Overview
Dr. Scholz is a neurologist and geneticist specializing in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism and dementia syndromes. She received her medical degree from the Medical University Innsbruck, Austria. Following graduation, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health under the supervision of Drs. Andrew Singleton and John Hardy. She obtained a Ph.D. in neurogenomics from the University College London, UK in 2010. She then moved to Baltimore to complete her neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins. In 2015 Dr. Scholz received the McFarland Transition to Independence Award for Neurologist-Scientists. She is Lasker Clinical Research Scholar at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke focusing on genetic causes of neurodegenerative syndromes, and an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins' department of neurology.
Dr. Scholz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Multiple System Atrophy, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 128 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 50 articles in the study of Dementia.
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Locations
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Scholz 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.
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Abhay Moghekar focuses on disorders of cerebrospinal fluid physiology like normal pressure hydrocephalus, obstructive hydrocephalus, congenital hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, CSF otorhhea, CSF rhinorrhea, intracranial hypotension due to spinal CSF leaks and peri-operative management of patients undergoing repair of CSF otorrhea and rhinorrhea. His research interests include identifying biomarkers of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Dr. Moghekar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Increased Intracranial Pressure, Hydrocephalus, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Stent Placement, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)Dr. Scholz isElite. Learn about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Multiple System AtrophyDr. Scholz isElite. Learn about Multiple System Atrophy.
- Distinguished
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- DementiaDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Dementia.
- Familial DysautonomiaDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Dysautonomia.
- Frontotemporal DementiaDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Movement DisordersDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Movement Disorders.
- Parkinson's DiseaseDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Parkinson's Disease.
- Advanced
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy
- Corticobasal DegenerationDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Corticobasal Degeneration.
- Primary Progressive AphasiaDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Progressive Aphasia.
- Progressive Supranuclear PalsyDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical
- Experienced
- ApraxiaDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Apraxia.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- DysarthriaDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration
- Gaucher DiseaseDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Gaucher Disease.