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Dr. Joanna Burton is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Burton graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Chicago in 1994. She then taught bilingual special education in Washington, DC for 5 years. She received an MD/PhD in 2008 from the University of Illinois, with the PhD in speech and hearing science, focusing on language acquisition. She then trained in general pediatrics at the University of Maryland Medical Center before receiving specialized training in neurodevelopmental disabilities at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She currently sees patient with attentional and language based learning difficulties in the Center for Developmental and Learning, focusing on the development concerns of children with complex medical needs and those with a history of perinatal brain injury. She also sees patient in the Neurorehabilitation Concussion Clinic and provides inpatient consultations for high risk infants at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Contact for Research Inquiries 801 N. Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 Research Summary Dr. Burton's dissertation focused on the effects of environment on assessment of word learning. She is a member of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery (NICN) at the Charlotte Bloomberg Children’s Hospital at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and co-director of the Study on perinatal brain injury recovery and outcome (SPROUT) research collaborative at Kennedy Krieger. She currently investigates the neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants and term infants with a history of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. She is working to identify which factors best predict short and long-term neurodevelopment and behavior associated with difficulties in daily living and academic success, specifically in the areas of attention and language. She also works with multi-disciplinary teams to examine potential interventions to mitigate early brain injury in these infants.
Dr. Burton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Premature Infant, and Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 31 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 Asphyxia Neonatorum.
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Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Frances Northington is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is neonatal and perinatal medicine. Dr. Northington is one of the founders and co-directors of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery at Johns Hopkins, which brings together experts from neonatology, pediatric neuroradiology, pediatric neurology, maternal fetal medicine, developmental medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute to care for newborns who have developmental brain abnormalities or are at high risk of neurological injuries. She received her medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. She went on to complete a residency at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and a fellowship at the University of Virginia. Dr. Northington is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Premature Infant, Asphyxia Neonatorum, and Cerebral Hypoxia.
An Massaro is a Neonatologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Massaro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothermia, Premature Infant, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Asphyxia Neonatorum.
Children's National Hospital
Tammy Tsuchida is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Tsuchida is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Hemimegalencephaly, Epilepsy, and Liver Embolization.
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- Agyria Pachygyria PolymicrogyriaDr. Burton isExperienced. Learn about Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria.
- Aicardi SyndromeDr. Burton isExperienced. Learn about Aicardi Syndrome.
- Alternating Hemiplegia of ChildhoodDr. Burton isExperienced. Learn about Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
- AphantasiaDr. Burton isExperienced. Learn about Aphantasia.
- Asphyxia NeonatorumDr. Burton isExperienced. Learn about Asphyxia Neonatorum.
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Burton isExperienced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.