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 Paraplegia. 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. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Paraplegia.
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Locations
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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University Of Maryland Neurology Associates PA
Peter Gorman is a Neurologist and a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gorman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bladder, Autonomic Dysreflexia, and Spasticity. Dr. Gorman is currently accepting new patients.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Becker is a neurologist who earned his Medical Degree from Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany in 2001. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Research Assistant in Neuroscience investigating the role of embryonic stem cells in spinal cord injury repair at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine in 2004 and his residency in Neurology in 2007. From there, he completed a year-long fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Becker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Paraplegia, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Faria Amjad is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Amjad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Paraplegia, and Neuromyelitis Optica. Dr. Amjad 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.