Overview
Neurologist Michelle C. Johansen specializes in prevention and treatment of stroke. She is the inaugural Guy McKhann Associate Professor of Neurology — the title was established in honor of the founder of the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology. Dr. Johansen’s research and clinical interests focus on stroke etiology and vascular contributions to cognitive decline. She studies the intersection between the brain and the heart, specifically how changes in the heart’s structure and function point toward the cause of stroke and impact brain health, including cognition. She received the American Stroke Association’s Vascular Cognitive Impairment Award for her work showing that myocardial infarction is associated with acute and progressive decline in cognition, the American Academy of Neurology’s A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award and the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology’s Clinical Faculty Brain Award for excellence in teaching. She has received multiple grants to fund her research from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute on Aging and the American Heart Association. Dr. Johansen’s work has been published in many high-ranking medical journals such as The Journal of the American Medical Association, and she has been interviewed as an expert for news outlets such as CNN and Medical News Today, as well as for webinars and podcasts. She is a member of the American Neurological Association and chair of its Education Innovation Committee, and she is a fellow of the American Heart Association. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, and she earned a postdoctoral degree in clinical investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Johansen completed a medicine internship and neurology residency at the University of Virginia, followed by a clinical fellowship in cerebrovascular neurology at Johns Hopkins. She joined the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology faculty in 2017. The Johansen Lab: johansenlab.org Videos Johns Hopkins Medicine A Woman's Journey Executive Women's Briefing 2021 Neurology: Junior Faculty Spotlight.
Dr. Johansen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Siderosis. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Dementia, Apoplexy, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, and Thrombectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 79 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Siderosis.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
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Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Rafael Llinas serves as the Director of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. His clinical interests include acute stroke treatments, neurovascular imaging and migraine as related to cerebrovascular disease. He also serves as the associate director of the neurology residency program. He was instrumental in establishing the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Stroke Center. In 2005, in recognition of the Stroke Centers organizational efforts in stroke care, the institution was granted certification as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Dr. Llinas primary areas of research interests include diffusion-perfusion imaging of stroke, intravenous and intra-arterial thrombolysis for stroke, education of physicians and nurses in stroke identification and stroke care, stroke units and stroke centers. Dr. Rafael Llinas received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed a medical internship at the Boston City Hospital and was a neurology resident in the Harvard-Longwood neurology training program. Following his residency, he was a stroke and cerebrovascular disease fellow for two years at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard University. Dr. Llinas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Siderosis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Siderosis, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Michael Carunchio is a Neurologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Carunchio is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Siderosis. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Memory Loss, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Carunchio is currently accepting new patients.
Neurology Specialist Elkton
Dagmara Pychynski is a Neurologist in Elkton, Maryland. Dr. Pychynski has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Siderosis. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Memory Loss.
Areas of Expertise
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- StrokeDr. Johansen isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
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- ApoplexyDr. Johansen isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- CACH SyndromeDr. Johansen isExperienced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Johansen isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyDr. Johansen isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Johansen isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
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