Overview
William Gahl is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gahl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasmus Nutans. His top areas of expertise are Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 2, Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1, Oculocutaneous Albinism, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 380 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Spasmus Nutans.
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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.
1 Clinical Trials
Children's Hospital
William Gaillard is a Psychiatrist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Gaillard is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasmus Nutans. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Gaillard is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Carl E. Stafstrom is a pediatric neurologist, caring for children with epilepsy. Dr. Stafstrom received his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, with residencies at the University of Washington Medical Center and Tufts New England Medical Center, as well as fellowships at Harvard for neurology research and Boston Children’s Hospital in clinical neurophysiology, electroencephalography, and epilepsy. Dr. Stafstrom previously served as Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at American Family Children’s Hospital at UW Madison. Dr. Stafstrom is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasmus Nutans. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, Endovascular Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Catherine Chu is the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, as well as the vice president of child neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a child neurologist, epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Chu cares for children diagnosed with epilepsy and disorders of the nervous system (neurophysiology). She specializes in electroencephalogram (also known as EEG) analysis, seizure localization, surgical planning and neuromodulation for adult and pediatric patients with difficult to control epilepsy. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work identifying causes of and treatment options for cognitive dysfunction and seizures in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu’s team specializes in identifying and developing tools to detect and understand brain rhythms that support complex cognitive functions throughout development, including how these rhythms are disrupted by seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu earned her medical degree and a master’s degree in social anthropology from Harvard University. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then a residency in neurology and child neurology at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing two fellowships at Massachusetts General, one in epilepsy and another in clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Chu earned a master’s degree in medical science, focused on clinical investigation, from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasmus Nutans. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Epilepsy.
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
- AlbinismDr. Gahl isElite. Learn about Albinism.
- Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
- ColobomaDr. Gahl isElite. Learn about Coloboma.
- Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
- HypotoniaDr. Gahl isElite. Learn about Hypotonia.
- Joubert SyndromeDr. Gahl isElite. Learn about Joubert Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Gahl isDistinguished. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
- AlkaptonuriaDr. Gahl isDistinguished. Learn about Alkaptonuria.
- Alstrom SyndromeDr. Gahl isDistinguished. Learn about Alstrom Syndrome.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Gahl isDistinguished. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- GangliosidosisDr. Gahl isDistinguished. Learn about Gangliosidosis.
- GM1 GangliosidosisDr. Gahl isDistinguished. Learn about GM1 Gangliosidosis.
- Advanced
- AminoaciduriaDr. Gahl isAdvanced. Learn about Aminoaciduria.
- Cardiomyopathy Hypogonadism Metabolic Anomalies
- Cerebellar HypoplasiaDr. Gahl isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebellar Hypoplasia.
- KBG SyndromeDr. Gahl isAdvanced. Learn about KBG Syndrome.
- MalnutritionDr. Gahl isAdvanced. Learn about Malnutrition.
- MosaicismDr. Gahl isAdvanced. Learn about Mosaicism.
- Experienced
- ALG1-CDGDr. Gahl isExperienced. Learn about ALG1-CDG.
- Alternating Hemiplegia of ChildhoodDr. Gahl isExperienced. Learn about Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
- AspartylglucosaminuriaDr. Gahl isExperienced. Learn about Aspartylglucosaminuria.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Gahl isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Batten DiseaseDr. Gahl isExperienced. Learn about Batten Disease.
- Brachydactyly Mononen TypeDr. Gahl isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Mononen Type.

