Elliott Sherr, MD, PhD
Professor
Neurology
School of Medicine

415-502-8039

Dr. Elliott H. Sherr is a pediatric neurologist dedicated to caring for children with neurological disorders and to finding the causes and best treatments for these diseases. He has a focus on treating children with MRI-visible disorders of brain development – patients who frequently have epilepsy, developmental delay and autism.

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He also co-directs UCSF's program for care of children with neurological diseases caused by abnormal metabolism, such as phenylketonuria.

Sherr directs the UCSF Brain Development Research Program, which studies the genetics and biology of autism and epilepsy. His work receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and March of Dimes.

Sherr graduated from Stanford University with bachelor's degrees in philosophy and biology. He earned his medical degree and a doctorate in neuroscience at Columbia University. At UCSF, he completed a residency in pediatrics a fellowship in child neurology.

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  • M.D. School of Medicine Columbia University 1995
  • Residency School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco

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Publications (174)

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Chromosome DeletionDevelopmental DisabilitiesDNA Copy Number VariationsNervous System MalformationsCorpus CallosumChromosomes, Human, Pair 16MutationIntellectual DisabilityAicardi SyndromeNeurodevelopmental DisordersAutistic DisorderAgenesis of Corpus CallosumChromosome DisordersAbnormalities, MultipleEpilepsy

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