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Office
222 East 41st Street
10th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1995 - 1996- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1992 - 1995
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1991 - 2014- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Olfactory Function Is Reduced in a Subset of Former Elite American Football Players with Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome.Ben J Braunecker, Jenna R Groh, Charles H Adler, Michael L Alosco, David W Dodick
Chemical Senses. 2024-12-09 - RENEWED: A follow-up study of the opicinumab phase 2 RENEW study in participants with acute optic neuritis.Orhan Aktas, Focke Ziemssen, Tjalf Ziemssen, Alexander Klistorner, Helmut Butzkueven
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2024-11-24 - Examination of plasma biomarkers of amyloid, tau, neurodegeneration, and neuroinflammation in former elite American football players.Annalise E Miner, Jenna R Groh, Yorghos Tripodis, Charles H Adler, Laura J Balcer
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Brain and Retinal Atrophy in African-Americans Versus Caucasian-Americans with Multiple Sclerosis: A Longitudinal StudyDorlan Kimbrough, Elliot Frohman, Laura Balcer, Ellen M Mowry, Daniel S Reich, Peter A Calabresi, Shiv Saidha, Teresa C Frohman, Elias S Sotirchos, Natalia Gonzalez Ca..., Brain
Other
- Optic neuritis: Pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnosisBalcer LJ, Osborne B
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/optic-neuritis-pathophysiology-clinical-features-and-diagnosis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-23 - Optic neuritis: Prognosis and treatmentBalcer LJ, Osborne B
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/optic-neuritis-prognosis-and-treatment
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2011-08-03 - Optic neuropathiesBalcer LJ, Osborne B
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/optic-neuropathies
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2011-05-27
Press Mentions
Week in Review: Glaucoma and Intestinal Health, Neuro-Ophthalmology Grant Awarded, Weather May Affect IOPOctober 11th, 2024- NYU Langone Awarded $1.6 Million to Investigate Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Progression Through the EyeOctober 2nd, 2024
Concussions and Football: New Helmets, New ToolsAugust 19th, 2019- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Neurologic Clinical Epidemiology Training ProgramNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2011
- Novel Visual Outcome Measures In Optic Neuritis And Multiple SclerosisNational Eye Institute2007–2011
- Novel Clinical And Ocular Imaging Outcomes With Long-Term Follow-Up In MSNational Eye Institute2009–2010
- Longitudinal Assessment Of Visual Function In MSNational Eye Institute2003–2007
- Visual Dysfunction And Quality Of Life In MSNational Eye Institute2001–2003
- Epidemiologic Research In Neuro-OphthalmologyNational Eye Institute1998–2000
- Epidemiologic Research In Neuro-OphthalmologyNational Eye Institute1996–1998
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