Overview
Dr. Scholz is a neurologist and geneticist specializing in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism and dementia syndromes. She received her medical degree from the Medical University Innsbruck, Austria. Following graduation, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health under the supervision of Drs. Andrew Singleton and John Hardy. She obtained a Ph.D. in neurogenomics from the University College London, UK in 2010. She then moved to Baltimore to complete her neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins. In 2015 Dr. Scholz received the McFarland Transition to Independence Award for Neurologist-Scientists. She is Lasker Clinical Research Scholar at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke focusing on genetic causes of neurodegenerative syndromes, and an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins' department of neurology.
Dr. Scholz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Multiple System Atrophy, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 128 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Lissencephaly.
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Locations
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Scholz has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Barañano earned her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed residencies in pediatrics and neurology, along with a fellowship in neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Barañano is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of rare neurogenetic disorders. She has a particular interest in the genetic control and function of the cerebellum and expertise in childhood-onset and inherited ataxias. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Fetal Management group and is available for prenatal consultations. Dr. Barañano's research includes collaborative efforts with the Johns Hopkins Department of Genetic Medicine and the Division of Neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Baranano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, and Hereditary Ataxia.
Michel Fayad is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Fayad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and West Syndrome.
Children's Hospital
Kuntal Sen is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Hydranencephaly, Lissencephaly 2, and Cortical Dysplasia.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)Dr. Scholz isElite. Learn about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Multiple System AtrophyDr. Scholz isElite. Learn about Multiple System Atrophy.
- Distinguished
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- DementiaDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Dementia.
- Familial DysautonomiaDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Dysautonomia.
- Frontotemporal DementiaDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Movement DisordersDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Movement Disorders.
- Parkinson's DiseaseDr. Scholz isDistinguished. Learn about Parkinson's Disease.
- Advanced
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy
- Corticobasal DegenerationDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Corticobasal Degeneration.
- Primary Progressive AphasiaDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Progressive Aphasia.
- Progressive Supranuclear PalsyDr. Scholz isAdvanced. Learn about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical
- Experienced
- ApraxiaDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Apraxia.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- DysarthriaDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration
- Gaucher DiseaseDr. Scholz isExperienced. Learn about Gaucher Disease.