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Lynne M. Kerr, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Pediatrics

Divisions: Neurology

Dr. Kerr received her medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine after receiving her PhD in neurophysiology from the University of Virginia. She then completed her Pediatric and Neurology (Child/Adolescent) residencies at the University of Utah. She has been a physician at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Salt Lake City and the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in the Division of Pediatric Neurology. She is currently a Professor Emeritus at the University of Utah.

She was a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Primary Children´s Hospital. She is very interested in helping families of children with special health care needs negotiate primary and subspecialty care. She was a Co-director of the Headache Clinic at Primary Children's Hospital and the Neuromuscular Clinic at Shriner's Hospital. She is on the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Boards of the Board of Directors of the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation. She has been a writer for 15 years for the Medical Home Portal (medicalhomeportal.org).

Education History

Undergraduate Mount Holyoke College
Undergraduate Yale University
 BA
Doctoral Training University of Virginia
 PhD
Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Utah
 Postdoctoral Fellow
Professional Medical University of Utah Hospital School of Medicine
 MD
Internship University of Utah School of Medicine
 Intern
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
 Resident
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
 Resident

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Dent, K.M., Dunn, D.M., von Niederhausen, A.C., Aoyagi, A.T., Kerr, L.M., Bromberg, M.B., Hart, K.J., Tuohy, White, S., den Dunnen, J.T., Weiss, R.B., and Flanigan, K.M. (2005). Improved molecular diagnosis of dystrophinopathies in an unselected clinical cohort. Am J Med Genet, 134A(3), 295-298..
  2. Kerr LM, Sperelakis N (1983). Ca2+-dependent slow action potentials in normal and dystrophic mouse skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol, 245(5 Pt 1), C415-22.
  3. Flanigan, K.M., Kerr, L.M., Bromberg, M.B., Leonard, C., Tsuruda, J., Zhang, P., Gonzalez-Gomez, I, Cohn, R., Campbell, K.P., Leppert, M. (2000). Congenital muscular dystrophy with rigid spine syndrome: A clinical, pathological, radiological, and genetic study. Ann Neurol, 47(2), 152-161.
  4. Nelson GR, Bale JF, Kerr LM (2017). Outcome and Cost of Inpatient Hospitalization for Intravenous Dihydroergotamine Treatment of Refractory Pediatric Headache. Pediatr Neurol, 66, 76-81.
  5. Barclay JL, Nelson CN, Ishikawa M, Murray LA, Kerr LM, McPhee TR, Powell EE, Waters MJ (2011). GH-dependent STAT5 signaling plays an important role in hepatic lipid metabolism. Endocrinology, 152(1), 181-92.
  6. Kerr LM, Filloux F, Olivera BM, Jackson H, Wamsley JK (1988). Autoradiographic localization of calcium channels with [125I]omega-conotoxin in rat brain. Eur J Pharmacol, 146(1), 181-3.
  7. Kerr LM, Sperelakis N (1983). Effects of pH on membrane resistance in normal and dystrophic mouse skeletal muscle fibers. Exp Neurol, 82(1), 203-14.
  8. Cruz LJ, Gray WR, Olivera BM, Zeikus RD, Kerr L, Yoshikami D, Moczydlowski E (1985). Conus geographus toxins that discriminate between neuronal and muscle sodium channels. J Biol Chem, 260(16), 9280-8.
  9. Kerr LM, Ostapoff EM, Rubel EW (1979). Influence of acoustic experience on the ontogeny of frequency generalization gradients in the chicken. J Exp Psychol Anim Behav Process, 5(2), 97-115.
  10. Kerr LM, Anderson DM, Thompson JA, Lyver SM, Call GK (1993). Ischemic stroke in the young: evaluation and age comparison of patients six months to thirty-nine years. J Child Neurol, 8(3), 266-70.
  11. Nelson GR, Filloux FM, Kerr LM (2016). Educational Intervention Improves Compliance With AAN Guidelines for Return Epilepsy Visits: A Quality Improvement Project. J Child Neurol, 31(11), 1320-3.
  12. *Roundy, LM, Filloux, F, Kerr, LM, Rimer, A, Bonkowsky, JL. (8/5/2015). Seizure action plans do not reduce health care utilization in pediatric epilepsy patients. J Child Neurol.
  13. Roundy LM, Filloux FM, Kerr L, Rimer A, Bonkowsky JL (2016). Seizure Action Plans Do Not Reduce Health Care Utilization in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients. J Child Neurol, 31(4), 433-8.
  14. Kerr LM, Sperelakis N (1982). Effect of the calcium antagonists bepridil (CERM-1978) and verapamil on Ca++-dependent slow action potentials in frog skeletal muscle. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 222(1), 80-6.
  15. Kerr LM, Sperelakis (1983). Membrane alterations in skeletal muscle fibers of dystrophic mice. Muscle & nerve, 6(1), 3-13.
  16. Powers SW, Coffey CS, Chamberlin LA, Ecklund DJ, Klingner EA, Yankey JW, Korbee LL, Porter LL, Hershey AD, CHAMP Investigators. (2016). Trial of Amitriptyline, Topiramate, and Placebo for Pediatric Migraine. The New England journal of medicine, 376(2), 115-124.
  17. Kerr LM, Yoshikami D (1984). A venom peptide with a novel presynaptic blocking action. Nature, 308(5956), 282-284.
  18. Kerr LM, Unis AS, Wamsley J (1988). Comparison of the density and distribution of brain D-1 and D-2 dopamine receptors in Buffalo vs. Fischer 344 rats. Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 30(2), 325-30.
  19. Winder MM, Marietta J, Kerr LM, Puchalski MD, Zhang C, Ware AL, Cowley C (2021). Reducing Unnecessary Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Syncope: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatric cardiology, 42(4), 942-950.
  20. Kline AD, Moss JF, Selicorni A, Bisgaard AM, Deardorff MA, Gillett PM, Ishman SL, Kerr LM, Levin AV, Mulder PA, Ramos FJ, Wierzba J, Ajmone PF, Axtell D, Blagowidow N, Cereda A, Costantino A, Cormier-Daire V, FitzPatrick D, Grados M, Groves L, Guthrie W, Huisman S, Kaiser FJ, Koekkoek G, Levis M, Mariani M, McCleery JP, Menke LA, Metrena A, O'Connor J, Oliver C, Pie J, Piening S, Potter CJ, Quaglio AL, Redeker E, Richman D, Rigamonti C, Shi A, Tümer Z, Van Balkom IDC, Hennekam RC (2018). Diagnosis and management of Cornelia de Lange syndrome: first international consensus statement. Nature reviews. Genetics, 19(10), 649-666.
  21. Kline AD, Moss JF, Selicorni A, Bisgaard AM, Deardorff MA, Gillett PM, Ishman SL, Kerr LM, Levin AV, Mulder PA, Ramos FJ, Wierzba J, Ajmone PF, Axtell D, Blagowidow N, Cereda A, Costantino A, Cormier-Daire V, FitzPatrick D, Grados M, Groves L, Guthrie W, Huisman S, Kaiser FJ, Koekkoek G, Levis M, Mariani M, McCleery JP, Menke LA, Metrena A, O'Connor J, Oliver C, Pie J, Piening S, Potter CJ, Quaglio AL, Redeker E, Richman D, Rigamonti C, Shi A, Tümer Z, Van Balkom IDC, Hennekam R (2018). Diagnosis and management of Cornelia de Lange syndrome: first international consensus statement. Nature reviews. Genetics, 19(10), 649-666.
  22. Norlin C, Kerr LM, Rocha R (2009). Using clinical questions to structure the content of a web-based information resource for primary care physicians. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2009, 482-6.
  23. Hesse T, Holmes LG, Kennedy-Overfelt V, Kerr LM, Giles L (2015). Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Adolescents with Recurrent Headaches: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine, 2015, 508958.
  24. MacWilliams BA, Carroll KL, Stotts AK, Kerr LM, Schwartz M (2022). Discrimination between hereditary spastic paraplegia and cerebral palsy based on gait analysis data: A machine learning approach. Gait & posture, 98, 34-38.
  25. Pablo MJ, Pamplona P, Haddad M, Benavente I, Latorre-Pellicer A, Arnedo M, Trujillano L, Bueno-Lozano G, Kerr LM, Huisman SA, Kaiser FJ, Ramos F, Kline AD, Pie J, Puisac (2021). High rate of autonomic neuropathy in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 16(1), 458.

Book Chapter

  1. Carroll, K., Kerr, L.M., McCance, K.L (2012). Alterations of musculoskeletal conditions in children.
  2. Carbone, P, Kerr, L.M., and Reynolds, A (2015). Management of general medical conditions. 533-562.
  3. Kerr LM, Huether SE, Narayanan V (2016). Alterations of neurologic function in children. 436-453.
  4. Lynne M. Kerr, Sue E. Huether, and Richard A. Sugerma (2016). Structure and Function of the Neurologic System. 316-345.
  5. Cristina Trandafir, MD, Tara Newcomb, MS, CGC, and Lynne Kerr, MD, Ph New Onset Seizures in an Infant.
  6. Tara Newcomb, MS, CGC, Russell Butterfield, MD, and Lynne Kerr, MD, Ph Club Feet and Lack of Facial Expression.
  7. Lynne M Kerr, MD, PhD, Tara Newcomb, MS, CGC, and Russel Butterfield, M Abnormal Gait in a Toddler.

Case Report

  1. Kerr, L.M., and Filloux, F (1993). Cerebral infarction as a remote complication of childhood Hemophilus Influenzae Meningitis. The Western journal of medicine, 157(2`), 179-181.

Abstract

  1. Kline AD, Krantz ID, Deardorff MA, Shirahige K, Dorsett D, Gerton JL, Wu M, Mehta D, Mills JA, Carrico CS, Noon S, Herrera PS, Horsfield JA, Bettale C, Morgan J, Huisman SA, Moss J, McCleery J, Grados M, Hansen BD, Srivastava S, Taylor-Snell E, Kerr LM, Katz O, Calof AL, Musio A, Egense A, Haaland RE (2017). Cornelia de Lange syndrome and molecular implications of the cohesin complex: Abstracts from the 7th biennial scientific and educational symposium 2016. American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 173(5), 1172-1185.
  2. Kerr, LM, Jones, A, Kline, AD, and Fischer, P (2015). COMPASS-31 Questionnaire Screening in Individuals with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. 192(Special), 134.
  3. Norlin, C., Kerr, L.M., and Rocha, R (2009). Using clinical questions to structure the content of a web-based information resource for primary care physicians. 14, 482-486..
  4. Norlin, C., Kerr, L.M., and Rocha, R (2009). The MedHomePortal - Developing Content Around Clinical Questions and Using Clinical Questions to Guide and Index Content of a Web-based Medical Home Information Resource. 14, 482-486.

Other

  1. Kline AD, Krantz ID, Deardorff MA, Shirahige K, Dorsett D, Gerton JL, Wu M, Mehta D, Mills JA, Carrico CS, Noon S, Herrera PS, Horsfield JA, Bettale C, Morgan J, Huisman SA, Moss J, McCleery J, Grados M, Hansen BD, Srivastava S, Taylor-Snell E, Kerr LM, Katz O, Calof AL, Musio A, Egense A, Haaland R (2017). Cornelia de Lange syndrome and molecular implications of the cohesin complex: Abstracts from the 7th biennial scientific and educational symposium 2016. American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 173(5), 1172-1185.