Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Cerecor Inc. filed on September 7, 2018 for the registration of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated April 2, 2018, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cerecor Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Baltimore, Maryland

September 7, 2018