Overview
Richard Fischer is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Fischer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Seizures. Dr. Fischer is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
774 Christiana Rd, Suite 201, Newark, DE 19713
1401 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803
200 Hygeia Dr, Newark, DE 19713
4755 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Michael Polydefkis focuses on neuromuscular diseases, particularly peripheral nerve diseases. He has a special interest in diabetic and HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy. His expertise includes nerve conduction studies, electromyography and nerve, skin and muscle biopsy reading. Dr. Michael Polydefkis received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow before returning to Johns Hopkins to complete an internship and residency in internal medicine, residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Polydefkis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy. His top areas of expertise are Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, and Peripheral Neuropathy.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Ahmet Hoke is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Professor of Neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Director of the Daniel B. Drachman Division of Neuromuscular Diseases and Director of the Merkin Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Regeneration Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his medical training at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey followed by his PhD studies in developmental neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and neurology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After completing his neuromuscular training at University of Calgary, Canada, he returned to Johns Hopkins University as faculty and rose through the ranks. He is the recipient of several awards including Derek Denny Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award (2005) and Wolfe Neuropathy Research prize (2018) given by the American Neurological Association, Myung Memorial Lecture Award (2017) by the Korean Neurological Association, Nejat Eczacibasi Medical Scientist Award (2019) by the Eczacibasi Foundation, Turkey, and Alan J. Gebhart Prize in Excellence in Neuropathy Research (2022) by the Peripheral Nerve Society. He is an Ex-Officio member of the Board of Directors of the American Neurological Association, and Vice-President of the Toxic Neuropathy Consortium. He serves on several editorial boards and is the Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. Dr. Hoke is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy. His top areas of expertise are Wallerian Degeneration, Peripheral Neuropathy, Tomaculous Neuropathy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Arthrogryposis, and Prostatectomy.
University Of Penn - Medical Group
Steven Scherer is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Scherer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy. His top areas of expertise are Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 (HSN1), Andermann Syndrome, and Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy.
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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Fischer isDistinguished. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Advanced
- ApraxiaDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Apraxia.
- Asperger's SyndromeDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Asperger's Syndrome.
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- Dravet SyndromeDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Dravet Syndrome.
- EpilepsyDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- Experienced
- 2q37 Deletion SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about 2q37 Deletion Syndrome.
- 47 XYY SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about 47 XYY Syndrome.
- Aase SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Aase Syndrome.
- Abruzzo-Erickson SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Abruzzo-Erickson Syndrome.
- Absence SeizureDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Acrocallosal SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Acrocallosal Syndrome.

