Eric Kaiser, MD, PhD
he/him
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

137 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

October 2025
he was very nice and seemed to care very much about understanding my history and how my migraines were going, and what we could do to make a better plan to manage them
August 2025
he spent a lot of time, offered treatment that makes sense.
August 2025
he was very nice and professional and thorough. he was also conservative in his treatment plan
July 2025
dr. kaiser is very helpful and personable

Insurance accepted

My 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. Kaiser is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

EA Kaiser, A Cavanah, GK Aguirre, FE Jensen Enhancing and Ameliorating Light Avoidance in Mice with Photoreceptor Targeting and CGRP Sensitization , Annals of Neurology, 96: 2024 ,S216

P Ebbert, A Pace, EA Kaiser Headache in Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals , Headache and Facial Pain Medicine: 2024 ,330

Carter SC, Cucchiara B, Reehal N, Hamilton K, Kaiser EA, Favilla CG. Effect of CGRP inhibitors on interictal cerebral hemodynamics in individuals with migraine , Front Neurol, 15: 2024,1399792

Kaiser EA, Haggerty EB, Garner DP, Bunya VY, Aguirre GK. A measure of the blink reflex to parametric variation of mechanical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve , Psychophysiology, 61(7): 2024,e14566

Kaiser, E.A., Cavanah, A., Aguiree, G.K., Jensen, F.E. S-cone Stimulation Opposes Aversion to Melanopsin and L-cone Stimulation in a Preclinical Model of Photophobia. , Neurology , 102: 2024,S20.002

Zhao M, Kaiser E, Cucchiara B, Zuflacht J. Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Exacerbation After Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Inhibitor Administration , Neurohospitalist, 13(4): 2023,415-418

Kaiser, E.A. Chapter 26: Unexpected Findings in the Sella , What Do I Do Now? Pain Medicine: Headache.: 2023

Kaiser, E.A., Cavanah, A., Aguiree, G.K., Jensen, F.E.: Targeting the Photoreceptor Basis of Light Aversive Behavior in Mice. , Annals of Neurology , 94(S30): 2023,S175

Ailani J, Kaiser EA, Mathew PG, McAllister P, Russo AF, Vélez C, Ramajo AP, Abdrabboh A, Xu C, Rasmussen S, Tepper SJ. Role of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide on the Gastrointestinal Symptoms of Migraine-Clinical Considerations: A Narrative Review , Neurology, 99: 2022,841-853

Pace A, Barber M, Ziplow J, Hranilovich JA, Kaiser EA. Gender Minority Stress, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and the Experience of Migraine in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals: a Narrative Review , Curr Pain Headache Rep, 25(12): 2021,82

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