Experienced in CHARGE Syndrome

Dr. Joan B. Thode

Pediatrics
Penn Medicine
LG Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics CityGate Lancaster
1570 Fruitville Pike, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Experienced in CHARGE Syndrome
Penn Medicine
LG Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics CityGate Lancaster
1570 Fruitville Pike, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Overview

Joan Thode is a Pediatrics provider in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Thode is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CHARGE Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia, and Delayed Growth.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
George Washington University
Residency
New York University - Bellevue Hospital
Specialties
Pediatrics
Licenses
Pediatrics in PA
Board Certifications
Pediatrics, 2015
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

LG Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics CityGate Lancaster
1570 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601
Call: 717-569-6481
Other Locations
LG Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics Kissel Hill
51 Peters Road, Suite 202, Lititz, PA 17543

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Thode 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.

Warts
Strep Throat
Common Cold
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Pertussis
Anemia
Hives
Headache
Food Allergy
Atopic Dermatitis
Jaundice
Asthma
Otitis
Down Syndrome
Allergic Rhinitis
Meningitis
Diarrhea
Sinusitis
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Croup
Flu
Acne
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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 Total Publications

Caffeinating the PBL return session: Curriculum innovations to engage students at two medical schools.
Caffeinating the PBL return session: Curriculum innovations to engage students at two medical schools.
Journal: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Published: July 03, 2014
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Rubenstein Child Health Building

200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, 
Baltimore, MD 
 (60.2 miles away)
443-287-9494
Languages Spoken:
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Dr. Harry “Hal” Dietz is a professor of pediatrics, an associate professor of medicine and an assistant professor of neurological surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Victor A. McKusick Professor of Genetics and also serves as the director of the William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research. Recognized as the world’s leading authority on Marfan syndrome, Dr. Dietz conducted genomic mapping and research on therapeutic agents for deficiencies in the genetic protein fibrillin, which is linked to Marfan syndrome. His research contributions have made diagnosis of the condition patient-specific and accurate. He has received more than 50 national and international awards and honors, including the Antoine Marfan Award from the National Marfan Foundation and the Art of Listening Award from the American Heart Association. Dr. Dietz is an ad hoc reviewer for 19 different organizations, including the American Journal of Cardiology, the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, and the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Over more than two decades, Dr. Dietz has mentored 75 predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers. He has authored 282 original publications in peer-reviewed journals, 25 textbook chapters, and 239 abstracts, and has also delivered more than 440 lectures on Marfan syndrome and related genetic disorders. Dr. Dietz completed his B.S. at Duke University and received his M.D. from the SUNY Upstate School of Medicine. He completed a pediatric residency and a cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University before joining the faculty in 1992. Dr. Dietz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CHARGE Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Caudal Duplication, Neu Laxova Syndrome, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Cardiomyopathy Hypogonadism Metabolic Anomalies.

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