Overview
Chima Oluigbo is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Oluigbo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Cortical Dysplasia, Epilepsy, Seizures, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 116 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 Spasticity.
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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
Katharine Alter is a Physiatrist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Alter is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. Her top areas of expertise are Spasticity, Cerebral Palsy, Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Alter is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. William Anderson provides comprehensive treatments - such as including deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapies -for movement disorders including, Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. Dr. William Anderson is also a member of the Epilepsy Surgery team, and performs both resectional procedures such as temporal lobectomy, diagnostic procedures such as implantation of monitoring grids and depth electrodes, and therapeutic neuromodulation using vagal nerve and cortical stimulation. Procedures for pain and spasticity performed include intrathecal baclofen therapy and spinal cord stimulation therapy. Dr. Anderson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Spasticity, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Awake Craniotomy.
ICSCI Kennedy Krieger Institute
Dr. Philippines Cabahug is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cabahug completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins and got her clinical fellowship in spinal cord injury medicine at Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), where she joined the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury as a full-time physician. Dr. Cabahug has worked on several publications regarding Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement Project focused on improving discharge paperwork. She is also an online contributor to “PM&R Knowledge Now,” the online resource of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Cabahug is the director of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSK-US) at KKI. She runs two MSK-US clinics at KKI: a musculoskeletal diagnostic clinic and an ultrasound-guided intrathecal pump access clinic. Dr. Cabahug is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Spasticity, Opisthotonos, and Muscle Spasms.
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
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Oluigbo isElite. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- EpilepsyDr. Oluigbo isElite. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Distinguished
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Oluigbo isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- HemimegalencephalyDr. Oluigbo isDistinguished. Learn about Hemimegalencephaly.
- Increased Head CircumferenceDr. Oluigbo isDistinguished. Learn about Increased Head Circumference.
- Rasmussen EncephalitisDr. Oluigbo isDistinguished. Learn about Rasmussen Encephalitis.
- SeizuresDr. Oluigbo isDistinguished. Learn about Seizures.
- Advanced
- Absence SeizureDr. Oluigbo isAdvanced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Bulging FontanellesDr. Oluigbo isAdvanced. Learn about Bulging Fontanelles.
- Chiari MalformationDr. Oluigbo isAdvanced. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Oluigbo isAdvanced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Oluigbo isAdvanced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- CraniectomyDr. Oluigbo isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Oluigbo isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Oluigbo isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Baller-Gerold SyndromeDr. Oluigbo isExperienced. Learn about Baller-Gerold Syndrome.
- Brain HerniationDr. Oluigbo isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Oluigbo isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.

