Overview
Dr. Katz completed his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at Colgate University, his MD at SUNY/Buffalo School of Medicine (his home town), his Neurology residency at Duke University Medical Center, and his Neuro-Ophthalmology fellowship at the University of Michigan/Kellogg Eye Center. Dr. Katz specializes in Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neurology. Dr. Katz has been a primary investigator in clinical trials in Neuro-Ophthalmology and holds academic appointments at Georgetown University Hospital and Howard University Hospital. A list of his publications can be found on.
Dr. Katz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Meningitis, Arachnoiditis, and Temporal Arteritis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3202 Tower Oaks Boulevard, Suite 330, Suite 330, N Bethesda, MD 20852
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. Arun Venkatesan serves as Director of the Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center, where he directs clinical activities and research. At the center he has developed a multidisciplinary program devoted to optimizing diagnosis and management of patients with infectious and autoimmune encephalitis and understanding mechanisms of disease in order to develop more effective treatments. He also plays an active role in the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers. He received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994, followed by a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology and an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency in neurology and fellowship in neuroinfectious and neuroinflammatory diseases at Johns Hopkins, after which he was appointed to the faculty in the department of neurology in 2007. His laboratory research focuses on defining causes and mechanisms of central nervous system injury in the setting of infection and neuroinflammation, with a goal towards developing protective and regenerative strategies. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund. Dr. Venkatesan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Optic NeuritisDr. Katz isDistinguished. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
- Advanced
- ArachnoiditisDr. Katz isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Meige SyndromeDr. Katz isAdvanced. Learn about Meige Syndrome.
- MeningiomaDr. Katz isAdvanced. Learn about Meningioma.
- MeningitisDr. Katz isAdvanced. Learn about Meningitis.
- NeuralgiaDr. Katz isAdvanced. Learn about Neuralgia.
- Experienced
- Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
- Benign Essential BlepharospasmDr. Katz isExperienced. Learn about Benign Essential Blepharospasm.
- Charles Bonnet SyndromeDr. Katz isExperienced. Learn about Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
- Diabetic NeuropathyDr. Katz isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Neuropathy.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Katz isExperienced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- Eyelid DroopingDr. Katz isExperienced. Learn about Eyelid Drooping.