Overview
Catherine Chu is the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, as well as the vice president of child neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a child neurologist, epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Chu cares for children diagnosed with epilepsy and disorders of the nervous system (neurophysiology). She specializes in electroencephalogram (also known as EEG) analysis, seizure localization, surgical planning and neuromodulation for adult and pediatric patients with difficult to control epilepsy. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work identifying causes of and treatment options for cognitive dysfunction and seizures in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu’s team specializes in identifying and developing tools to detect and understand brain rhythms that support complex cognitive functions throughout development, including how these rhythms are disrupted by seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu earned her medical degree and a master’s degree in social anthropology from Harvard University. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then a residency in neurology and child neurology at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing two fellowships at Massachusetts General, one in epilepsy and another in clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Chu earned a master’s degree in medical science, focused on clinical investigation, from Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Chu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Epilepsy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 133 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of MELAS Syndrome.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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2 Clinical Trials
Univ Of Maryland School Of Med
Carol Greene is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Greene is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS), MELAS Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency.
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 MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Hydranencephaly, Lissencephaly 2, and Cortical Dysplasia.
University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates, PA
Sofia Saenz-Ayala is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Saenz-Ayala is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Deficiency, and Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Deficiency. Dr. Saenz-Ayala is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
- EpilepsyDr. Chu isElite. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Chu isElite. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- SeizuresDr. Chu isElite. Learn about Seizures.
- Distinguished
- Absence SeizureDr. Chu isDistinguished. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Angelman SyndromeDr. Chu isDistinguished. Learn about Angelman Syndrome.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Chu isDistinguished. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Spasmus NutansDr. Chu isDistinguished. Learn about Spasmus Nutans.
- West SyndromeDr. Chu isDistinguished. Learn about West Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Status EpilepticusDr. Chu isAdvanced. Learn about Status Epilepticus.
- Experienced
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Cerebral PalsyDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Palsy.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- EncephalitisDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Herpes Simplex EncephalitisDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.
- MELAS SyndromeDr. Chu isExperienced. Learn about MELAS Syndrome.