Experienced in Ectodermal Dysplasias
Experienced in Ectodermal Dysplasias

Overview

Dr. Michael Polydefkis focuses on neuromuscular diseases, particularly peripheral nerve diseases. He has a special interest in diabetic and HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy. His expertise includes nerve conduction studies, electromyography and nerve, skin and muscle biopsy reading. Dr. Michael Polydefkis received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow before returning to Johns Hopkins to complete an internship and residency in internal medicine, residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular diseases.

Dr. Polydefkis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectodermal Dysplasias. His top areas of expertise are Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 95 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Ectodermal Dysplasias.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 1998
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MD
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2000
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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First Health
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Geisinger
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  • HMO
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Horizon Healthcare
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Humana
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Johns Hopkins Healthcare
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Wellcare
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Locations

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287

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.


95 Total Publications

A comparison of single versus combination mechanism treatment for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.
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