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 Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Paraplegia Type 7, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Myasthenia Gravis, and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2.

Mark Klaiman is a Physiatrist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Klaiman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Scoliosis, and L1 Syndrome.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Focal Dystonia, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Moebius Syndrome.

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 Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.

Dr. R. Samuel Mayer is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests include complications of critical illness, spine disorders, pain management, disorders of muscle tone and cancer rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer serves as the director of cancer rehabilitation, director of undergraduate medical education and residency program director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He graduated from the honors program in medical education at Northwestern University School of Medicine and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rush Medical College. He was chair of the Committee on Medical Education for the American Medical Student Association while he was a medical student. After completing his residency, he remained on faculty at Rush Medical College, eventually becoming the residency program director and acting chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He joined the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins in 2001. Dr. Mayer serves as director of the Medical Student Summer Clinical Experience in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for the Association of Academic Physiatrists. He is Editor in Chief of Knowledge NOW, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation's online encyclopedia of the field. In 2014, he was named Distinguished Clinician by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Hemiplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

Dr. Becker is a neurologist who earned his Medical Degree from Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany in 2001. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Research Assistant in Neuroscience investigating the role of embryonic stem cells in spinal cord injury repair at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine in 2004 and his residency in Neurology in 2007. From there, he completed a year-long fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Becker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.

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 Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are VEXAS Syndrome, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, L1 Syndrome, and Troyer Syndrome.

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 Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Spasticity.

Sarah Korth, M.D. is an instructor at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She serves as an attending physician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Korth’s interests include neuroplasticity of the developing brain, maximizing mobility, spasticity management, neurogenic bowel and bladder management, and a whole-person approach to management of children and adults with congenital conditions, including cerebral palsy and spina bifida. Dr. Korth’s rehabilitation-focused care aims to help people with congenital and acquired disabilities reach their maximum function. Dr. Korth also has an ongoing interest in methods of decreasing health disparities in developing countries. While in medical school, Dr. Korth initiated and developed a sustainable-changes health program called The Paraiso Project in rural Dominican Republic that she actively continues to direct. Dr. Korth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocele, Cerebral Palsy, and Neurogenic Bowel.

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

Dr. Elrick specializes in the care of children with neuromuscular disorders, and EMG studies in children and adults. He has special interests in genetic neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders and Acute Flaccid Myelitis. Dr. Elrick earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Michigan Medical School, studying inherited neurodegenerative disorders of childhood. He completed residency training in Pediatrics and Child Neurology, followed by a fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine and Johns Hopkins before joining the faculty in 2019. Dr. Elrick's laboratory research interest is in understanding mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, especially those affecting motor neurons. He studies disorders caused by genetic mutations in the nuclear pore complex, the main pathway for transport of material in and out of the nucleus of the cell, including Triple A Syndrome. He also participates in clinical research on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), aimed at understanding susceptibility to AFM in children, and defining clinical and EMG characteristics of illness and recovery in AFM. Dr. Elrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Dysferlinopathy, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

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 Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Subacute Combined Degeneration, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma.

Dr. Alexander Pantelyat cares for patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and related syndromes, essential tremor, dystonia, chorea and normal pressure hydrocephalus. He also provides botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders and is involved in deep brain stimulation programming and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring.His research explores atypical parkinsonian disorders, such as dementia with Lewy bodies, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal syndrome/degeneration and multiple system atrophy; cognitive aspects of movement disorders; and music-based rehabilitation of neurodegenerative diseases.Dr. Pantelyat earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he was elected a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received the Matthew T. Moore Prize in Neurology. He completed his residency training in Neurology ​at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and a fellowship in movement disorders at the University of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia VA Medical Center. As part of his fellowship, Dr. Pantelyat also completed the Clinical Research Certificate Program at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He is a 2013 American Academy of Neurology Palatucci Advocacy Leader and grant recipient. Dr. Pantelyat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia, and Movement Disorders.

Neurologist Ashley Paul specializes in movement disorders and also serves as a clinician educator. Dr. Paul has expertise in Parkinson's Disease, atypical parkinsonism, tremors, chorea, dystonia, ataxia, restless leg syndrome, rapid eye movement sleep behavioral disorders, periodic limb movement of sleep and deep brain stimulation. She offers botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of dystonia. Dr. Paul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Ataxia, Corticobasal Degeneration, Parkinson's Disease, and Movement Disorders.

Dr. Nancy Yeh is a pediatric physiatrist and the medical director of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Yeh is also an assistant professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Yeh received a bachelor’s of science degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas and medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Northwell Health in New York. Following residency, she completed a fellowship in pediatric rehabilitation medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2017 and later that year joined the faculty. Selected Publications Yeh, N., Slomine, B.S., Paasch, V. et al. Rehabilitation in Children with Disorder of Consciousness. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 7, 94–103 (2019). Dr. Yeh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Encephalitis, and Recessive Chondrodysplasia Punctata 1.

Neil Porter is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Porter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Mononeuritis Multiplex, Multiple Mononeuropathy, Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency Neuronopathy, and Gastrostomy.

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

Nkiruka Arene is a Physiatrist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Arene is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Torticollis, Fibromyalgia, and Hemiplegia.

Cyrus Hamidi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Hamidi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Asthma in Children, Empyema, and Asthma.

Laura Black is a Physiatrist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Black is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia-Epilepsy-Intellectual Disability Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Recessive Chondrodysplasia Punctata 1, and Chondrodysplasia Punctata with Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency.