Overview
Forbes Porter is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Porter is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease. His top areas of expertise are Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, Niemann-Pick Disease, Reticulohistiocytoma, and X-Linked Creatine Deficiency.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 165 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 108 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Niemann-Pick Disease.
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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
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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
- Niemann-Pick DiseaseDr. Porter isElite. Learn about Niemann-Pick Disease.
- ReticulohistiocytomaDr. Porter isElite. Learn about Reticulohistiocytoma.
- Smith-Lemli-Opitz SyndromeDr. Porter isElite. Learn about Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD)Dr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD).
- X-Linked Creatine DeficiencyDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about X-Linked Creatine Deficiency.
- Advanced
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Batten DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Batten Disease.
- CLN1 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN1 Disease.
- CLN2 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN2 Disease.
- CLN3 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN3 Disease.
- CLN4 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN4 Disease.
- Experienced
- Chondrodysplasia Punctata SyndromeDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Chondrodysplasia Punctata Syndrome.
- GangliosidosisDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Gangliosidosis.
- GM1 GangliosidosisDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about GM1 Gangliosidosis.
- Greenberg DysplasiaDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Greenberg Dysplasia.
- Lysosomal Acid Lipase DeficiencyDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency.
- Opitz G BBB SyndromeDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Opitz G BBB Syndrome.