Dr. Richard Leigh is an Assistant Professor of Neurology who is devoted to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular disease. He is an attending on the inpatient stroke service and an integral part of the Brain Attack Team. He also provides consultations and follow-up care for cerebrovascular disease in the outpatient setting. Dr. Richard Leigh was originally trained as a biomedical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University and subsequently went on to work at the National Institutes of Health where he developed brain imaging software. He then embarked on obtaining his medical degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in his home town of Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his medical internship and neurology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center where he received the Distinguished House Staff Award and was selected to be Chief Resident of Neurology. Returning to Johns Hopkins, he then completed a stroke fellowship and subsequently joined the faculty of the cerebrovascular division. Dr. Leigh currently sees patients at the Stroke Prevention Clinic, located in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Wednesday afternoons, and cares for patients in The Johns Hopkins Hospitals Brain Rescue Unit. Dr. Leigh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brown Syndrome, CACH Syndrome, Emphysema, and Thrombectomy.

Seemant Chaturvedi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chaturvedi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Chaturvedi is currently accepting new patients.

Prachi Mehndiratta is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mehndiratta is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Kuru, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement. Dr. Mehndiratta is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Kittner is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kittner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement.

Dr. Argye Hillis is a professor of Neurology, with joint faculty appointments in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Cognitive Science. She is also the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professor of Acute Stroke Diagnoses and Management. Prior to medical training and neurology residency, Dr. Hillis worked as a speech-language pathologist, and conducted clinical research focusing on understanding and treating aphasia and hemispatial neglect. She has brought these areas of experience to impact on her clinical research in neurology, which involves cognitive and neuroimaging studies of aphasia and hemispatial neglect due to acute stroke and focal dementias. She has published extensively on these topics in journals and textbooks. Dr. Hillis is Associate Editor of Stroke and has served as Associate editor of Brain, Annals of Neurology, Aphasiology, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Neurocase, Cognitive Neuropsychology, and Language and Cognitive Processes and served as co-Editor and Chief of Behavioral Neurology. Dr. Hillis serves as the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology and the Director of the Cerebrovascular Division of Neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hillis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Stroke, Frontotemporal Dementia, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Rebecca Gottesman is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gottesman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Dementia, Vascular Dementia, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

A leading expert on brain injury, Dr. Daniel F. Hanley has been a professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and anesthesiology/critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine since 1996 and was named the Jeffrey and Harriet Legum Chair of Acute Care Neurology. Dr. Hanley founded and directed the Johns Hopkins Neurocritical Care Unit, one of the first critical care units dedicated solely to neurosurgical and neurological patients. Subsequently, in 1999, he founded and continues to direct the BIOS Clinical Trials Coordinating Center (BIOS CTCC), formerly known as the Division of Brain Injury Outcomes. Under Dr. Hanley’s leadership, BIOS CTCC, an academic contract research organization based at Johns Hopkins, has organized and completed more than 20 large clinical trials. He has been awarded over 70 clinical and basic research grants, predominantly from the National Institutes of Health and the FDA Orphan Products Grants Program. Dr. Hanley’s 40-year career in medicine has focused on clinical trial design, the organization and interpretation of drug and device trials, the development of strategic research plans, and FDA regulatory compliance. He has led international, NIH-sponsored trials including the MISTIE III and CLEAR III trials investigating minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques to treat hemorrhagic stroke. As principal investigator for the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Johns Hopkins Trial Innovation Center, Dr. Hanley leads collaborative efforts to advance education and therapeutics through innovative CTSA clinical trials. Currently, Dr. Hanley is the PI or multi-PI for several ongoing trials. These include a multisite phase 2/3 randomized controlled dementia prevention trial (MAP), a large multicenter clinical trial involving automated monitoring of atrial fibrillation (REACT AF), and a first-in-patient phase 2a biomarker and edema attenuation in intracerebral hemorrhage trial (BEACH). Dr. Hanley has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, received the Humboldt Research Prize for accomplishments in brain injury research, and mentored nearly 100 researchers. His trainees, which include a large number of trialists, have led 25 brain intensive care units, and over 40 have been named full professors, program leaders, or department chairs. He has served on public boards including the American Academy of Neurology, National Stroke Association, and NIH National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. Hanley is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hydrocephalus, Vertigo, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Thrombectomy.

Hyo Ahn is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Ahn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Stroke, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Thrombectomy, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Mittal Prajapati is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Prajapati is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Malnutrition, Protein Deficiency, and Anemia. Dr. Prajapati is currently accepting new patients.

Chaitanya Ravi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Ravi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Deep Vein Thrombosis, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Ravi is currently accepting new patients.

Adrian Goldszmidt is a Neurologist in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Goldszmidt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Neal Naff is a Neurosurgery provider in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Naff is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Naff is currently accepting new patients.

James Frazier is a Neurosurgery provider in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Frazier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Myelopathy, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Frazier is currently accepting new patients.

Fotis Souslian is a Neurosurgery provider in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Souslian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery. Dr. Souslian is currently accepting new patients.

Mariam Keramati is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Keramati is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemiplegia, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Spasticity.

Melanie Brown is a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Brown is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Dr. Brown is currently accepting new patients.

Jennifer Berkeley is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Berkeley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Serotonin Syndrome, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement. Dr. Berkeley is currently accepting new patients.

Nicole Mahdi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mahdi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Apoplexy, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Mahdi is currently accepting new patients.

Carsten Ritter is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ritter is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Gastrostomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Ritter is currently accepting new patients.

Samuel Raouf is a Neurologist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Raouf is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement. Dr. Raouf is currently accepting new patients.