Eric Kaiser, MD, PhD (he/him)

Neurology

4.8 with 65 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Eric Kaiser, MD, PhD (he/him)

Neurology

4.8 with 65 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Kaiser is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Botox for Migraines
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Headache
Chronic Post Traumatic Headache
Concussion
Facial Pain
Headache
Headache Associated With Sexual Activity
Hypnic Headache
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
Medication Overuse Headache
Migraine
Occipital Neuralgia
Primary Cough Headache
Primary Exercise Headache
Primary Stabbing Headache
Primary Thunderclap Headache
Suna Headache
Sunct Headache
Trigeminal Neuralgia (Nerve Pain)

Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Kaiser is part of these programs:

Penn Headache Program

Board Certification

Neurology, 2018

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Primary Location

Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion, 2nd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare

Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

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): 82,2021.

Kaiser EA, McAdams H, Igdalova A, Haggerty EB, Cucchiara BL, Brainard DH, Aguirre GK.: Reflexive Eye Closure in Response to Cone and Melanopsin Stimulation: A Study of Implicit Measures of Light Sensitivity in Migraine Neurology 97 (17): e1672-e1680,2021.

Hranilovich JA, Kaiser EA, Pace A, Barber M, Ziplow J.: Headache in transgender and gender-diverse patients: A narrative review Headache 61 (7): 1040-1050,2021.

Kaiser, E.A., McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Haggerty, E.B., Cucchiara, B., Brainard, D.H., Aguirre, G.K., Jensen, F.E: Modeling of Human and Rodent Responses to ipRGC Signaling to Examine Neuronal Pathways in Migraine-Associated Photophobia. Annals of Neurology 90 : S138,2021.

Kaiser, E.A., Recober, A.: Chronic Headache Decision-Making in Adult Neurology : 4-6,2020.

McAdams H, Kaiser EA, Igdalova A, Haggerty EB, Cucchiara B, Brainard DH, Aguirre GK.: Selective amplification of ipRGC signals accounts for interictal photophobia in migraine Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 117 : 17320-17329,2020.

Kaiser, E.A., McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Brainard, D.H., Aguirre, G.K.: Melanopsin and Cone Stimulation Both Contribute to Interictal Light Sensitivity in Migraine. Neurology 94 (15 - Supplement): P3. 5131,2020.

Aradi S, Kaiser E, Cucchiara B.: Ischemic Stroke Associated With Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Inhibitor Therapy for Migraine: A Case Report J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 28 (10): 104286,2019.

Kaiser EA, Igdalova A, Aguirre GK, Cucchiara B.: A web-based, branching logic questionnaire for the automated classification of migraine Cephalalgia 39 (10): 1257-1266,2019.

Kaiser EA, George DK, Rubenstein MN, Berger JR.: Lyme myelopathy: Case report and literature review of a rare but treatable disorder Mult Scler Relat Disord 29 : 1-6,2019.

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Academic Contact Information

3400 Spruce Street
3W Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Neurology, National
American Headache Society, National
American Medical Association, National
International Headache, International