Holly Elser, MD

Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-3606
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

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

My education and training

  • Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Spoken languages

English
English

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. Elser is a Penn Medicine provider.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Elser H, Kiang V. M., Humphreys K, Zhang J High-risk emergency department visits and risk of all-cause mortality, suicide, and fatal overdose among US military veterans , American Journal of Epidemiology, 195(1): 2026,102-108

Stulberg EL, Wu C, Law CA, Sabayan B, Elser H, Kumar A, Zheutlin AR, Bress AP, Wolk DA, Rising K, Casten R, Rovner B, de Havenon A, Schneider ALC Income, Race-ethnicity, and Dementia Risk Factors in the United States , Neurology, 105(11): 2025,e214402

Elser H, Magee RG, Abbruzzese S, Sandsmark D, Gottesman RF, Mosley TH, Wolk DA, Schneider ALC Traumatic Brain Injury and Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study , Neurology, 105(12): 2025,e214407

Balali, Pargol, Acton, Emily K., Elser, Holly, Navi, Babak Benjamin, Kasner, Scott E. Anticoagulant Usage and Risk of Thromboembolic Events After Ischemic Stroke in Adults With Cancer , Neurology, 105(10): 2025,e214325

Kim B, Blam K, Elser H, Xie SX, Van Deerlin VM, Penning TM, Weintraub D, Irwin DJ, Massimo LM, McMillan CT, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Wolk DA, Lee EB Ambient Air Pollution and the Severity of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathology , JAMA Neurol, 82(11): 2025,1153-1161

Rosenkrantz O, Farkas DK, Horváth-Puhó E, Martiny SK, Elser H, Fuglsang CH, Sørensen HT Venous thromboembolism and cancer risk in patients with a history of migraine: a population-based cohort study , Res Pract Thromb Haemost, 9(7): 2025,103202

Shapiro HFJ, Gelfand AA, Shapiro DJ, Elser H, Chen C, Casey JA. Association between wildfire smoke exposure and pediatric emergency department visits for headache , Headache: 2025

Elser, Holly, Farkas, Dóra, Körmendiné, Collin, Lindsay J., Lykke, Malene Risager, Fuglsang, Cecilia Hvitfeldt, Sørensen, Henrik Toft Cancer in persons diagnosed with facial nerve paresis: A hospital-based cohort study in Denmark , Cancer Epidemiology, 97: 2025,102863

Gribsholt SB, Horváth-Puhó E, Elser H, Laugesen K, Skajaa N, Fuglsang CH, Henderson V, Sørensen HT Obstructive sleep apnea and risk of dementia: a Danish population-based cohort study , BMJ Neurol Open, 7(2): 2025,e001174

Law CA, Elser H, Walter AE, Mosley TH, Walker K, Gottesman RF, Schneider ALC Traumatic brain injury and anger proneness: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study , Front Psychol, 16: 2025,1546443