Lauren Elman, MD
Neurology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
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About me

  • Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic
  • Director, Penn Comprehensive ALS Center
  • Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Hospital

Education and training

  • Medical School: Cornell University
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

447 reviews

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November 2025
excellent service
October 2025
caring and knowledgeable
October 2025
she is a great doctor
October 2025
she is extremely well informed about myotonic dystrophy.

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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. Elman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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


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


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 , medRxiv: 2025


Austin MA, Supple GE, Carrell S, Quinn C, Elman L, Nazarian S. Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy , JACC Clin Electrophysiol: 2025


Morrison AH, Jimenez JV, Hsu JY, Elman L, Choi PJ, Ackrivo J. Identifying Daytime Hypercapnia Using Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. , Muscle Nerve: 2025


Writing Committee for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial; Andrews J, Paganoni S, Macklin EA, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Saville BR, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Marion J, McGlothlin A, Young E, Chase M, Pothier L, Harkey B, Yu H, Sherman A, Shefner J, Hall M, Kittle G, Connolly MR, Berry JD, D'Agostino D, Tustison E, Giacomelli E, Scirocco E, Alameda G, Locatelli E, Ho D, Quick A, Heitzman D, Ajroud-Driss S, Appel SH, Shroff S, Katz J, Felice K, Maragakis NJ, Simmons Z, Goutman SA, Olney N, Miller T, Fernandes JA, Ilieva H, Jawdat O, Weiss MD, Foster L, Vu T, Ladha S, Owegi MA, Newman DS, Arcila-Londono X, Jackson CE, Swenson A, Heiman-Patterson T, Caress J, Fee D, Peltier A, Lewis R, Rosenfeld J, Walk D, Johnson K, Elliott M, Kasarskis EJ, Rutkove S, McIlduff CE, Bedlack R, Elman L, Goyal NA, Rezania K, Twydell P, Benatar M, Glass J, Cohen JA, Jones V, Zilliox L, Wymer JP, Beydoun SR, Shah J, Pattee GL, Martinez-Thompson J, Nayar S, Granit V, Donohue M, Grossman K, Campbell DJ, Qureshi IA, Cudkowicz ME, Babu S. Verdiperstat in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Results From the Randomized HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. , JAMA Neurology: 2025


Writing Committee for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial; Berry JD, Maragakis NJ, Macklin EA, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Saville BR, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Marion J, McGlothlin A, Stommel EW, Chase M, Pothier L, Harkey BA, Yu H, Sherman A, Shefner J, Hall M, Kittle G, Babu S, Andrews J, D'Agostino D, Tustison E, Scirocco E, Giacomelli E, Alameda G, Locatelli E, Ho D, Quick A, Ajroud-Driss S, Katz J, Heitzman D, Appel SH, Shroff S, Felice KJ, Simmons Z, Miller T, Olney N, Weiss MD, Goutman SA, Fernandes JA Jr, Jawdat O, Owegi MA, Foster L, Vu T, Ilieva H, Newman DS, Arcila-Londono X, Jackson C, Ladha S, Heiman-Patterson T, Caress J, Swenson A, Peltier A, Lewis R, Fee D, Elliott M, Bedlack R, Kasarskis EJ, Elman L, Rosenfeld J, Walk D, McIlduff CE, Twydell P, Young E, Johnson K, Rezania K, Goyal NA, Cohen JA, Benatar M, Jones V, Glass J, Shah J, Beydoun SR, Wymer JP, Zilliox L, Nayar S, Pattee GL, Martinez-Thompson J, Rynders A, Evan J, Evan J, Hartford A, Sepassi M, Ho KS, Glanzman R, Greenberg B, Hotchkin MT, Paganoni S, Cudkowicz ME; HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Study Group. CNM-Au8 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. , JAMA: 2025


Writing Committee for the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial; Shefner JM, Oskarsson B, Macklin EA, Chibnik LB, Quintana M, Saville BR, Detry MA, Vestrucci M, Marion J, McGlothlin A, Heiman-Patterson T, Chase M, Pothier L, Harkey BA, Yu H, Sherman AV, Hall M, Kittle G, Berry JD, Babu S, Andrews J, D'Agostino D, Tustison E, Scirocco E, Giacomelli E, Alameda G, Locatelli E, Ho D, Quick A, Ajroud-Driss S, Katz J, Heitzman D, Appel SH, Shroff S, Felice K, Maragakis NJ, Simmons Z, Miller TM, Olney N, Weiss MD, Goutman SA, Fernandes JA, Jawdat O, Owegi MA, Foster LA, Vu T, Ilieva H, Newman DS, Arcila-Londono X, Jackson CE, Ladha S, Caress JB, Swenson A, Peltier A, Lewis RA, Fee D, Elliott M, Bedlack R, Kasarskis EJ, Elman L, Rosenfeld J, Walk D, McIlduff C, Twydell P, Young E, Johnson K, Rezania K, Goyal NA, Cohen JA, Benatar M, Jones V, Shah J, Beydoun SR, Wymer JP, Zilliox L, Nayar S, Pattee GL, Martinez-Thompson J, Leitner ML, Chen K, Goldberg YP, Cohen Y, Geva M, Hayden MR, Paganoni S, Cudkowicz ME; HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Study Group. Pridopidine in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial. , JAMA: 2025


Morganroth J, Bardakjian TM, Dratch L, Quinn CC, Elman LB Enhancing Clinical Infrastructure for the Delivery of Intrathecal and Genetic Therapies: A Qalsody (Tofersen) Model for Patients With SOD1-ALS , Neurol Clin Pract: 2024


Rhodes E, Alfa S, Jin HA, Massimo L, Elman L, Amado D, Baer M, Quinn C, McMillan CT Cognitive reserve in ALS: the role of occupational skills and requirements , Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener: 2024