Lisa R. Sun
Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Experienced in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

Overview

Dr. Sun is an expert in both pediatric neurology and cerebrovascular neurology, with a special interest in pediatric and young adult stroke. She focuses on both acute care of stroke as well as longitudinal management of an array of neurologic conditions that affect children and young adults. Dr. Sun’s research focuses broadly on pediatric and young adult stroke, with emphasis on discovering the causes, treatments, and prevention of stroke in the young. More specifically, Dr. Sun is investigating novel monitoring and stroke prevention techniques in children with moyamoya disease, which is a rare disease that places affected children and young adults at high risk of stroke. The goal of Dr. Sun's research is to improve outcomes and quality of life of individuals affected by stroke and moyamoya disease. In addition to her clinical and research interests, Dr. Sun is the associate program director of the Child Neurology residency program at Johns Hopkins. After completing medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Sun completed her pediatrics and neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins, and subsequently she completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology/Stroke.

Dr. Sun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Stroke, Stiff Person Syndrome, Thrombectomy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 77 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pediatric Neurology, 2016
Specialties
Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
Licenses
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Neurology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Vascular Neurology, 2017
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Lutherville, MD 21093

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Sun 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.

Moyamoya Disease

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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