Luke Kao is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction, Morton Neuroma, and Neuralgia.

Shakunmala Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Anemia.

James Eskew is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Fulton, Maryland. Dr. Eskew is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Andrew Lazris is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Lazris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Familial Hypertension, Dementia, and Muscle Atrophy. Dr. Lazris is currently accepting new patients.

Jacob Cherian is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Cherian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Thrombectomy, and Laminectomy. Dr. Cherian is currently accepting new patients.

Javier Quant-Gonzalez is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Quant-Gonzalez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, and Dementia.

Jeffrey Kaplan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Kaplan has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Hemochromatosis, Stomach Cancer, Hepatic Hemangioma, and Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Dr. Kaplan is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. R. Samuel Mayer is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests include complications of critical illness, spine disorders, pain management, disorders of muscle tone and cancer rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer serves as the director of cancer rehabilitation, director of undergraduate medical education and residency program director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He graduated from the honors program in medical education at Northwestern University School of Medicine and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rush Medical College. He was chair of the Committee on Medical Education for the American Medical Student Association while he was a medical student. After completing his residency, he remained on faculty at Rush Medical College, eventually becoming the residency program director and acting chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He joined the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins in 2001. Dr. Mayer serves as director of the Medical Student Summer Clinical Experience in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for the Association of Academic Physiatrists. He is Editor in Chief of Knowledge NOW, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation's online encyclopedia of the field. In 2014, he was named Distinguished Clinician by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Hemiplegia, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

Asima Cheema is a Family Medicine provider in Olney,, Maryland. Dr. Cheema is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Neuroendocrine Tumor, Liver Embolization, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Felling is the director of the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Stroke Program and specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with a wide range of cerebrovascular disorders. With combined training in child neurology and vascular neurology he offers expertise in both the acute diagnosis and treatment of stroke as well as longitudinal management of the neurological consequences of stroke in children. Dr. Felling earned both his M.D. and his Ph.D. in neuroscience at Penn State College of Medicine. He completed residency training in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He also completed residency training in pediatric neurology and a fellowship in vascular neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Felling's goal is to improve the clinical care of patients through the development of efficient pathways for the rapid evaluation and treatment of children presenting with stroke. He is part of a multidisciplinary team of providers that care for children with cerebrovascular disorders. Clinical research efforts are aimed at improving neurological function in children following stroke and other brain injuries. Dr. Felling is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Concussion, Delirium, Thrombectomy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Ning Cao, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in stroke and brain injury rehabilitation. She has training and expertise using nerve block and botulinum toxin injections for spasticity management and robotic-assisted technology to help patients recover and regain independence after brain injury and other neurologic conditions. In addition, she is a musculoskeletal sonographer and performs acupuncture for stroke recovery and pain management. Dr. Cao obtained her medical degree from the Hebei Medical University in China. She completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Albert Einstein Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Cao has served as an attending physician and a director of stroke rehabilitation programs in several medical centers, most recently at MossRehab/Jefferson Health. She has held her academic appointment as clinical associate professor in rehabilitation medicine at Thomas Jefferson University since 2020. Dr. Cao’s research focuses on improving quality of care and outcomes for patients who experience stroke. She led several research projects, including investigation of the feasibility and efficacy of robotic-assisted gait training in inpatient rehabilitation setting and effectiveness of early rehabilitation program for COVID patients. Dr. Cao has co-authored numerous research papers and presented her findings at national and international rehabilitation conferences. Dr. Cao has served as a mentor and an educator helping train many medical students, residents and fellows across several programs. Dr. Cao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemiplegia, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Alien Hand Syndrome.

Dr. Argye Hillis is a professor of Neurology, with joint faculty appointments in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Cognitive Science. She is also the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute Professor of Acute Stroke Diagnoses and Management. Prior to medical training and neurology residency, Dr. Hillis worked as a speech-language pathologist, and conducted clinical research focusing on understanding and treating aphasia and hemispatial neglect. She has brought these areas of experience to impact on her clinical research in neurology, which involves cognitive and neuroimaging studies of aphasia and hemispatial neglect due to acute stroke and focal dementias. She has published extensively on these topics in journals and textbooks. Dr. Hillis is Associate Editor of Stroke and has served as Associate editor of Brain, Annals of Neurology, Aphasiology, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Neurocase, Cognitive Neuropsychology, and Language and Cognitive Processes and served as co-Editor and Chief of Behavioral Neurology. Dr. Hillis serves as the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology and the Director of the Cerebrovascular Division of Neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hillis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Stroke, Frontotemporal Dementia, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Sun is an expert in both pediatric neurology and cerebrovascular neurology, with a special interest in pediatric and young adult stroke. She focuses on both acute care of stroke as well as longitudinal management of an array of neurologic conditions that affect children and young adults. Dr. Sun’s research focuses broadly on pediatric and young adult stroke, with emphasis on discovering the causes, treatments, and prevention of stroke in the young. More specifically, Dr. Sun is investigating novel monitoring and stroke prevention techniques in children with moyamoya disease, which is a rare disease that places affected children and young adults at high risk of stroke. The goal of Dr. Sun's research is to improve outcomes and quality of life of individuals affected by stroke and moyamoya disease. In addition to her clinical and research interests, Dr. Sun is the associate program director of the Child Neurology residency program at Johns Hopkins. After completing medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Sun completed her pediatrics and neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins, and subsequently she completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology/Stroke. Dr. Sun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Stroke, Stiff Person Syndrome, Thrombectomy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

Jessica Engle, D.O., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in cancer rehabilitation, with clinic locations in the Baltimore metropolitan area and Washington. Dr. Engle uses a multidisciplinary approach to treat the whole patient throughout the cancer care continuum. Her focus is on addressing cancer and impairments related to cancer treatment. She aims to improve quality of life, and maintain and improve function whenever possible. Dr. Engle is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed a fellowship in cancer rehabilitation at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center after a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Stony Brook University. Videos Dr. Jessica Engle. Dr. Engle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Lymphedema, and Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia.

Dr. Dorianne Feldman is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She focuses on critical care physical medicine and rehabilitation. She combines both her skills as a physical therapist and physiatrist when treating her patients. Dr. Feldman holds B.S. and M.S.P.T. degrees from Boston University, and received her M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine. Following medical school, she completed a preliminary year in internal medicine at Mercy Medical Center/University of Maryland and then a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She served as chief resident from 2008-2009 for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and was subsequently appointed as a clinical associate. Dr. Feldman has published extensively, including five chapters in professional books. She has received numerous awards and honors, and was twice the recipient of the Hopkins Healer Award for excellence in patient care during residency. In April 2017, Dr. Feldman was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Inductees are honored for their professionalism, communication skills, diagnostic prowess, depth of knowledge, ability to negotiate the health care system, passion for patient care and service as a role model to medical trainees. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Dorianne Feldman, M.D., inducted into Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Dr. Feldman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transverse Myelitis, Paraplegia, and Bursitis.

Maciej Poltorak is a Neurologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Poltorak is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, and Partial Familial Epilepsy. Dr. Poltorak is currently accepting new patients.

Mitul Dave is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Dave is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Dr. Dave is currently accepting new patients.

Rita Dhawan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Dhawan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Dhawan is currently accepting new patients.

Uzochukwu Unegbu is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Laurel, Maryland. Dr. Unegbu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Unegbu is currently accepting new patients.

Levan Atanelov is a Physiatrist in Laurel, Maryland. Dr. Atanelov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemiplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Invertebral Disc Disease, Hemiplegia, and Stroke. Dr. Atanelov is currently accepting new patients.