Prior to joining the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Dr. Jonathan Ross was Director of The New England Epilepsy Institute, a division of New England Neurological Associates (NENA) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He also served as head of the Neurology division at NENA. After graduating medical school in 1991, Dr. Ross completed postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and also served as Teaching Fellow at Harvard and Boston University. Dr. Ross is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ross is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

Ruwani Gunawardane is a Neurologist in Fulton, Maryland. Dr. Gunawardane is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebellar Degeneration, and Delirium.

Iqbal Singh is a Neurologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Singh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy in Children.

Pavel Klein is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Klein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Post-Traumatic Epilepsy.

Merrill Ansher is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ansher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Delirium, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Riaz Janjua is a Neurologist in Cumberland, Maryland. Dr. Janjua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Dravet Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy. Dr. Janjua is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Peter Kaplan is Professor of Neurology and serves as the Director of Epilepsy and EEG at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He focuses on epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology and nonconvulsive status epilepticus. He has written extensively about these subjects as well as about eclampsia and neurologic disease in women. Dr. Peter Kaplan received his medical training from St. Bartholomews Medical School, University of London. He then obtained membership to the Royal College of Physicians in England. He completed his residency in neurology at Duke University Medical Center. He completed fellowships in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at the same institution. Dr. Kaplan currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Dr. Kaplan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, and Awake Craniotomy.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.

I am a pediatric neurologist with expertise in epilepsy and electroencephalography (EEG). My clinical and research interests include genetics of epilepsy, medical management of patients with intractable epilepsy and presurgical evaluation of patients who are candidates for epilepsy surgery. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Rett Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Thrombectomy.

Dr. Gregory Krauss focuses on the evaluation and treatment of seizures and epilepsy. He has a particular interest in treating medically-resistant epilepsy, evaluating unexplained seizure-like episodes, treating seizures associated with tumor and systemic illnesses and family planning counseling for patients with epilepsy. Dr. Krauss also evaluates patients who have failed standard medical therapies for possible treatment with epilepsy surgery, investigational medications or vagal nerve stimulation. Dr. Gregory Krauss received his medical degree from Oregon Health Sciences University. He then completed an internship in medicine at Greenwich Hospital. He went on to complete both a residency in neurology and a fellowship in epilepsy and electrophysiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Krauss currently sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Dr. Krauss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Mohammad Khoshnoodi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

Larry Shranatan, D.O., practices family medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Hagerstown. He received his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his residency in family practice at St. Francis Hospital. Dr. Shranatan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Fasciitis, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

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 Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

Khalil Husari, M.D., is a neurologist with expertise in epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG), and neurophysiology. He specializes in treating patients with seizures and epilepsy, presurgical evaluation for and the management of drug-resistant epilepsy, and the acute and chronic management of patients with status epilepticus. Additionally, he specializes in intraoperative neuromonitoring and is the director of the Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Unit. Dr. Husari earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan School of Medicine, then completed his residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he served as a chief resident during his final year. Dr. Husari continued his training as an epilepsy fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Husari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Osteotomy.

Dagmara Pychynski is a Neurologist in Elkton, Maryland. Dr. Pychynski has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Memory Loss.

Dr. Joon Kang focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of seizures and epilepsy. Dr. Kang has a clinical interest in the pre-surgical evaluation and treatment of patients who have drug resistant epilepsy. Her research interests include minimally invasive epilepsy surgery, continuous electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU) and status epilepticus. Dr. Kang received her bachelor degree from University of Pennsylvania and went on to receive her medical degree from Drexel College of Medicine. After internship at Pennsylvania Hospital, she completed residency and fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Kang currently sees patients at The Johns Hopkins outpatient center on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Dr. Kang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Dr. Emily Johnson focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and seizures. Dr. Johnson has a clinical interest in women of childbearing age with epilepsy. Her research interests also include new-onset, unexplained seizures in older adults. Dr. Johnson received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins. She trained in Neurology at Harvard - Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and completed training in Epilepsy at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Johnson is an Associate Editor for the journal Neurology. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, Thrombectomy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Dr. Tanya J. W. McDonald focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and seizures. Her specific interests include dietary therapies for adults with epilepsy, evaluations for seizure surgery and epilepsy in women (including considerations during pregnancy). Her research focuses on the impact of ketogenic diets like the modified Atkins diets, on cardiovascular health measures in adults with epilepsy. Dr. McDonald completed her undergraduate studies at Emory University and received her medical and doctoral degrees from Cornell University. She trained in neurology and epilepsy at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Mcdonald is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Status Epilepticus.

Dr. Rafael Llinas serves as the Director of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. His clinical interests include acute stroke treatments, neurovascular imaging and migraine as related to cerebrovascular disease. He also serves as the associate director of the neurology residency program. He was instrumental in establishing the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Stroke Center. In 2005, in recognition of the Stroke Centers organizational efforts in stroke care, the institution was granted certification as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Dr. Llinas primary areas of research interests include diffusion-perfusion imaging of stroke, intravenous and intra-arterial thrombolysis for stroke, education of physicians and nurses in stroke identification and stroke care, stroke units and stroke centers. Dr. Rafael Llinas received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed a medical internship at the Boston City Hospital and was a neurology resident in the Harvard-Longwood neurology training program. Following his residency, he was a stroke and cerebrovascular disease fellow for two years at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard University. Dr. Llinas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Siderosis, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Probasco is a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Neurology. He is the Vice Chair for Quality, Safety, and Service for the department. He also serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Division of Advanced Clinical Neurology as well as the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Inpatient General Neurology Service. He co-directs the Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center and the Johns Hopkins Center for Refractory Status Epilepticus and Neuroinflammation. He cares for general neurology inpatients and outpatients, specializing in autoimmune and paraneoplastic syndromes as well as neurological immune-related adverse events following immunotherapies for cancer. After completing his undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Probasco attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a second undergraduate degree in psychology, philosophy and physiology. He went on to earn his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and a residency in neurology at Johns Hopkins, where he was the faculty liaison/executive chief resident. He went on to complete an instructorship in inpatient general neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Probasco’s research interests include increasing care value through improving outcomes, incorporation of patient experience of disease and treatment, the efficiency of care delivery, and diagnostic test utilization in general and specifically in relation to autoimmune and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, including encephalitis. Finally, he is interested in the management of neurological immune-related adverse events following immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. Dr. Probasco has been recognized at the departmental, institutional, and national levels for teaching and clinical excellence, including the American Academy of Neurology’s A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award and the Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Award from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. He is a past graduate of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Resident Scholars (AIRS) program in Patient Safety and Quality. As a faculty member, he was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2019. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Journal Watch Neurology. Videos The impact of COVID-19 on the Department of Neurology‚Äôs clinical care and medical education programs. Dr. Probasco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Status Epilepticus, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Gastrostomy.