Overview
Simon Fishman is a Neurologist in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Fishman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, Migraine, and Athetosis.
His clinical research consists of participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6355 Walker Lane, Suite 313, Alexandria, VA 22310
9010 Lorton Station Blvd, Suite 220, Lorton, VA 22079
7115 Leesburg Pike, Suite 201, Falls Church, VA 22043
514 N. Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314
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.
3 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins University
Peter Calabresi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Calabresi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Optic Neuritis, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and CACH Syndrome.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
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).
Johns Hopkins University
Shiv Saidha is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Saidha is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Optic Neuritis, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Stiff Person Syndrome. Dr. Saidha is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- AthetosisDr. Fishman isAdvanced. Learn about Athetosis.
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)Dr. Fishman isAdvanced. Learn about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Memory LossDr. Fishman isAdvanced. Learn about Memory Loss.
- MigraineDr. Fishman isAdvanced. Learn about Migraine.
- Migraine with Brainstem AuraDr. Fishman isAdvanced. Learn about Migraine with Brainstem Aura.
- Movement DisordersDr. Fishman isAdvanced. Learn about Movement Disorders.
- Experienced
- Alexander DiseaseDr. Fishman isExperienced. Learn about Alexander Disease.
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Fishman isExperienced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Fishman isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
- CACH SyndromeDr. Fishman isExperienced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- Canavan DiseaseDr. Fishman isExperienced. Learn about Canavan Disease.