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Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. John Aucott is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. An internist and Lyme disease expert in the Division of Rheumatology, he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. With more than 15 years of research experience on the crippling effects of Lyme disease, he has published studies focusing on characteristics of early Lyme disease differences in males and females with an emphasis on prospects for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Aucott received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. He is fellowship-trained in infectious disease and geographic medicine. Dr. Aucott and his colleagues were recognized by Johns Hopkins with a Discovery Fund Synergy Award in 2014. Dr. Aucott is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lyme Disease, Synovitis, Reactive Arthritis, and Long Haul COVID. Dr. Aucott is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.
Division Of Emergency Medicine
Lise Nigrovic is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nigrovic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lyme Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Asthma in Children.
AHS Hospital Corp.
John Halperin is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Halperin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lyme Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Tabes Dorsalis.
Summary: Lyme disease is a public health crisis in the US. It is estimated that over 400,000 cases occur every year with 10-20% of those infected going on to develop Post-Treatment Lyme disease Syndrome (PTLDS). The goal of this study is to investigate if giving Ceftriaxone every 5 days for about 6 weeks kills the organism that produces persistent Lyme infection. Enrolled participants will be randomized 1:...
Summary: This study will determine whether patients who have been infected with the Lyme bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, and treated with antibiotics still have the bacteria alive inside them and whether it is causing their symptoms. The information from this study may serve as a basis for developing stringent diagnostic criteria for Lyme disease and the establishment of future treatment trials. Individual...