Neurologist Scott Newsome specializes in the care of patients with neuroimmunological and neuroinflammatory disorders of the central nervous system. He works within the Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and has special interest in evaluating and treating patients with multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica and stiff person syndrome. After completing fellowship training, Dr. Newsome joined the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers, and he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosciences Consultation and Infusion Center and the Stiff Person Syndrome Center. He is also director of the Johns Hopkins Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infectious Disease Fellowship Program and co-director of the Multiple Sclerosis Experimental Therapeutics Program. Dr. Newsome received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, with honors. During his neurology residency, he was awarded the Golden Apple Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, and later was chosen to be chief resident. He subsequently completed a fellowship in neuroimmunology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with the support of a Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Identifying and testing novel therapies and therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological disorders is Dr. Newsome’s main research focus. Other research endeavors include validating the use of new quantitative clinical outcome measures and imaging techniques in multiple sclerosis and identifying risk factors of disease onset and severity, response to treatment and long-term outcomes in neuroimmunological disorders. An adviser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Dr. Newsome has also served as president of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Dr. Newsome is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Transverse Myelitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

Merrill Ansher is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ansher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Delirium, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Dr. Kathuria received his medical degree and completed his radiology residency training from Pt. B.D. Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in India. To understand the impact of diseases, their prevention and cure at broad population level, he spent two years pursuing a masters in public health at University at Buffalo, SUNY. He then completed three fellowship trainings including diagnostic neuroradiology, interventional neuroradiology and advanced neuroimaging from University of Rochester, NY. He joined Johns Hopkins as a faculty member in April 2008. He went on to complete three fellowship trainings including diagnostic neuroradiology, interventional neuroradiology and advanced neuroimaging from University of Rochester, NY. He then served as a Johns Hopkins faculty member before leaving Johns Hopkins to work in a private practice. Dr. Kathuria has been recognized with awards including the 2010 Best Scientific Exhibit Award at the ASSR Annual Symposium for Percutaneous Technique in Approaching Anterior Epidural Space for Diagnosis and Therapeutic Interventions and a 2007 Certificate of Merit for diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tracking in Wallerian degeneration at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting. Dr. Kathuria is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Scoliosis, Familial Porencephaly, Choroid Plexus Cyst, and Vertebroplasty.

Kevin Berger is a Radiologist in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Berger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Familial Porencephaly, and Choroid Plexus Cyst.

Luke Kao is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Distal Median Nerve Dysfunction, Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction, Morton Neuroma, and Neuralgia.

Ramesh Sabapathi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Sabapathi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, and Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers.

Yingjun Li is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Dravet Syndrome.

Carmen Salvaterra is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Salvaterra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Emphysema.

Jose Mendoza is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Mendoza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, and Familial Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Mendoza is currently accepting new patients.

Nicholas Demonaco is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Demonaco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Anemia. Dr. Demonaco is currently accepting new patients.

Rita Gupta is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Her top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Stuart Selonick is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Selonick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Idiopathic Neutropenia, and Lung Cancer. Dr. Selonick is currently accepting new patients.

David Weng is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Weng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Angiosarcoma. Dr. Weng is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Lazris is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Lazris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Familial Hypertension, Dementia, and Muscle Atrophy. Dr. Lazris is currently accepting new patients.

Katherine Jantac is a Nurse Practitioner in Columbia, Maryland. Ms. Jantac is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Her top areas of expertise are Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

Bruce Conger is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Conger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Subacute Combined Degeneration, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma.

Derrick Fox is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Fox is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Pyridoxine Deficiency, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and VEXAS Syndrome. Dr. Fox is currently accepting new patients.

Abdul Soudan is an Anesthesiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Soudan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Chronic Pain, Spinal Stenosis, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

Shakunmala Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Anemia.

Laura Reaven is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Reaven is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Essential Tremor, and Tension Headache.