Overview
Dr. Arun Venkatesan serves as Director of the Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center, where he directs clinical activities and research. At the center he has developed a multidisciplinary program devoted to optimizing diagnosis and management of patients with infectious and autoimmune encephalitis and understanding mechanisms of disease in order to develop more effective treatments. He also plays an active role in the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers. He received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994, followed by a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology and an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency in neurology and fellowship in neuroinfectious and neuroinflammatory diseases at Johns Hopkins, after which he was appointed to the faculty in the department of neurology in 2007. His laboratory research focuses on defining causes and mechanisms of central nervous system injury in the setting of infection and neuroinflammation, with a goal towards developing protective and regenerative strategies. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund.
Dr. Venkatesan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningocele. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 127 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Bardia Nourbakhsh, M.D., M.A.S., is an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He practices out of The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nourbakhsh has expertise in multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuroimmunology. Dr. Nourbakhsh earned his medical degree from the Tehran University School of Medical Sciences and completed a residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He studied epidemiology, study design, and biostatistics, obtaining a Master of Advanced Studies degree in clinical research from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he also completed a fellowship in MS and neuroimmunology. In 2014, Dr. Nourbakhsh earned the American Brain Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowship in MS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Sylvia Lawry Clinical Research Fellowship, the Fred Baskin Young Investigator Award, and the Teva Neuroscience Award for Academic Excellence. In 2022, he was named a Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Nourbakhsh's research training focused on the design and execution of clinical trials and the use of biomarkers in MS. His current research interests include the comparative effectiveness studies of symptomatic and disease-modifying therapies in MS, as well as identifying new pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic targets for MS-related fatigue. Dr. Nourbakhsh is the principal investigator of a randomized, double-blind clinical trial funded by the Department of Defense, which tests whether ketamine could be a treatment for MS fatigue. He has contributed to numerous publications, journal articles, abstracts and posters, and lectures. He is an ad hoc reviewer for Lancet Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Neurology, Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, and other journals. Dr. Nourbakhsh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningocele. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Meningocele.
Wellspan Medical Group
Xi Lin is a Neurologist in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningocele. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Restless Legs Syndrome.
Mgmc LLC
Kathleen Burger is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Burger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningocele. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Hemiplegia, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Burger is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- EncephalitisDr. Venkatesan isElite. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Herpes Simplex EncephalitisDr. Venkatesan isElite. Learn about Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.
- Distinguished
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Venkatesan isDistinguished. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- Advanced
- ArachnoiditisDr. Venkatesan isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- Brain AbscessDr. Venkatesan isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- CACH SyndromeDr. Venkatesan isAdvanced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Venkatesan isAdvanced. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)Dr. Venkatesan isAdvanced. Learn about Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Venkatesan isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- ADULT SyndromeDr. Venkatesan isExperienced. Learn about ADULT Syndrome.
- Aicardi-Goutieres SyndromeDr. Venkatesan isExperienced. Learn about Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Bacterial MeningitisDr. Venkatesan isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Meningitis.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Venkatesan isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.