmann-Murphy J, Quinn C, Tropea TF, Scherer SS, Ellis CA. Genetic Testing in Adults with neurologic disorders: indications, approach, and clinical impacts , Journal of Neurology, 217(2): 2024,733-747

Deik A, Spindler M, Lasker A, Vaswani P, Aamodt W, Tropea T A phase I/II open-label study to define the safety, tolerability and clinical activity of deutetrabenazine (AUstedo) in adult study subjects with DYsTonia (the AUDYT trial) , PAS Congress 2024 in Cartagena, Colombia: 2024

Allan Cole Parkinson's and Palliative Care , PDwise.com: 2022

Shaji A, M Solanki N, Ocasio Y, Kaur P, Muller E, Mendez A, Lasker A Mindfulness Based Program for Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Patients , Movement Disorders Society, 2022, Annual Congress - Madrid: 2022

Shaji A, M Solanki N, Ocasio Y, Kaur P, Muller E, Mendez A, Lasker A Mindfulness Based Program for Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Patients , American Neurological Association, 2022 Annual Meeting: 2022

Ashton C, Tacci C, Laracuente R, Sorberg E, Solis-Cohen L, Horn S, Lasker A, Vanderhorst V, Shih L Spatio-temporal Analysis and Modeling of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease. , American Neurological Association, Annual Meeting: 2016