Overview
Forbes Porter is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Porter is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reticulohistiocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, Niemann-Pick Disease, Reticulohistiocytoma, and X-Linked Creatine Deficiency.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 164 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 102 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Reticulohistiocytoma.
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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.
2 Clinical Trials
William Gahl is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gahl is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reticulohistiocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 2, Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1, Oculocutaneous Albinism, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Charles Venditti is a Medical Genetics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Venditti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reticulohistiocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Homocystinuria, and Niemann-Pick Disease.
Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Dr. Cohen is Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and Clinical Director of the Division of Pediatric Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. He received his undergraduate degree at Brown University and earned his MD at the Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY. He did his general Pediatric Residency and Chief Residency at the University of Colorado and completed his Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He has served on the faculty since 1994. His research centers on clinical trials of novel therapeutics for children with brain tumors. Dr. Cohen is co-chair of the High-Grade Glioma committee for the Children's Oncology Group and in that capacity has a particular research interest in the development of therapeutics for the treatment of infiltrating gliomas. He serves on the scientific advisory board for a number of organizations including St. Baldricks and the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation. He is on the editorial board for PDQ with responsibility for authorship of the pediatric CNS brain tumor summaries. The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology program conducts a broad range of research centered primarily around the development and testing of novel therapeutics for children with brain tumors. The multidisciplinary nature of this work translates into continual collaboration with specialists in pediatric neurosurgery, radiation oncology, neuropathology, neuroradiology, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuropsychology, and other related disciplines. Dr. Cohen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Reticulohistiocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Brain Stem Cancer, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
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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- Elite
- Niemann-Pick DiseaseDr. Porter isElite. Learn about Niemann-Pick Disease.
- ReticulohistiocytomaDr. Porter isElite. Learn about Reticulohistiocytoma.
- Smith-Lemli-Opitz SyndromeDr. Porter isElite. Learn about Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD)Dr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD).
- X-Linked Creatine DeficiencyDr. Porter isDistinguished. Learn about X-Linked Creatine Deficiency.
- Advanced
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Batten DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about Batten Disease.
- CLN1 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN1 Disease.
- CLN2 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN2 Disease.
- CLN3 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN3 Disease.
- CLN4 DiseaseDr. Porter isAdvanced. Learn about CLN4 Disease.
- Experienced
- Chondrodysplasia Punctata SyndromeDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Chondrodysplasia Punctata Syndrome.
- GangliosidosisDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Gangliosidosis.
- GM1 GangliosidosisDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about GM1 Gangliosidosis.
- Greenberg DysplasiaDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Greenberg Dysplasia.
- Lysosomal Acid Lipase DeficiencyDr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency.
- Mucolipidosis 3Dr. Porter isExperienced. Learn about Mucolipidosis 3.
