Dr. Mark Luciano is the director of the Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Fluid Center. A renowned leader in treating hydrocephalus, Dr. Luciano is distinguished both nationally and internationally for his research and educational and clinical work in neuroendoscopy. Dr. Luciano treats adults with hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, intracranial hypotension, Chiari malformations, and cerebral and spinal cysts. He has significant expertise treating children and adults with cerebrospinal fluid leaks and congenital disorders. Among his accomplishments in neuroscience research and biomedical engineering are his investigation of the cerebrovascular response to hydrocephalus and the invention of a unique device for control of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulsatility to increase blood flow. His National Institutes of Health-funded studies have explored prolonged compression and hypoxia in the brain as a result of hydrocephalus, as well as the interaction between cerebrospinal fluid and vascular systems. Dr. Luciano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Aruna Rao completed her Neurology residency at Johns Hopkins school of medicine followed by a fellowship in Sleep medicine. She sees patients at the headache center, cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) disorders center and sleep disorders center, which are located at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She specializes in all headache disorders including migraine, cluster, tension headaches, trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain. Dr. Rao is currently not accepting new patients. In the CSF Disorders Center she evaluates patients with pseudotumor cerebri and other CSF disorders. In the sleep disorders center she sees patients with sleep apnea, insomnia, hypersomnolence disorders and movement disorders associated with sleep like restless leg syndrome. Dr. Rao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, and Restless Legs Syndrome.

Robin Wilson is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wilson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, and Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Dr. Wilson is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Jamaris is a Neurosurgery provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Jamaris is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Hydrocephalus, Cervical Spondylosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Jamaris is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Michael Kraut is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. Dr. Kraut received his undergraduate degree in B.S. in biomedical engineering from the University of Southern California, and M.D., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in neuroscience from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After a residency in diagnostic radiology at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA, he completed a fellowship in neuroradiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and joined the Johns Hopkins faculty thereafter. Dr. Kraut’s research interests include functional neuroimaging, especially as a tool to investigate cognitive operations and issues of visual and somatomotor function. A special interest, reflecting his background in neurophysiology, is the use of functional imaging techniques in concert with electrophysiologic measures in order to elucidate the temporal sequence as well as spatial distribution of neural activation. In addition to his roles at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Kraut serves as the Medical Director at F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging. Dr. Kraut is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Meningioma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor.

Dr. Licia Luna specializes in neuroradiology, with an interest in advanced neuroimaging techniques, including functional MRI and molecular imaging/PET, focused on brain tumors, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. She earned her medical degree from Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. She went on to complete an internship and residency in diagnostic radiology at Fortaleza General Hospital before going on to a fellowship in chest/cardiac radiology at Regional University Center of Lille, France. She also completed a neuroradiology fellowship at Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France, and a research fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She earned her Ph.D. in medical sciences from Federal University of Ceara, Brazil, before completing further fellowships in neuroradiology, PET-CT and nuclear medicine/molecular imaging, and advanced diagnostic neuroradiology from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Pacheco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Brain Aneurysm, Hydrocephalus, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Dr. Richard Southard’s specialty is in pediatric radiology, with more than 25 years of experience in private practice and hospital settings. He joins Johns Hopkins from Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where he is vice chief of Radiology Operations. Previously, he served as a pediatric radiologist, partner and president of Radiology Consultants North Dallas, a Texas-based private practice group. He earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University before going on to an internship and residency in pediatric medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric radiology at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. Dr. Southard’s research has focused on CT radiation dose reduction, imaging of congenital heart disease, implementation and validation of iterative reconstruction noise reduction techniques and dual-energy spectral CT applications in children. He joined the pediatric radiology faculty in February 2023 and will be working remotely from Arizona. Dr. Southard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Bronchogenic Cyst, Dextrocardia, and Collins Pope Syndrome.

Risheng Xu, M.D., Ph.D., is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery, and skull base pathologies. He treats patients with a wide range of cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, carotid stenosis, cavernous malformations and moyamoya disease. He also treats skull base tumors such as acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas) and meningiomas, and pain disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia. Dr. Xu completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard College, and attended medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he also obtained a Ph.D. in pharmacology and molecular sciences. He continued his residency training in neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, and remained there to complete a fellowship in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Xu has been active in research throughout his training and has authored and co-authored numerous published studies. His basic science research endeavors focus on neuroinflammation after ischemic stroke and molecular mechanisms underlying trigeminal neuralgia. He has authored or co-authored over 100 manuscripts, and has published in journals such as Nature, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Science Signaling, Neuron, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery and other journals. Clinically, he studies the long-term outcomes of patients with cerebrovascular disorders and trigeminal neuralgia. Dr. Xu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

Dr. Vivek Srikar Yedavalli is currently an Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Associate Professor of Neurology, the Director of Stroke, Neurovascular, and Perfusion Imaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chief of Neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Assistant Director of the Department of Radiology Physician Scientist Incubator Program. Dr. Yedavalli has been recognized nationally as a translational stroke and perfusion imaging researcher and physician-scientist. Within one year of his appointment at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Yedavalli received the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s Seed Grant using MRI spectroscopy for prognostication in subacute ischemic stroke. Dr. Yedavalli was then chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Radiology Physician Scientist Incubator Program (RAD-PSI), an internal grant that also confers funding and protected time for his stroke work. The following year, for applying his work on collateralization based on CT perfusion within acute ischemic stroke with artificial intelligence, Dr. Yedavalli was awarded the RSNA Scholar Grant. For his research endeavors, Dr. Yedavalli was previously chosen as the American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) Editorial Fellow and then subsequently as a member of the Academy of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research’s Council of Early Career Investigators. Thereafter, for his novel translational applications of MRI perfusion techniques to stroke, Dr. Yedavalli was chosen as a Junior Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine (ISMRM). Dr. Yedavalli became an Editorial Board member of Stroke and an Editor in Training for Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. For his research endeavors, Dr. Yedavalli was conferred the Junior Faculty Clinical Research Award in 2023. In addition to research, Dr. Yedavalli is an active member of a number of national committees with a strong interest in leadership. He is currently a member of the ASNR Research, Education, Social Media/Website, and Young Professionals Committees. He also served as the Co-Chair of the Social Media Committee for the ASFNR 2019. Previously, Dr. Yedavalli was an Illinois ACR RFS Delegate in 2017 and 2018. He will also be the ASNR’s AMA Representative at this upcoming meeting. Dr. Yedavalli’s interests additionally include educational and teaching endeavors. He was previously the recipient of the Department of Radiology Education Award during his residency training. He prefers a balanced teaching approach with trainees with focused learning while maintaining autonomy for a more productive learning environment. Dr. Yedavalli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Moyamoya Disease, Brain Aneurysm, Thrombectomy, and Rhizotomy.

1988-1992, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary. 1992-1996, Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2001-2014, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2012-2014, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2014-present, Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2014-present, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Yasar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

Dr. Rohini Nadgir is an Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. Her area of clinical expertise is Diagnostic Neuroimaging. Dr. Nadgir earned her B.A. from Columbia University and her M.D. from University of Pennsylvania. She completed her medical internship at Christiana Care Medical Center in Newark, DE and her Diagnostic Radiology residency at Boston University Medical Center. She completed her Neuroradiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Nadgir joined the Radiology faculty at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2012. In addition to her clinical work, she has a particular interest in education of residents and fellows in Neuroradiology. She has authored numerous book chapters and contributed to publications focused on Neuroimaging techniques particularly in the head and neck region. Dr. Nadgir is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, CAPOS Syndrome, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, and Hydrocephalus.

Dr. David M. Yousem is the associate dean for professional development in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. He specializes in neuroimaging. Dr. Yousem received his B.S. and M.D. degrees at the University of Michigan. He completed a radiology residency at Johns Hopkins and a two-year fellowship in neuroradiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his M.B.A. at Johns Hopkins University in 2003. Dr. Yousem's expertise spans the full gamut of neuroradiology techniques including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), angiography, myelography, CT guided aspirations and biopsies, functional MRI, diffusion and perfusion imaging, MR/CT angiography, and 3-D reconstructions. He is a noted authority on disorders of the brain, spine, head and neck, olfaction, cranial neuropathies and neurodegeneration. Dr. Yousem has authored or edited four books—Neuroradiology: THE REQUISITES, Head and Neck Case Review, and Radiology Business Practice: How to Succeed, and Non-Interpretive Skills Case Review, all published by Mosby/Elsevier—and has edited four journal issues. He has published over 250 peer reviewed articles over 50 chapters in books and has lectured on five continents. Dr. Yousem has an RSNA Educator Award sponsored on line course containing over 30 lectures on the Business of Medicine available to the public at https://webcast.jhu.edu/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/2facf598655b40ecaf3e7ee71698b86421. This is currently used by residency programs across the country to fulfill ACGME requirements for business of radiology content. He served as President of the American Society of Neuroradiology in 2008-2009 and as the Secretary of Treasurer of the World Federation of Neuroradiological Societies from 2011 to present. He sits on many of national radiological societies committees. Dr. Yousem has completed two marathons (best time: 3 hours, 54 minutes), a half Ironman, and a full Ironman (2.5-mile swim followed by 112-mile bike ride and then a 26-mile run) competition. Videos David M. Yousem e-Radiology Learning - Neuroradiology Pearls and Pitfalls (1 of 4) e-Radiology Learning - Neuroradiology Pearls and Pitfalls (2 of 4) e-Radiology Learning - Neuroradiology Pearls and Pitfalls (3 of 4) e-Radiology Learning - Neuroradiology Pearls and Pitfalls (4 of 4). Dr. Yousem is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Embolectomy.

Dr. Jenny Hoang is a Professor of Radiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine where she is the Chair of Bayview Radiology. Dr. Hoang earned her M.B.B.S. from the University of Melbourne, completed diagnostic radiology residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, and completed fellowships in neuroradiology and cardiothoracic radiology at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Hoang is a lifelong learner - she graduated with a Masters in Health Science from Duke University. In December 2019 she completed an executive MBA class at the Duke Fuqua School of Business and graduated in the top 10% of her class (Fuqua Scholar). Her career is accentuated by her strong involvement in research and education. She has published more than 110 peer-reviewed articles with a focus on thyroid and parathyroid imaging. She led the American College of Radiology (ACR) efforts in producing a White Paper on Incidental Thyroid Findings and was a core member of the ACR TI-RADS committee for thyroid ultrasound. She serves on several ACR committees including the Incidental Findings Committee. Dr. Hoang is the principal investigator for an ACRIN funded study using ACR's Multicenter Thyroid Ultrasound Registry. She is a popular a faculty lecturer at national and international meetings. She is also well known for actively educating and advocating on Twitter as @JennyKHoang. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/JKHoang. Dr. Hoang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Meningioma, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.

Zachary Levine is a Neurosurgery provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Levine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Levine is currently accepting new patients.

Jignesh Tailor is a General Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tailor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Choroid Plexus Cyst, Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus due to Congenital Stenosis of Aqueduct of Sylvius, Rhizotomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Lee Monsein is a Neuroradiologist and a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Monsein has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Hepatocerebral Degeneration, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Anette Virta-Paras is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Virta-Paras is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.

Melissa Motta is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Motta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Motta is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Paschall is a Neurologist in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Paschall is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Stroke, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Paschall is currently accepting new patients.

April Farley is a Radiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Farley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly. Her top areas of expertise are CAPOS Syndrome, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Nasal Flaring.