Overview
John Heiss is a Neurosurgery provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Heiss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningioma. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation, Laminectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 127 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Meningioma.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Henry Brem is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Brem is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningioma. His top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Osteotomy.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Jon Weingart focuses on the surgical treatment of brain tumors including benign and malignant tumors. Dr. Weingart also specializes in spinal disorders, such as cervical and lumbar disc disease, as well as other congenital and developmental abnormalities such as tethered spinal cord, spina bifida and chiari malformation. Dr. Weingart is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningioma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Osteotomy.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Debraj “Raj” Mukherjee’s clinical focus is the treatment of patients with primary and metastatic brain lesions. His clinical work and research emphasize the development of individual treatment plans that optimize survival and quality of life in all patients. After receiving his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Mukherjee was recruited to Johns Hopkins, where he studied epidemiology, biostatistics and clinical design at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and served as Director of the Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Mukherjee completed neurosurgery residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar. He completed an open and endoscopic skull base fellowship with the Center for Skull Base Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was a Copeland Scholar. Throughout his career, Dr. Mukherjee has led patient-centered research pursuits in neuro-oncology including development of a national registry for patients with brain tumors, creation of disease-specific quality of life instruments for patients with skull base tumors, and development of innovative clinical trials in neuro-oncology. He leads the Meningioma, Brain Metastasis, and Neurosurgical Oncology centers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and he serves as Assistant Residency Program Director for one of the largest neurosurgical training programs in the country. His work has been supported by the American Medical Association, Glioblastoma Foundation, National Institute on Aging, and National Cancer Institute. Dr. Mukherjee can be contacted at drraj@jhmi.edu. Dr. Mukherjee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningioma. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
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
- Chiari Malformation Type 2
- SyringomyeliaDr. Heiss isElite. Learn about Syringomyelia.
- Distinguished
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Heiss isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Chiari MalformationDr. Heiss isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Heiss isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.
- GliomaDr. Heiss isDistinguished. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Heiss isDistinguished. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Advanced
- ArachnoiditisDr. Heiss isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- AstrocytomaDr. Heiss isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Heiss isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- EpilepsyDr. Heiss isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- GlioblastomaDr. Heiss isAdvanced. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- LaminectomyDr. Heiss isAdvanced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Heiss isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Aplasia Cutis CongenitaDr. Heiss isExperienced. Learn about Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Heiss isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Chronic PainDr. Heiss isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Clouston SyndromeDr. Heiss isExperienced. Learn about Clouston Syndrome.
- Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-MutantDr. Heiss isExperienced. Learn about Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant.


