Overview
Dr. Tom Crawford has been a member of the Department of Neurology since 1987. He is co-director of the MDA clinic for Neuromuscular Disorders and Neurologist for the Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins. His practice involves general child neurology with a principal interest in caring for children with neuromuscular, neuromotor, and ataxic disorders. Primary research interests involve the basic science and clinical characterization of two important neurologic disorders that affect children: Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Ataxia Telangiectasia. He is also actively involved in the Biology of neurofilaments by characterization of transgenic animal models. He is on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Boards of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and the Medical Advisory Committee for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He is the Neurologist for the Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins, which has evaluated almost half of the known patients with this disorder in the United States. Additional specific clinical interests include evaluation and treatment of children with brachial plexus palsies. Dr. Crawford received his medical degree from the University of Southern California. He completed a pediatric internship and residency at the Pediatric Pavilion of the Los Angeles County / University of Southern California Medical Center, followed by a pediatric chief residency. He completed his training in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology at the Los Angeles Childrens Hospital. He then traveled east to the laboratory of Dr John Griffin at Johns Hopkins for a fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders. Prior to medical training and Neurology residency, he majored in Psychology and Religion at Yale College. Dr. Crawford has published extensively and presented nationally and internationally. He has an active role in teaching medical students and residents in neurology. In addition, Dr. Crawford has special interest and experience in EMG studies of children and adults.
Dr. Crawford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Apnea. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Ataxia-Telangiectasia, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 83 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Infantile Apnea.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
Clinical Research
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5 Clinical Trials
Shannon Dean is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dean is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Apnea. Her top areas of expertise are Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, Transient Tic Disorder, and Conversion Disorder.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Eric Kossoff focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood seizures and epilepsy, particularly treatments other than medications such as diet and neurostimulation. He is one of the world experts on dietary treatment for epilepsy (ketogenic diet) and lectures around the world about this therapy. His specific interests include the ketogenic diet, the modified Atkins diet for children and adults, infantile spasms, benign rolandic epilepsy, the interaction of migraine headaches with epilepsy, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. Dr. Eric Kossoff is also very involved in teaching and is the Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program. He is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a co-author of Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders and the 7th edition of Ketogenic Diet Therapies. Dr. Kossoff sees patients in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (5th floor) in Baltimore on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings. He sees patients at Green Spring Station on Wednesday afternoons. He also participates in telemedicine. Dr. Kossoff received his medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine in New York. He went on to complete a residency in pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed a second residency in child neurology and a fellowship in pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Kossoff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Apnea. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Endovascular Embolization, and Gastrostomy.
Children's National Hospital
Dana Harrar is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Harrar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Apnea. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Ataxia-TelangiectasiaDr. Crawford isElite. Learn about Ataxia-Telangiectasia.
- Primary Lateral SclerosisDr. Crawford isElite. Learn about Primary Lateral Sclerosis.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)Dr. Crawford isElite. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
- Distinguished
- Muscle AtrophyDr. Crawford isDistinguished. Learn about Muscle Atrophy.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2Dr. Crawford isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3Dr. Crawford isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.
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- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Cramp-Fasciculation SyndromeDr. Crawford isAdvanced. Learn about Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Crawford isAdvanced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDr. Crawford isAdvanced. Learn about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- Nijmegen Breakage SyndromeDr. Crawford isAdvanced. Learn about Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1Dr. Crawford isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1.
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- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Crawford isExperienced. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- Adult Polyglucosan Body DiseaseDr. Crawford isExperienced. Learn about Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease.
- Atelosteogenesis Type 1Dr. Crawford isExperienced. Learn about Atelosteogenesis Type 1.
- Becker Muscular DystrophyDr. Crawford isExperienced. Learn about Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
- Benign Autosomal Dominant MyopathyDr. Crawford isExperienced. Learn about Benign Autosomal Dominant Myopathy.
- Central Core DiseaseDr. Crawford isExperienced. Learn about Central Core Disease.