Mackenzie Cervenka
Experienced in Headache

Dr. Mackenzie Cervenka

Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Pavilion II STE 115, 
Lutherville, MD 

Experienced in Headache
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Pavilion II STE 115, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Mackenzie Cervenka focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with seizures and epilepsy, including surgical treatment and dietary therapies. She is an attending physician in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Her specific interests include evaluations for seizure surgery, continuous electroencephalography in the intensive care unit, epilepsy in women (including considerations during pregnancy), and dietary therapies for adults with epilepsy. Dr. Cervenka's research focuses the efficacy of Ketogenic diets in the treatment of adults with epilepsy. She also studies brain mapping in preparation for epilepsy surgery. Dr. Cervenka completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She then completed her internship in internal medicine and residency in neurology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Cervenka completed a fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Cervenka currently sees patients in The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. She also sees patients in The Johns Hopkins Adult Epilepsy Diet Center on Friday mornings once a month.

Dr. Cervenka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Headache. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 86 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Headache.

Residency
University of Maryland Medical Center, Neurology, 2008
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2010
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Pavilion II STE 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
Call: 410-955-9441

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.


2 Clinical Trials

A Randomized, Open-label Evaluation of KetoCal® in Initial Combination With the Modified Atkins Diet for the Dietary Management of Intractable Adult Epilepsy.
A Randomized, Open-label Evaluation of KetoCal® in Initial Combination With the Modified Atkins Diet for the Dietary Management of Intractable Adult Epilepsy.
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 31, 2018
Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Feasibility and Tolerability of the Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus in a Neurointensive Care Unit.
Feasibility and Tolerability of the Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus in a Neurointensive Care Unit.
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 14, 2017
Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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86 Total Publications

The Refractory Status Epilepticus (RSE) is out of the Barn… the Current State of Refractory Status Epilepticus Management and Outcomes.
The Refractory Status Epilepticus (RSE) is out of the Barn… the Current State of Refractory Status Epilepticus Management and Outcomes.
Journal: Epilepsy currents
Published: December 11, 2025
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