Overview
Dr. Sara Mixter is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise are internal medicine, pediatrics, and primary care for adults with developmental disabilities and other complex childhood-onset conditions. She is the director of the Hopkins PACT (Pediatric-informed Adult Care and Transition) Clinic. Dr. Mixter is also the medical director of the Pediatric Complex Care Collaborative (PC3) for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Mixter received her A.B. from Harvard College. She earned her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her residency at Johns Hopkins as part of the inaugural group of trainees in the Urban Health Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Her research interests include transitions of care for adolescents with special healthcare needs and education for residents and medical students, especially in primary care and complex care. Dr. Mixter has served as the Assistant Chief of Service for the Longcope firm of the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program (2015-16), as well as Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory Education (2014-15).
Dr. Mixter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Gastroparesis, Orbital Cellulitis, and Sickle Cell Disease.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Ste 325, Lutherville, MD 21093
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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Dr. Julie Hoover-Fong is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hoover-Fong holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition from The Ohio State University, where she also completed her medical degree. She received her Ph.D. in the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Hoover-Fong completed a pediatric internship and residency at Washington University in St. Louis and a fellowship in medical genetics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She joined the Johns Hopkins University faculty in 2002 and progressed to Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics in 2019. She practices and oversees the clinical operations, research and educational ventures for the patients, families and healthcare providers served by the Greenberg Center. Her clinical team develops and improves diagnostic and treatment guidelines for comprehensive care of patients with all types of bone conditions including dwarfism, orofacial clefting, craniosynostosis and more. Dr. Hoover-Fong also mentors and teaches medical students, residents and genetic medicine trainees. As an active clinical researcher, Dr. Hoover-Fong is the Principal Investigator of multiple global clinical trials for achondroplasia, the first multi-center, investigator-initiated natural history study for achondroplasia, and multiple clinical studies for patients with orofacial clefting, hypophosphatasia and other conditions. She is also a co-investigator on the ELSI and Phenotype Review Committees for the Mendel Project, a whole exome sequencing venture to identify the genetic cause of Mendelian conditions. From an institutional service perspective, Dr. Hoover-Fong serves on the Johns Hopkins Associate Professor Promotions Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation. She serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Little People of America, is a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins University and is a charter member of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium, publishing best practice guidelines for patients with skeletal dysplasias. Dr. Hoover is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Achondroplasia, Rhizomelic Syndrome, Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.
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Laura Tosi is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Tosi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achondroplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Macrodactyly of the Foot, Osteoporosis, and Acromicric Dysplasia.
Suresh Magge is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Magge is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achondroplasia. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Cortical Dysplasia, Craniectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Magge is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Cerebral PalsyDr. Mixter isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Palsy.
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- AchondroplasiaDr. Mixter isExperienced. Learn about Achondroplasia.
- Acute Kidney FailureDr. Mixter isExperienced. Learn about Acute Kidney Failure.
- Alexander DiseaseDr. Mixter isExperienced. Learn about Alexander Disease.
- AnorexiaDr. Mixter isExperienced. Learn about Anorexia.
- ApoplexyDr. Mixter isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Mixter isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.