Dr. Marisa I. Mendes

Johana Diaz is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Diaz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Rotor Syndrome, Cerebral Hypoxia, Asphyxia Neonatorum, and Gastroschisis. Dr. Diaz is currently accepting new patients.

Carl E. Stafstrom is a pediatric neurologist, caring for children with epilepsy. Dr. Stafstrom received his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, with residencies at the University of Washington Medical Center and Tufts New England Medical Center, as well as fellowships at Harvard for neurology research and Boston Children’s Hospital in clinical neurophysiology, electroencephalography, and epilepsy. Dr. Stafstrom previously served as Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at American Family Children’s Hospital at UW Madison. Dr. Stafstrom is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, Endovascular Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Dr. Mary L. O’Connor Leppert is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise is the early identification of developmental disorders. She serves as co-director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Follow-Up Clinic and assistant director of the Center for Development and Learning at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins. She is also a consultant physician at St. Agnes Hospital. Dr. Leppert received her undergraduate degree in biology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She completed her medical training at the national Universities of Ireland, University College Cork, where she earned her M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. degrees. She completed a residency in pediatrics at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, and joined Kennedy Krieger in 1992 with a fellowship in developmental pediatrics through the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has been an active medical staff member at the Kennedy Krieger Institute since 1995 in the division of Neurology and Developmental Medicine. Dr. Leppert’s research interests are related to the early identification of developmental disorders in the NICU follow up and preschool programs. She participates in clinical research on developmental outcomes of infants from the NICU. Contact for Research Inquiries 801 N. Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 Phone: (443) 923-3240 leppert@kennedykrieger.org Research Summary Dr. Leppert’s interests include the early identification of developmental disorders in the NICU follow up and Preschool programs. She was part of a multicenter study to standardize the Capute Scales of Development, and participates in clinical research on developmental outcomes of infants from the NICU. Dr. Leppert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asphyxia Neonatorum, and Developmental Dysphasia Familial.