Overview
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 Spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Hemiplegia, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Spasticity.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Meyer 1-163, Meyer 1-163, Baltimore, MD 21287
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.
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Richard Zorowitz is a Physiatrist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Zorowitz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. His top areas of expertise are Pseudobulbar Affect, Spasticity, Stroke, Hemiplegia, and Thrombectomy.
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.
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Dr. Cristina L. Sadowsky is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include spinal cord injury and paralysis restoration. Dr. Sadowsky is also a founder and the clinical director of the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. This program was built on the philosophy that functional restoration is possible for a long time after an injury, utilizing structured medico-rehabilitative interventions through activity-based restorative therapies (ABRT). She serves as a section editor for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports and is a recurrent invited reviewer for several peer-reviewed medical journals and government and privately funded competitive grant awards for spinal cord injury related research. Dr. Sadowsky has organized numerous courses and seminars, and has been invited to lecture in different universities and at national and international meetings, such as the American Academy of PM&R, American Spinal Cord Injury Association, International Spinal Cord Society and many more. She has published several manuscripts in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals and chapters in prominent specialty books. Dr. Sadowsky is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spasticity. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Spasticity, Neurogenic Bowel, and Osteotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Cerebral PalsyDr. Mayer isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Palsy.
- Guillain-Barre SyndromeDr. Mayer isAdvanced. Learn about Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- HemiplegiaDr. Mayer isAdvanced. Learn about Hemiplegia.
- Miller-Fisher SyndromeDr. Mayer isAdvanced. Learn about Miller-Fisher Syndrome.
- Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG)
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- Alien Hand SyndromeDr. Mayer isExperienced. Learn about Alien Hand Syndrome.
- BursitisDr. Mayer isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Mayer isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Chronic PainDr. Mayer isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Mayer isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Complex Regional Pain SyndromeDr. Mayer isExperienced. Learn about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.