After completing her bachelors of science degree in biochemistry from the City College of New York (CUNY), Dr. Smith-Hicks entered the Medical Scientist Training Program at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she obtained her M.D., Ph.D. in 2000. She trained in Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her Neurology and Pediatric Neurology training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Smith-Hicks trained as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine under the guidance of Dr. Paul Worley. She joined the faculty at Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2010 where she now sees patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Rett Syndrome, while conducting basic science research exploring disorders of learning and memory. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Rett Syndrome, Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy.

Sakkubai Naidu is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Naidu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Rett Syndrome, Leukodystrophy, CACH Syndrome, and Hypotonia.

I am a pediatric neurologist with expertise in epilepsy and electroencephalography (EEG). My clinical and research interests include genetics of epilepsy, medical management of patients with intractable epilepsy and presurgical evaluation of patients who are candidates for epilepsy surgery. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Rett Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Thrombectomy.

Dr. Eric Kossoff focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood seizures and epilepsy, particularly treatments other than medications such as diet and neurostimulation. He is one of the world experts on dietary treatment for epilepsy (ketogenic diet) and lectures around the world about this therapy. His specific interests include the ketogenic diet, the modified Atkins diet for children and adults, infantile spasms, benign rolandic epilepsy, the interaction of migraine headaches with epilepsy, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. Dr. Eric Kossoff is also very involved in teaching and is the Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program. He is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a co-author of Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders and the 7th edition of Ketogenic Diet Therapies. Dr. Kossoff sees patients in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (5th floor) in Baltimore on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings. He sees patients at Green Spring Station on Wednesday afternoons. He also participates in telemedicine. Dr. Kossoff received his medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine in New York. He went on to complete a residency in pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed a second residency in child neurology and a fellowship in pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Kossoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Endovascular Embolization, and Gastrostomy.

"Dr. Melissa K. Trovato is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also is the director of inpatient rehabilitation for the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The unit serves children and adolescents with decreased function due to issues that include brain and spinal-cord injuries, complex medical conditions, orthopedic surgery and chronic pain. She earned her undergraduate degree from Salem College and her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital, as well as a two-year pediatric rehabilitation fellowship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She joined the Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger Institute faculties in 2001. Dr. Trovato is a member of the American Association of Physiatrists, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Contact for Research Inquiries 707 North Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 Phone: (443) 923-9440 trovato@kennedykrieger.org Selected Publications Kramer ME, Suskauer SJ, Christensen JR, DeMatt EJ, Trovato MK, Salorio CF, Slomine BS. “Examining acute rehabilitation outcomes for children with total functional dependence after traumatic brain injury: a pilot study.” J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2013 Sep-Oct;28(5):361-70. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31824da031. Trovato MK, Bradley E, Slomine BS, Salorio CF, Christensen JR, Suskauer SJ. “Physical Abilities and Mobility Scale: reliability and validity in children receiving inpatient rehabilitation for acquired brain injury.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Jul;94(7):1335-41. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.12.004. Epub 2012 Dec 16. Suskauer SJ, Trovato MK. ""Update on pharmaceutical intervention for disorders of consciousness and agitation after traumatic brain injury in children."" PM&R. 2013 Feb;5(2):142-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.08.021. Tailor YI, Suskauer SJ, Sepeta LN, Ewen JB, Dematt EJ, Trovato MK, Salorio CF, Slomine BS. “Functional status of children with encephalitis in an inpatient rehabilitation setting: a case series.” J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2013;6(3):163-73. doi: 10.3233/PRM-130248. Suskauer SJ, Trovato MK, Zabel TA, Comi AM. “Physiatric findings in individuals with Sturge-Weber syndrome.” Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Apr;89(4):323-30. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181ca23a8.". Dr. Trovato is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Moebius Syndrome, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Rett Syndrome.

Joshua Ewen is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ewen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, and Epilepsy in Children.

Jay Shapiro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Adrenal Gland Adenoma, Rett Syndrome, and Hypophosphatasia (HPP).

Dr. Gill cares for children with epilepsy and developmental, behavioral or psychiatric challenges. Her research and clinical interests include tuberous sclerosis complex, EEG biomarker development, and the intersection of epilepsy, genetics, and neurodevelopment. Dr. Gill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, and West Syndrome.

Susan Schrock, M.D. is chief of internal medicine/pediatrics for Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. She practices internal medicine and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Canton Crossing. She also serves as office medical director at the practice. Dr. Schrock earned her medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and completed her residency training at University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore. Prior to medical school, she earned her Master of Public Health and worked as a statistician and epidemiologist. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Videos Caring for the CommunityMeet Dr. Susan Schrock. Dr. Schrock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Neuropathy, Rett Syndrome, Sitosterolemia, and Hemiplegia.

Jonathan Darer is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Darer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Rett Syndrome, and Dysarthria.

Autumn Ivy is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ivy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, West Syndrome, and Pyridoxine Deficiency.

Heather Riordan is a Pediatric Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Riordan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Focal Dystonia, Transient Tic Disorder, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Rhizotomy.

Kunmi Majekodunmi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Majekodunmi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Diverticular Disease, Obesity, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Majekodunmi is currently accepting new patients.

Hans Bjornsson is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bjornsson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Kabuki Syndrome, Weaver Syndrome, 3MC Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry Syndrome, and Orchiectomy. Dr. Bjornsson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jill A. Fahrner is an assistant professor in the Departments of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is medical genetics. Dr. Fahrner earned her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and her M.D. from the University of North Carolina. She completed pediatrics residency training at Duke University Medical Center. She joined the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine as a genetic medicine resident in 2009 and completed her training in 2012. She stayed on as chief resident from 2012-2013 and then joined the faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics within the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine in 2013. Her current primary appointment is Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetic Medicine, where she is Director of the multidisciplinary Epigenetics and Chromatin Clinic. She is a physician-scientist with a long-standing interest in epigenetic mechanisms of disease. Her clinical focus is on caring for individuals with epigenetic and chromatin disorders, specifically Mendelian disorders of the epigenetic machinery, or chromatin modifying disorders. She has seen hundreds of individuals with congenital disorders involving disrupted epigenetics, most of which exhibit neurodevelopmental disabilities and abnormal growth. Her laboratory research is focused on understanding disease mechanisms and developing therapies for select Mendelian disorders of the epigenetic machinery. She is a member of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), having won an ASHG Reviewer’s Choice Abstract Award for her work on growth retardation in Kabuki syndrome 1. She has received a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Clinician Scientist Award, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Musculoskeletal Pilot and Feasibility Award, a William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation Award, the Margaret Ellen Nielsen Fellowship Award, and the Alice and YT Chen Travel Award while at Johns Hopkins. She is the recipient of a prestigious Hartwell Foundation Individual Biomedical Research Award and also has ongoing research funding from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Fahrner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Weaver Syndrome, Sotos Syndrome, Kabuki Syndrome, and Marshall-Smith Syndrome.

Pediatric epileptologist Babitha Haridas specializes in diagnosis and treatment of children with epilepsy, with a focus on those who have refractory epilepsy — patients who continue to have seizures despite taking multiple medications. Dr. Haridas seeks alternate modalities of treatment including ketogenic diet therapy, neurostimulation, and epilepsy surgery. Dr. Haridas obtained her medical degree from the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. She completed residency training in pediatrics and pediatric neurology at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, then completed an epilepsy fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Haridas has received numerous accolades in medical education, and she is the director of the pediatric epilepsy fellowship program at Johns Hopkins. Her research interests include refractory epilepsy syndromes such as Lennox Gastaut syndrome, status epilepticus, and electrical status epilepticus in sleep. Dr. Haridas sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore. She also sees patients in Maryland via telemedicine on Wednesday afternoons. Dr. Haridas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

Muhammad Naeem is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Naeem is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Hypothyroidism, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Naeem is currently accepting new patients.

Sangjin Oh is a Neurologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Oh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS). Dr. Oh is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Sara Mixter is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise are internal medicine, pediatrics, and primary care for adults with developmental disabilities and other complex childhood-onset conditions. She is the director of the Hopkins PACT (Pediatric-informed Adult Care and Transition) Clinic. Dr. Mixter is also the medical director of the Pediatric Complex Care Collaborative (PC3) for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Mixter received her A.B. from Harvard College. She earned her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her residency at Johns Hopkins as part of the inaugural group of trainees in the Urban Health Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. Her research interests include transitions of care for adolescents with special healthcare needs and education for residents and medical students, especially in primary care and complex care. Dr. Mixter has served as the Assistant Chief of Service for the Longcope firm of the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program (2015-16), as well as Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory Education (2014-15). Dr. Mixter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Gastroparesis, Orbital Cellulitis, and Sickle Cell Disease.

Shahid Mahmood is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hagerstown, Maryland. Dr. Mahmood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rett Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Rhabdomyolysis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Mahmood is currently accepting new patients.