- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Dermatomyositis
- Diabetic amyotrophy
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Elevated creatine kinase (HyperCKemia)
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Hirayama disease
- Inclusion body myositis
- Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Kennedy's disease
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
- Metabolic myopathy
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myositis
- Necrotizing myopathy
- Nerve pain
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Polymyositis
- Rhabdomyositis
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Toxic neuropathy
Michael Baer, MD
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
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Insurance accepted
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- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
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
- Psychiatry & Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine
- Neurology, 2021
- AAN-American Academy of Neurology, National
- AANEM-American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, National
- NEALS-Network of Excellence for ALS, National
- Penn Comprehensive ALS Center
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Emma Rhodes, Sebleh Alfa, Hanna A. Jin, Lauren Massimo, Lauren Elman, Defene Admado, Michael Baer, Colin Quinn, Corey T. McMillan Cognitive reserve in ALS: the role of occupational skills and requirements , Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 25(5-6): 2024,486-495
Colin Quinn, Michael Baer, Defne A. Amado, Mary Kelley, Lauren Elman A single ALS center experience with clinical use of sodium phenylbutyrate- taurursodiol. , Muscle & Nerve, 70(1): 2024,1-4
Ting Shen, Jacob W Vogel, Jeffrey Duda, Jeffrey S Phillips, Philip A Cook, James Gee, Lauren Elman, Colin Quinn, Defne A Amado, Michael Baer, Lauren Massimo, Murray Grossman, David J Irwin, Corey T McMillan Novel data-driven subtypes and stages of brain atrophy in the ALS-FTD spectrum. , Translational Neurodegeneration , 12(1): 2023,57
Laynie Dratch, Meron Azage, Aaron Baldwin, Kelsey Johnson, Rachel A Paul, Tanya M Bardakjian, Sara-Claude Michon, Defne A Amado, Michael Baer, Andres F Deik, Lauren B Elman, Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, Michael H Guo, Ali G Hamedani, David J Irwin, Aaron Lasker, Jennifer Orthmann-Murphy, Colin Quinn, Thomas F Tropea, Steven S Scherer, Colin A Ellis Genetic testing in adults with neurologic disorders: indications, approach, and clinical impacts , Journal of Neurology, 271(2): 2023,733-747
Ruple S. Laughlin, Shirlyn Adkins, Michael Baer, Sara Dehbashi, Karissa Gable, Raghav Govindarajan, Kelly G. Gwathmey, Michael K. Hehir, Matthew Imperioli, Raymond S. Price, Sarada Sakamuri, Jacob Sokol, Noelle Tiongson, Ericka S. Wong, Zachary London The Neuromuscular Portal and Match: Working Toward a More Fair, Equitable, and Transparent Process , Neurology Education, 2(3): 2023
London ZN, Gable KL, Govindarajan R, Guidon AC, Gwathmey KG, Hehir MK, Imperioli M, Laughlin RS, Price RS, Sakamuri S, Sokol J, Baer M The Neuromuscular Fellowship Portal and Match , Muscle and Nerve , 65(6): 2022,640-645
Michael Baer, Lauren Elman Predicting Ethical Issues from Potential Advances in ALS Genetically Mediated Therapies , Neurology : 2022
Michael Baer and Colin Quinn Advance Care Planning in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , Practical Neurology : 2021,28-31
Placek K, Baer GM, Elman L, McCluskey L, Hennessy L, Ferraro PM, Lee EB, Lee VMY, Trojanowski JQ, Van Deerlin VM, Grossman M, Irwin DJ, McMillan CT. UNC13A polymorphism contributes to frontotemporal disease in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. , Neurobiol Aging., 73: 2019,190-199
Lee EB, Porta S, Michael Baer G, Xu Y, Suh E, Kwong LK, Elman L, Grossman M, Lee VM, Irwin DJ, Van Deerlin VM, Trojanowski JQ. Expansion of the classification of FTLD-TDP: distinct pathology associated with rapidly progressive frontotemporal degeneration. , Acta Neuropathol., 134(1): 2017,65-78