Karisa C. Schreck
Distinguished in Brain Tumor

Dr. Karisa C. Schreck

Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD 
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Distinguished in Brain Tumor
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Karisa Schreck is co-director of the BRAF Brain Tumor Center at Johns Hopkins. Her research focuses on the development of small-molecule targeted therapies for patients with primary brain tumors. Dr. Schreck has specific expertise in the treatment of BRAF gene mutations. As such, she works with Christine Pratilas’ laboratory to investigate resistance mechanisms to BRAF-targeted therapy. Dr. Schreck also writes and runs clinical trials for novel targeted agents through the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.

Dr. Schreck is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, and Glioblastoma.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 57 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 35 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Brain Tumor.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2016
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neuro-Oncology, 2019
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Neuro-Oncology, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-8964

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.


1 Clinical Trials

A Phase II Study of Binimetinib in Combination With Encorafenib in Adults With Recurrent BRAF V600-Mutated High-Grade Astrocytoma or Other Primary Brain Tumor
A Phase II Study of Binimetinib in Combination With Encorafenib in Adults With Recurrent BRAF V600-Mutated High-Grade Astrocytoma or Other Primary Brain Tumor
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 31, 2024
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: Encorafenib, Binimetinib
Study Phase: Phase 2

57 Total Publications

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary brain tumor incidence and management: Decisions that went right.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary brain tumor incidence and management: Decisions that went right.
Journal: Neuro-oncology advances
Published: September 22, 2025
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