Overview
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 Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Paraplegia, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 194 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Becker has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
5 Clinical Trials
Kenneth Fischbeck is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Fischbeck is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.
University Of Maryland Neurology Associates PA
Peter Gorman is a Neurologist and a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gorman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Neurogenic Bladder, Autonomic Dysreflexia, and Spasticity. Dr. Gorman is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spastic Paraplegia Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Becker isDistinguished. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- ParaplegiaDr. Becker isDistinguished. Learn about Paraplegia.
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)Dr. Becker isDistinguished. Learn about Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).
- Advanced
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Becker isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy
- Hepatocerebral DegenerationDr. Becker isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatocerebral Degeneration.
- Neurogenic BladderDr. Becker isAdvanced. Learn about Neurogenic Bladder.
- Neurogenic BowelDr. Becker isAdvanced. Learn about Neurogenic Bowel.
- Optic Atrophy Type 1Dr. Becker isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Atrophy Type 1.
- Experienced
- Chiari MalformationDr. Becker isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Becker isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- EpilepsyDr. Becker isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Essential TremorDr. Becker isExperienced. Learn about Essential Tremor.
- FascioliasisDr. Becker isExperienced. Learn about Fascioliasis.