Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain. Dr. Comi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.

Clifford Andrew is a Neurologist in Severna Park, Maryland. Dr. Andrew is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus, Hypothalamic Hamartomas, and Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Dr. Andrew is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Eden is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Eden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma. Dr. Eden is currently accepting new patients.

Victor Du is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Du is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Cord Abscess, Epidural Abscess, Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Du is currently accepting new patients.

Mary Aronow is an Ophthalmologist in Mount Airy, Maryland. Dr. Aronow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma of the Eye, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Uveal Melanoma, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Aronow is currently accepting new patients.

Norman Dy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Dy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Phacomatosis Pigmentovascularis, Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Phacomatosis Pigmentokeratotica, and Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome.

Leslie Biesecker is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Biesecker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Proteus Syndrome, Proteus-Like Syndrome, Acromicric Dysplasia, and Lenz Microphthalmia Syndrome.

Dr. Douglas Ball is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in oncology. His areas of clinical expertise include diagnostic radiology, endocrine oncology, thyroid cancer and thyroid diseases. Dr. Ball earned his M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh-Presbyterian University Hospital and performed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include medullary thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Dr. Ball is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

Chetan Bettegowda is the director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery. He offers comprehensive treatments for adult patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, specializing in the treatment of patients with primary brain tumors such as gliomas, meningiomas and pituitary tumors. He performs both open surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with metastatic tumors to the brain, and also provides stereotactic radiosurgery for other neurological disorders, including spinal tumors, trigeminal neuralgia and skull-base tumors. Dr. Bettegowda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.

Elhamy Eskander is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Eskander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia.

Dr. Mark Luciano is the director of the Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Fluid Center. A renowned leader in treating hydrocephalus, Dr. Luciano is distinguished both nationally and internationally for his research and educational and clinical work in neuroendoscopy. Dr. Luciano treats adults with hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, intracranial hypotension, Chiari malformations, and cerebral and spinal cysts. He has significant expertise treating children and adults with cerebrospinal fluid leaks and congenital disorders. Among his accomplishments in neuroscience research and biomedical engineering are his investigation of the cerebrovascular response to hydrocephalus and the invention of a unique device for control of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulsatility to increase blood flow. His National Institutes of Health-funded studies have explored prolonged compression and hypoxia in the brain as a result of hydrocephalus, as well as the interaction between cerebrospinal fluid and vascular systems. Dr. Luciano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.