Overview
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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Transverse Myelitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 159 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Shingles.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
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 Outpatient Center
Dr. Arun Venkatesan serves as Director of the Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center, where he directs clinical activities and research. At the center he has developed a multidisciplinary program devoted to optimizing diagnosis and management of patients with infectious and autoimmune encephalitis and understanding mechanisms of disease in order to develop more effective treatments. He also plays an active role in the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers. He received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994, followed by a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology and an M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency in neurology and fellowship in neuroinfectious and neuroinflammatory diseases at Johns Hopkins, after which he was appointed to the faculty in the department of neurology in 2007. His laboratory research focuses on defining causes and mechanisms of central nervous system injury in the setting of infection and neuroinflammation, with a goal towards developing protective and regenerative strategies. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund. Dr. Venkatesan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Crossroads Medical Associates
Rupal Desai is a primary care provider, practicing in Neurologist in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Desai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, Anemia, and High Cholesterol.
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Robert Varipapa is a Neurologist in Dover, Delaware. Dr. Varipapa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Cerebellar Degeneration.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Newsome isElite. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)
- Stiff Person SyndromeDr. Newsome isElite. Learn about Stiff Person Syndrome.
- Transverse MyelitisDr. Newsome isElite. Learn about Transverse Myelitis.
- Distinguished
- Hereditary HyperekplexiaDr. Newsome isDistinguished. Learn about Hereditary Hyperekplexia.
- Neuromyelitis OpticaDr. Newsome isDistinguished. Learn about Neuromyelitis Optica.
- Optic NeuritisDr. Newsome isDistinguished. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
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- Acute Cerebellar AtaxiaDr. Newsome isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Cerebellar Ataxia.
- CACH SyndromeDr. Newsome isAdvanced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Newsome isAdvanced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- EncephalitisDr. Newsome isAdvanced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease
- NeurosarcoidosisDr. Newsome isAdvanced. Learn about Neurosarcoidosis.
- Experienced
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Newsome isExperienced. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Newsome isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- DysarthriaDr. Newsome isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- Hereditary AtaxiaDr. Newsome isExperienced. Learn about Hereditary Ataxia.
- Muscle SpasmsDr. Newsome isExperienced. Learn about Muscle Spasms.
- NeuralgiaDr. Newsome isExperienced. Learn about Neuralgia.