Steven S. Scherer, MD, PhD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Vice Chair for Academic Development, Department of Neurology
  • Emeritus Professor of Neurology

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Michigan
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

147 reviews

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October 2025
scherer is the best. you don't feel rushed. you're validated about what's happening. he's friendly, personable and remembers you
September 2025
he's amazing
June 2025
dr. scherer is an expert medical provider on cmt
March 2025
as a professional and as a person, no one compares to dr. scherer! i'm grateful to have had him as my neurologist for so many years. i have learned so much from him and i'm always excited about the next time i see him.

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My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Scherer is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

163., Fridman, V., S. Sillau, G. Acsadi, C. Bacon, K. Dooley, J. Burns, J. Day, S. Feely, R.S. Finkel, T. Grider, L. Gutmann, D.N. Herrmann, C.A. Kirk, S.A. Knause, M. Laura, R.A. Lewis, J. Li, T.E. Lloyd, I. Moroni, F. Muntoni, E. Pagliano, C. Pisciotta, G. Piscosquito, S. Ramchandren, M. Saporta, R. Sadjadi, R.R. Shy, C.E. Siskind, C.J. Sumner, D. Walk, J. Wilcox, S.W. Yum, S. Züchner, S.S. Scherer, D. Pareyson, M.M. Reilly, M.E Shy A longitudinal study of CMT1A using Rasch analysis based CMT neuropathy and examination scores. , Neurology , 94: 2020,e884-e896


Motley, W.W., S. Züchner, and S.S. Scherer Isoform-specific loss of Dystonin causes hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy. , Neurol. Genet. , 6: 2020,e496


Scherer, S.S., K.A. Kleopa, and M.D. Benson Peripheral Neuropathies. , In: Rosenberg’s Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease, 6th edition, : 2020,345-375


Sase S., A.A. Almad, C.A. Boecker, P. Guedes-Dias, J.J. Li, A. Takanohashi, A. Patel, T. McCaffrey, H. Patel, D. Sirdeshpande, J. Curiel, J.S.-H. Liu, Q. Padiath, E.L.F. Holzbaur, S.S. Scherer, A. Vanderver TUBB4A mutations results in both glial and neuronal degeneration in an H-ABC leukodystrophy mouse model. , eLife , 9: 2020,e52986


Cortese A., Y. Zhu, A.P. Rebelo, S. Negri, S. Courel, L. Abreu, C.J. Bacon, Y. Bai, D.M. Bis-Brewer, E. Bugiardini, E. Buglo, M.C. Danzi, S.M.E. Feely, A. Athanasiou-Fragkouli, N.A. Haridy, Inherited Neuropathy Consortium, R. Isasi, A. Khan, M. Laura, S. Magri, M. Pipis, C. Pisciotta, E. Powell, A.M. Rossor, P. Saveri, J.E. Sowden, S. Tozza, J. Vandrovcova, J. Dallman, E. Grignani, E. Marchioni, S.S. Scherer, B. Tang, Z. Lin, A. Al-Ajmi, R. Schule, M. Synofzik, T. Maisonobe, T. Stojkovic, M. Auer-Grumbach, M.A. Abdelhamed, S.A. Hamed, R. Zhang, F. Manganelli, L. Santoro, F. Taroni, D. Pareyson, H. Houlden, D.N. Herrmann, M.M. Reilly, M.E. Shy, R.G. Zhai, S. Züchner Biallelic mutations in SORD cause a common and potentially treatable hereditary neuropathy with implications for diabetes. , Nat Genet. , 52: 2020,473-481


Li J.J., N. Sarute, E. Lancaster, G. Otkiran-Clare, B.M. Fagla, S.R. Ross, and S.S. Scherer A recessive Trim2 mutation causes an axonal neuropathy in mice. , Neurobiol. Dis. , 140: 2020,104845


Pareyson D., T. Stojkovic, M.M. Reilly, S. Leonard-Louis, M. Laura, J. Blake, Y. Parman, E. Battaloglu, M. Tazir, M. Bellatache, N. Bonello-Palot, M. Levy, S. Sacconi, R. Guimaraes-Costa, S. Attarian, P. Latour, G. Sole, A. Megarbane, R. Horvath, G. Ricci, B.O. Choi, A. Schenone, C. Gemelli, A. Geroldi, M. Sabatelli, M. Luigetti, L. Santoro, R. Manganelli, A. Quattrone, P. Valentino, T. Murakami, S.S. Scherer, L. Dankwa, M.E. Shy, C.J. Bacon, D.N. Herrmann, A. Zambon, I. Tramacere, C. Pisciotta, S. Magri, S.C. Previtali, A. Bolino A multicentre retrospective study of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B (CMT4B) due to mutations in myotubularin-related proteins (MTMRs). , Ann Neurol. , 86: 2019,55-67


Phillips, J., Courel, S., Bis-Brewer, D., Rebelo, A., Bardakjian, T., Dankwa, L., Hamedani, A., Züchner, S., Scherer, S. POLG mutations presenting as CMT. , J. Periph. Nerv. Syst., 24: 2019,214-218


A. Horga, E. Bugiardini, A. Manole, F. Bremner, Z. Jaunmuktane, L. Dankwa, A.P. Rebelo, C.E. Woodward, I.P. Hargreaves, A. Cortese, A.M. Pittman, S. Brandner, J.M. Polke, R.D.S. Pitceathly, S. Züchner, M.G. Hanna, S.S. Scherer, H. Houlden, M.M. Reilly Autosomal dominant optic atrophy and cataract “plus” phenotype including axonal neuropathy. , Neurol. Genet., 5: 2019,e322


Dankwa, L., Richardson, J., Motley, W.W., Scavina, M., Bardakjian, T., Züchner, S., Scherer, S.S. A novel MFN2 mutation causes variable clinical severity in a multi-generational CMT2 family. , Neuromusc Dis, 29: 2019,134-137


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