Overview
Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain.
Dr. Comi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Microcephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 69 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Microcephaly.
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Locations
801 North Broadway, Room 553, Room 553, Baltimore, MD 21205
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.
4 Clinical Trials
Sarah Mulkey is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Mulkey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Microcephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, and Encephalitis Lethargica.
Nemours DuPont Pediatrics - Lancaster
Steven Gottlieb is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gottlieb is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Microcephaly. His top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Transient Tic Disorder, Absence Seizure, and Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Dr. Gottlieb is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Barañano earned her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed residencies in pediatrics and neurology, along with a fellowship in neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Barañano is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of rare neurogenetic disorders. She has a particular interest in the genetic control and function of the cerebellum and expertise in childhood-onset and inherited ataxias. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Fetal Management group and is available for prenatal consultations. Dr. Barañano's research includes collaborative efforts with the Johns Hopkins Department of Genetic Medicine and the Division of Neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Baranano is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Microcephaly. Her top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, and Hereditary Ataxia.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Parkes Weber SyndromeDr. Comi isElite. Learn about Parkes Weber Syndrome.
- Stork BiteDr. Comi isElite. Learn about Stork Bite.
- Sturge-Weber SyndromeDr. Comi isElite. Learn about Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- Cowden SyndromeDr. Comi isDistinguished. Learn about Cowden Syndrome.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Comi isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- Hypothalamic HamartomasDr. Comi isDistinguished. Learn about Hypothalamic Hamartomas.
- Linear Nevus Sebaceous SyndromeDr. Comi isDistinguished. Learn about Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome.
- Peutz-Jeghers SyndromeDr. Comi isDistinguished. Learn about Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome.
- Phacomatosis PigmentokeratoticaDr. Comi isDistinguished. Learn about Phacomatosis Pigmentokeratotica.
- Advanced
- Aplasia Cutis CongenitaDr. Comi isAdvanced. Learn about Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
- Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Comi isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- Clouston SyndromeDr. Comi isAdvanced. Learn about Clouston Syndrome.
- Ectodermal DysplasiasDr. Comi isAdvanced. Learn about Ectodermal Dysplasias.
- EpilepsyDr. Comi isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Experienced
- 2q37 Deletion SyndromeDr. Comi isExperienced. Learn about 2q37 Deletion Syndrome.
- 47 XYY SyndromeDr. Comi isExperienced. Learn about 47 XYY Syndrome.
- Aase SyndromeDr. Comi isExperienced. Learn about Aase Syndrome.
- Abruzzo-Erickson SyndromeDr. Comi isExperienced. Learn about Abruzzo-Erickson Syndrome.
- Absence SeizureDr. Comi isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Comi isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.