- Congenital myopathy
- Hirayama disease
- Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Kennedy's disease
- Muscle disease
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myotonia congenita
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Spinal muscular atrophy
Lauren Elman, MD
About me
- Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic
- Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Hospital
My education and training
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
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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.
Qualifications and experience
- Neurology, 2003
- ALS Research Group, National
- American Academy of Neurology, National
- American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, National
- NEALS-Northeastern Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Consortium, National
- WALS-Western Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Study Group, National
- Penn Duchenne and Becker Carrier Clinic
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs issue from 2011 through 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Magee RG, Van Deerlin VM, McMillan CT, Lee EB, Elman LB, Irwin DJ, Mourelatos Z Plasma isomiRs as Candidate Biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , Neurology Genetics, 12: 2026
Sorenson E, Heitzman D, Lee I, Jang G, Elman L, Habib AA, Wymer J, Hayat G, Goutman SA, Fernandes JAM, Floeter MK, Ajroud-Driss S, Gwathmey K, Kasarskis E, Kisanuki YY, Lomen-Hoerth C, Walk D, Johnston WS, Diaz F, Maragakis NJ, Paganoni S, Shah J, Oskarsson B, Zinman L, Heiman-Patterson T, Jawdat O, Fournier CN, Pulley MT, Scelsa SN, Shoesmith C, Simmons Z, Sherman AV, Hoover BN, Yun RY, Cheung K, Mitsumoto H; PLS NHS Study Group. Prospective Validation of the New PLS Diagnostic Criteria From PLS Natural History Study: EMG and Neurofilament Analyses. , Muscle Nerve: 2026
Austin MA, Spears J, Supple GE, Carrell S, Elman L, Nazarian S. Atrial arrhythmia ablation in myotonic muscular dystrophy patients: a single institution experience , Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 69: 2026
Lee I, Jang G, Cheung YKK, Sherman AV, Johnston WS, Diaz F, Fernandes JAM, Habib AA, Maragakis NJ, Paganoni S, Burke K, Oskarsson B, Shah J, Zinman L, Floeter MK, Ajroud-Driss S, Gwathmey K, Heiman-Patterson T, Jawdat O, Kasarskis EJ, Kisanuki YY, Wymer J, Fournier C, Hayat G, Heitzman D, Lomen-Hoerth C, Pulley MT, Scelsa SN, Walk D, Goutman SA, Shoesmith C, Simmons Z, Sorenson E, Elman L, Harms MB, Hoover BN, Yun RY, Santella RM, Mitsumoto H; PLS NHS Study Group Primary Lateral Sclerosis Natural History Study: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale and Other Outcomes Assessment , Annals of Neurology: 2026
Ackrivo J, Bracy D, Elman LB, Hansen-Flaschen J, Simmons Z, Pasinelli P, Heiman-Patterson T, Kawut SM, Lane-Fall MB How Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Perceive Respiratory Interventions: A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform Implementation Efforts , Neurology Clinical Practice, 15: 2025
Spencer BE, Irwin DJ, Van Deerlin VM, Suh E, Lee EB, Elman L, Quinn CC, Amado D, Baer M, Grossman M, Wolk DA, McMillan CT Polygenic associations with clinical and neuropathological trait heterogeneity across TDP-43 proteinopathies , PLoS One, 20: 2025
C, Maiser S, Walk D, So Y, McCauley JL, Baker MC, Taylor JP, Zuchner S, Rademakers R, van Blitterswijk M, Benatar M. Shared burden of ultra-rare genetic variants across a spectrum of motor neuron diseases , Transl Neurodegener, 14: 2025
Wu G, Chen W, Wuu J, Jain A, Myers J, Cordts I, Rampersaud E, Heckmann JM, Nel M, Granit V, Statland J, Swenson A, Ravits J, McMillan CT, Elman L, Caress J, Burns TM, Pioro EP, Trivedi J, Katz J, Jackson C, Maiser S, Walk D, So Y, McCauley JL, Baker MC, Taylor JP, Zuchner S, Rademakers R, van Blitterswijk M, Benatar M Shared burden of ultra-rare genetic variants across a spectrum of motor neuron diseases , Translational Neurodegeneration, 29: 2025
Spencer BE, Xie SX, Ohm DT, Elman L, Quinn CC, Amado DA, Baer M, Lee EB, Van Deerlin VM, Dratch L, Massimo L, Irwin DJ, McMillan CT Cumulative incidence of motor and cognitive features in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal degeneration spectrum , Brain Communications, 7: 2025
Lee I, Jang G, Cheung YKK, Sherman AV, Johnston WS, Diaz F, Fernandes JAM, Habib AA, Maragakis NJ, Paganoni S, Burke K, Oskarsson B, Shah J, Zinman L, Floeter MK, Ajroud-Driss S, Gwathmey K, Heiman-Patterson T, Jawdat O, Kasarskis EJ, Kisanuki YY, Wymer J, Fournier C, Hayat G, Heitzman D, Lomen-Hoerth C, Pulley MT, Scelsa SN, Walk D, Goutman SA, Shoesmith C, Simmons Z, Sorenson E, Elman L, Harms MB, Hoover BN, Yun RY, Santella RM, Mitsumoto H; PLS NHS Study Group. Primary Lateral Sclerosis Natural History Study: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale and Other Outcomes Assessment , Ann Neurol: 2025