Overview
Katharine Alter is a Physiatrist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Alter has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Cerebral Palsy, Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Alter is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 71 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article 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.
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Ronald Cohn is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cohn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Muscle Atrophy, Infantile Neutropenia, and Micrognathia.
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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- Distinguished
- Cerebral PalsyDr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Palsy.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- Focal DystoniaDr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Focal Dystonia.
- SpasticityDr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Spasticity.
- Advanced
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Alter isAdvanced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Hereditary Neuralgic AmyotrophyDr. Alter isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy.
- Muscle AtrophyDr. Alter isAdvanced. Learn about Muscle Atrophy.
- Spastic Diplegia Infantile TypeDr. Alter isAdvanced. Learn about Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.
- Experienced
- DysarthriaDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- FasciotomyDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Fasciotomy.
- Foot DropDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Mononeuritis MultiplexDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Mononeuritis Multiplex.
- MyelomeningoceleDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Myelomeningocele.
- Niemann-Pick DiseaseDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Niemann-Pick Disease.