Overview
Dr. Barañano earned her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed residencies in pediatrics and neurology, along with a fellowship in neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Barañano is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of rare neurogenetic disorders. She has a particular interest in the genetic control and function of the cerebellum and expertise in childhood-onset and inherited ataxias. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Fetal Management group and is available for prenatal consultations. Dr. Barañano's research includes collaborative efforts with the Johns Hopkins Department of Genetic Medicine and the Division of Neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Dr. Baranano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, and Hereditary Ataxia.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Epilepsy in Children.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Catherine Chu is the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, as well as the vice president of child neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a child neurologist, epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Chu cares for children diagnosed with epilepsy and disorders of the nervous system (neurophysiology). She specializes in electroencephalogram (also known as EEG) analysis, seizure localization, surgical planning and neuromodulation for adult and pediatric patients with difficult to control epilepsy. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work identifying causes of and treatment options for cognitive dysfunction and seizures in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu’s team specializes in identifying and developing tools to detect and understand brain rhythms that support complex cognitive functions throughout development, including how these rhythms are disrupted by seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu earned her medical degree and a master’s degree in social anthropology from Harvard University. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then a residency in neurology and child neurology at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing two fellowships at Massachusetts General, one in epilepsy and another in clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Chu earned a master’s degree in medical science, focused on clinical investigation, from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Epilepsy.
Children's Hospital
William Gaillard is a Psychiatrist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Gaillard is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Gaillard is currently accepting new patients.
Children's National Hospital
Tammy Tsuchida is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Tsuchida is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Hemimegalencephaly, Epilepsy, and Liver Embolization.
Areas of Expertise
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- HypotoniaDr. Baranano isDistinguished. Learn about Hypotonia.
- Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant
- Advanced
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Baranano isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
- Boucher-Neuhauser SyndromeDr. Baranano isAdvanced. Learn about Boucher-Neuhauser Syndrome.
- Corpus Callosum AgenesisDr. Baranano isAdvanced. Learn about Corpus Callosum Agenesis.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Baranano isAdvanced. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian AtrophyDr. Baranano isAdvanced. Learn about Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy.
- Episodic Ataxia with NystagmusDr. Baranano isAdvanced. Learn about Episodic Ataxia with Nystagmus.
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- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Baranano isExperienced. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- 2q37 Deletion SyndromeDr. Baranano isExperienced. Learn about 2q37 Deletion Syndrome.
- 47 XYY SyndromeDr. Baranano isExperienced. Learn about 47 XYY Syndrome.
- Aase SyndromeDr. Baranano isExperienced. Learn about Aase Syndrome.
- Abruzzo-Erickson SyndromeDr. Baranano isExperienced. Learn about Abruzzo-Erickson Syndrome.
- Absence SeizureDr. Baranano isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.