Overview
Dr. Jessica Nance, treats pediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders, muscular dystrophies, congenital and metabolic myopathies, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, peripheral neuropathy, spinal muscular atrophy, pediatric brachial plexus and hypotonia. She has cultivated expertise in the diagnosis and management of inherited neuromuscular diseases through her experience at he National Institutes of Health with Dr. Carsten Bonnemann and in the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic with Dr. Tom Crawford. After completing a fellowship in neuromuscular disorders at Johns Hopkins, she is now a part of the Johns Hopkins Division of Pediatric Neurology where she will continue working in the Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic with Dr. Crawford. She received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed residency training in Pediatrics and Child Neurology at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Nance is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Dysferlinopathy, Cytoplasmic Body Myopathy, and Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article and participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Nance 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.
2 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Tom Crawford has been a member of the Department of Neurology since 1987. He is co-director of the MDA clinic for Neuromuscular Disorders and Neurologist for the Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins. His practice involves general child neurology with a principal interest in caring for children with neuromuscular, neuromotor, and ataxic disorders. Primary research interests involve the basic science and clinical characterization of two important neurologic disorders that affect children: Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Ataxia Telangiectasia. He is also actively involved in the Biology of neurofilaments by characterization of transgenic animal models. He is on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Boards of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and the Medical Advisory Committee for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He is the Neurologist for the Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins, which has evaluated almost half of the known patients with this disorder in the United States. Additional specific clinical interests include evaluation and treatment of children with brachial plexus palsies. Dr. Crawford received his medical degree from the University of Southern California. He completed a pediatric internship and residency at the Pediatric Pavilion of the Los Angeles County / University of Southern California Medical Center, followed by a pediatric chief residency. He completed his training in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology at the Los Angeles Childrens Hospital. He then traveled east to the laboratory of Dr John Griffin at Johns Hopkins for a fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders. Prior to medical training and Neurology residency, he majored in Psychology and Religion at Yale College. Dr. Crawford has published extensively and presented nationally and internationally. He has an active role in teaching medical students and residents in neurology. In addition, Dr. Crawford has special interest and experience in EMG studies of children and adults. Dr. Crawford is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Ataxia-Telangiectasia, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Andrew Mammen is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mammen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Necrotizing Myopathy (NM).
Children's Hospital
Benjamin Siegel is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Siegel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Brain Tumor, and Thrombectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDr. Nance isAdvanced. Learn about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- DysferlinopathyDr. Nance isAdvanced. Learn about Dysferlinopathy.
- Experienced
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Nance isExperienced. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- Becker Muscular DystrophyDr. Nance isExperienced. Learn about Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Nance isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Congenital Fiber-Type DisproportionDr. Nance isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion.
- Cramp-Fasciculation SyndromeDr. Nance isExperienced. Learn about Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.
- Cytoplasmic Body MyopathyDr. Nance isExperienced. Learn about Cytoplasmic Body Myopathy.