Z L'Erario, MD, MSW

Associate Professor of Neurology

Contact Information

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901 Walnut Street
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email Z L'Erario

215-955-1234
215-503-2430 fax

Associate Professor of Neurology

EDUCATION

Medical School

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residency

New York Presbyteria/Weill Cornell Medicine 

Fellowship 

New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine 

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Vascular Neurology 

Leadership Roles

  • Founding Chair, Gender Equity Working Group, American Academy of Neurology
  • Vice-Chair, LGBTQI Section, American Academy of Neurology
  • Emerging Leaders Program, American Academy of Neurology
  • Editorial Board, Neurology: Clinical Practice
  • Board of Directors, FNDcourage
  • Director, Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Program, New York Presbyterian Hospital 

Grant Funding

  • Co-Investigator. “Identifying the Relationship Between Vocal Gender Congruence and Vocal Effort in Transfeminine Persons.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. New Investigator’s Research Grant. ($10,000). December 1, 2024-November 30, 2025.
  • Co-Investigator. “The Functional Movement Disorder Clinic Group Class Program.". United We Om Microgrant ($2500). July 1, 2024-December 16, 2024.
  • Co-Investigator and Site PI. “BEneftis of Stroke Treatment Delivered Using A Mobile Stroke Unit,” funded by PCORI ($284,528). May 2018-September 2021.

Clinical & Research Interests

  • General Neurology, Functional Neurological Disorder, LGBTQI+ Healthcare
  • Research in LGBTQI+ Healthcare, Functional Neurological Disorder, Stroke