Overview
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 Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.
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Locations
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
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 an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.
Johns Hopkins University
Judy Huang is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Huang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. Her top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Arteriovenous Malformation, Subdural Hematoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Huang is currently accepting new patients.
John Heiss is a Neurosurgery provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Heiss is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation, Laminectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Brain AneurysmDr. Xu isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.