Vice Chair for Academic Development, Department of Neurology
Ruth Wagner Van Meter and J. Ray Van Meter Professor of Neurology
Dr. Steven Scherer is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he did his residency and fellowship. He received his B.S., Ph.D., and M.D. degrees from the University of Michigan, and has many connections with his beloved alma mater. Beginning with his Ph.D. thesis, finding the causes of neuropathy has always been the focus of his clinical and laboratory research. This has evolved into a collaborative effort with patients, physicians, and scientists from around the world. His current work includes defining the genetic basis and natural history of people with inherited neuropathies, preclinical investigations of animal models of inherited neuropathies, and helping launch clinical trials for inherited neuropathies.