Overview
Dr. Ahmet Hoke is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Professor of Neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Director of the Daniel B. Drachman Division of Neuromuscular Diseases and Director of the Merkin Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Regeneration Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his medical training at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey followed by his PhD studies in developmental neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and neurology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After completing his neuromuscular training at University of Calgary, Canada, he returned to Johns Hopkins University as faculty and rose through the ranks. He is the recipient of several awards including Derek Denny Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award (2005) and Wolfe Neuropathy Research prize (2018) given by the American Neurological Association, Myung Memorial Lecture Award (2017) by the Korean Neurological Association, Nejat Eczacibasi Medical Scientist Award (2019) by the Eczacibasi Foundation, Turkey, and Alan J. Gebhart Prize in Excellence in Neuropathy Research (2022) by the Peripheral Nerve Society. He is an Ex-Officio member of the Board of Directors of the American Neurological Association, and Vice-President of the Toxic Neuropathy Consortium. He serves on several editorial boards and is the Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.
Dr. Hoke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Wallerian Degeneration, Peripheral Neuropathy, Tomaculous Neuropathy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, and Prostatectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 152 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Neuralgia.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hoke has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Michael Polydefkis focuses on neuromuscular diseases, particularly peripheral nerve diseases. He has a special interest in diabetic and HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy. His expertise includes nerve conduction studies, electromyography and nerve, skin and muscle biopsy reading. Dr. Michael Polydefkis received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow before returning to Johns Hopkins to complete an internship and residency in internal medicine, residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Polydefkis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, and Peripheral Neuropathy.
Neurological Medicine, P.A.
Maciej Poltorak is a Neurologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Poltorak is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, and Partial Familial Epilepsy. Dr. Poltorak is currently accepting new patients.
Harford Neurology Associates PA
Dong Park is a Neurologist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Park is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. Dr. Park is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Peripheral NeuropathyDr. Hoke isElite. Learn about Peripheral Neuropathy.
- Wallerian DegenerationDr. Hoke isElite. Learn about Wallerian Degeneration.
- Distinguished
- Tomaculous NeuropathyDr. Hoke isDistinguished. Learn about Tomaculous Neuropathy.
- Advanced
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDr. Hoke isAdvanced. Learn about Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis
- Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2
- Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 (HSN1)
- Experienced
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Hoke isExperienced. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- Andermann SyndromeDr. Hoke isExperienced. Learn about Andermann Syndrome.
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex CongenitaDr. Hoke isExperienced. Learn about Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita.
- Autonomic NeuropathyDr. Hoke isExperienced. Learn about Autonomic Neuropathy.
- Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal
- Chronic PolyradiculoneuritisDr. Hoke isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.