The 20 Best MELAS Syndrome Doctors in Maryland, US

Dr. Hilary Vernon is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also an attending physician at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Hilary Vernon has expertise in treating inborn errors of metabolism and mitochondrial disorders. She is the director of the Mitochondrial Care Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Barth Syndrome Interdisciplinary Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her research interests include understanding intermediary metabolism in Barth syndrome and in disorders of branch chain amino acid metabolism. Dr. Vernon also co-directs the Department of Genetic Medicine Clinical Trials Unit, and is the principal investigator on multiple clinical trials for rare diseases. Dr. Vernon received her medical degree and doctorate from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. She completed residencies in genetics and pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University, and a fellowship in clinical laboratory biochemical genetics at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vernon was recognized with the 2010 Francis F. Schwentker Award for Excellence in Research at Johns Hopkins University and the 2011 James B. Sidbury Jr. Fellowship in Biochemical Genetics at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vernon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Infantile Neutropenia, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, and Gastrostomy.

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.

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.

Marcella Wozniak is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wozniak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, MELAS Syndrome, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

Elizabeth Streeten is an Endocrinologist and a Medical Genetics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Streeten is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis-Pseudoglioma Syndrome, Osteoporosis, Gaucher Disease Type 2, and Gaucher Disease Type 3.

William Gahl is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gahl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 2, Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1, Oculocutaneous Albinism, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Sofia Saenz-Ayala is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Saenz-Ayala 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), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Deficiency, and Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Deficiency. Dr. Saenz-Ayala is currently accepting new patients.

Camilo Toro is a Neurologist in Westminster, Maryland. Dr. Toro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, Sandhoff Disease, Tay-Sachs Disease, Gangliosidosis, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Peter Mcguire is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Mcguire is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency, Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, and Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) Deficiency.

Danish Ghazali is a Neurologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ghazali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of MELAS Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and MELAS Syndrome.