Dr. Ricardo Roda earned a combined MD/PhD degree from University of Rochester and completed an adult neurology residency, followed by a clinical neuromuscular fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During residency, Dr. Roda developed a special interest in both auto-immune disorders and genetic disorders. Following residency, he spent three years in neurogenetics branch of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) working with Dr. Craig Blackstone, focusing on the use of the newer DNA sequencing techniques in genetic diagnosis, and in establishing genotype/phenotype correlations neuromuscular disorders. His current clinical interests include developing testing strategies for undiagnosed genetic disorders and myasthenia gravis. Dr. Roda is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Myasthenia Gravis, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2.

Raya Massoud is a Neurologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Massoud is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy, Spastic Paraparesis, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Massoud is currently accepting new patients.

James Goedert is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Goedert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Burkitt Lymphoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, HIV/AIDS, and Colonoscopy.

Daniel Reich is a Radiologist and a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Reich is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, and Encephalitis.

Sinnarajah Raguraj is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Raguraj is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Hypertensive Heart Disease. Dr. Raguraj is currently accepting new patients.

Irene Cortese is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cortese is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, CACH Syndrome, Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Travis Edmiston, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician specializing in treating people with spinal cord injuries and dysfunction at the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute. He uses modern treatment approaches that support all aspects of recovery after a spinal cord injury. Learn about scheduling an appointment with the Center for Spinal Cord Injury. Dr. Edmiston obtained his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University. He completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins. Before joining Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger, Dr. Edmiston worked as an attending physician for the inpatient acute spinal cord injury unit at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Edmiston’s research interests focus on improving recovery and independence for people with spinal cord injury. He has been involved with several quality improvement efforts focused on opioid safety, improving rates of discharge to the community after injury and integrating the multispecialty rehabilitation team earlier into a patient’s hospital care. Dr. Edmiston is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Paraplegia, Spasticity, and Troyer Syndrome.

Dr. Michael Polydefkis focuses on neuromuscular diseases, particularly peripheral nerve diseases. He has a special interest in diabetic and HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy. His expertise includes nerve conduction studies, electromyography and nerve, skin and muscle biopsy reading. Dr. Michael Polydefkis received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow before returning to Johns Hopkins to complete an internship and residency in internal medicine, residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Polydefkis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

Liana Rosenthal, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rosenthal completed medical school at Johns Hopkins with an internship at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She completed her neurology residency and movement disorder fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Rosenthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.

Latoya Edwards, M.D., is a family medicine practitioner and the office medical director of Johns Hopkins Community Physicians in North Bethesda for adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Edwards is affiliated with Suburban Hospital. Dr. Edwards has a special interest in community health, women's health and adolescent medicine. Dr. Edwards earned her medical degree from the State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center. She completed a residency in family practice at MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Center, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Edwards has served as a preceptor for Johns Hopkins University nurse practitioner students, as well as Greater Baltimore Medical Center internal medicine residents and University of Maryland Medical Students. Before joining Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Edwards was a primary care physician at Kaiser Permanente's internal medicine department. Dr. Edwards was a principal investigator for intimate partner violence research and intervention, where she developed physician screening and intervention techniques for detecting domestic violence. She also conducted research on Metformin and has published book pages on ambulatory medicine and inpatient medicine. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/latoya-edwards-md-11460979. Dr. Edwards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are VEXAS Syndrome, Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A, Troyer Syndrome, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A.

Dr. Tracy Friedlander is a clinical associate specializing in neurological rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her focus is on helping patients manage spasticity (a muscle control disorder) through a variety of treatment approaches. Dr. Friedlander graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She interned at Mercy Medical Center and completed her residence in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Videos Dr. Tracy FriedlanderNeurological Rehabilitation Selected Publications Henrikson CA , Howell EE , Bush DE , Miles JS , Meininger GR , Friedlander T , Bushnell AC , Chandra-Strobos N. Prognostic usefulness of marginal troponin T elevation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2004 Feb; 93(3): 275-279. Henrikson CA , Howell EE , Bush DE , Miles JS, Meininger GR , Friedlander T , Bushnell AC , Chandra-Strobos N. Chest pain relief by nitroglycerin does not predict active coronary artery disease. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2003 Dec; 139(12): 979-986 Courses & Syllabi Inpatient Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Friedlander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Spasticity.

Avindra Nath is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Encephalitis, CACH Syndrome, and Stroke.

Mohammad Khoshnoodi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

Bruce Conger is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Conger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Subacute Combined Degeneration, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma.

Peter Gorman is a Neurologist and a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gorman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bladder, Autonomic Dysreflexia, and Spasticity. Dr. Gorman is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Klaiman is a Physiatrist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Klaiman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Scoliosis, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Dr. Klaiman is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Hilary E. Gwynn is an instructor on the medical staff at Kennedy Krieger Institute in the Division of Neurology and Developmental Medicine. She teaches medical trainees and provides patient care at the Center for Development and Learning and on the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit. She is also the site coordinator for the Johns Hopkins pediatric resident developmental disabilities rotation at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Gwynn earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland in 2000 and completed her pediatrics residency there in 2003. She subsequently joined the Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2003 to attend the fellowship in neurodevelopmental disabilities through the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Since graduation from the fellowship program in 2007, she has been an active member of the medical staff at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She teaches medical trainees and provides patient care at the Center for Development and Learning and on the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit. She is also a member of the clinical staff of the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Contact for Research Inquiries 801 N. Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 Phone: (443) 923-3246 Research Summary Dr. Gwynn's clinical and research interests include diagnosis and treatment of the child with developmental disability. She is also investigating medical training methodology as it applies to resident and fellow training in the practice of developmental medicine and child neurology. Dr. Gwynn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Focal Dystonia, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Moebius Syndrome.

Robert Paschall is a Neurologist in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Paschall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Stroke, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Paschall is currently accepting new patients.

Neil Porter is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Multiple Mononeuropathy, Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency Neuronopathy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Porter is currently accepting new patients.

Mohammad Rahnama is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rahnama is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraparesis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis.