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.
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Locations
Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
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.
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Jaishri Blakeley is the Marjorie Bloomberg Tiven Professor of Neurofibromatosis in Neurology, Oncology, and Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Center and director of the Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program (NTAP). She is an active clinician-scientist specializing in the care of people with NF1, NF2, LZTR1, SMARC1 schwannomatoses, and primary brain tumors. Her research expertise in the development of clinical trials for nervous system tumors and specifically, early clinical-translational studies including tumor pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic investigations, imaging biomarkers for rare nervous system tumors, and incorporation of patient-focused, functional endpoints into efficacy studies. She has been the national or international leader of 7 clinical trials focused on therapies for glioblastoma, NF1 and NF2. In 2012 she cofounded the NTAP to dramatically shift the landscape of NF1 via necessary, efficient, and expert discovery, translational and clinical research. NTAP focuses on therapeutics, fosters collaboration, facilitates open and timely sharing of results, and streamlines the research process to accelerate therapies for plexiform and cutaneous neurofibromas. Through NTAP, Dr. Blakeley has supported and collaborated with more than 80 laboratories and research teams across the globe enabling meaningful therapeutic development for NF1-associated neoplasms and supporting the development of an exceptional community of clinician scientists focused on NF1 via the Francis S. Collins Scholars Program in Neurofibromatosis Clinical and Translational Research. Her research and programmatic efforts are all in the service of improving outcomes for the patients with NF1, NF2, schwannomatosis, and primary brain cancer for whom she is honored to provide care. Dr. Blakeley is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectodermal Dysplasias. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Schwannomatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), and Laminectomy.
Roger Packer is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Packer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectodermal Dysplasias. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, Medulloblastoma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.
Francois Boller is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Boller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectodermal Dysplasias. His top areas of expertise are Charles Bonnet Syndrome, Phantom Limb Pain, Neurosyphilis, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Familial Transthyretin AmyloidosisDr. Polydefkis isElite. Learn about Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis.
- Peripheral NeuropathyDr. Polydefkis isElite. Learn about Peripheral Neuropathy.
- Primary AmyloidosisDr. Polydefkis isElite. Learn about Primary Amyloidosis.
- Transthyretin AmyloidosisDr. Polydefkis isElite. Learn about Transthyretin Amyloidosis.
- Distinguished
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Polydefkis isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- NeuralgiaDr. Polydefkis isDistinguished. Learn about Neuralgia.
- Transthyretin Amyloid CardiomyopathyDr. Polydefkis isDistinguished. Learn about Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.
- Advanced
- Andermann SyndromeDr. Polydefkis isAdvanced. Learn about Andermann Syndrome.
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDr. Polydefkis isAdvanced. Learn about Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Diabetic NeuropathyDr. Polydefkis isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Neuropathy.
- Familial DysautonomiaDr. Polydefkis isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Dysautonomia.
- Guillain-Barre SyndromeDr. Polydefkis isAdvanced. Learn about Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Alternating Hemiplegia of ChildhoodDr. Polydefkis isExperienced. Learn about Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
- Aplasia Cutis CongenitaDr. Polydefkis isExperienced. Learn about Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
- Autonomic NeuropathyDr. Polydefkis isExperienced. Learn about Autonomic Neuropathy.
- Chronic PainDr. Polydefkis isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Chronic PolyradiculoneuritisDr. Polydefkis isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.
- Clouston SyndromeDr. Polydefkis isExperienced. Learn about Clouston Syndrome.