Neurologist Scott Newsome specializes in the care of patients with neuroimmunological and neuroinflammatory disorders of the central nervous system. He works within the Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and has special interest in evaluating and treating patients with multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica and stiff person syndrome. After completing fellowship training, Dr. Newsome joined the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers, and he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosciences Consultation and Infusion Center and the Stiff Person Syndrome Center. He is also director of the Johns Hopkins Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infectious Disease Fellowship Program and co-director of the Multiple Sclerosis Experimental Therapeutics Program. Dr. Newsome received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, with honors. During his neurology residency, he was awarded the Golden Apple Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, and later was chosen to be chief resident. He subsequently completed a fellowship in neuroimmunology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with the support of a Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Identifying and testing novel therapies and therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological disorders is Dr. Newsome’s main research focus. Other research endeavors include validating the use of new quantitative clinical outcome measures and imaging techniques in multiple sclerosis and identifying risk factors of disease onset and severity, response to treatment and long-term outcomes in neuroimmunological disorders. An adviser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Dr. Newsome has also served as president of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Dr. Newsome is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Transverse Myelitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

Peter Calabresi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Calabresi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Optic Neuritis, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and CACH Syndrome.

Marinos Dalakas is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Dalakas is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, and Laminectomy. Dr. Dalakas is currently accepting new patients.

Goran Rakocevic is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rakocevic is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myositis, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, and Myasthenia Gravis. Dr. Rakocevic is currently accepting new patients.

Suma Shah is a Neurologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Stiff Person Syndrome. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

Yujie Wang is a Neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Acute Cerebellar Ataxia, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Mckeon is a Neurologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Mckeon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Stiff Person Syndrome, Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome, and Transverse Myelitis. Dr. Mckeon is currently accepting new patients.

Stacey Clardy is a Neurologist in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Clardy is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Stiff Person Syndrome, Neurosarcoidosis, and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Dr. Clardy is currently accepting new patients.

Sean Pittock is a Neurologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Pittock is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Transverse Myelitis, Optic Neuritis, Neuromyelitis Optica, and Encephalitis. Dr. Pittock is currently accepting new patients.

Amanda Piquet is a Neurologist in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Piquet is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Stiff Person Syndrome, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Rasmussen Encephalitis. Dr. Piquet is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Comisac is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Coeur D Alene, Idaho. Dr. Comisac is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Pernicious Anemia, Muscle Spasms, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia.

Alexandra Simpson is a Neurologist in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Simpson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Hereditary Hyperekplexia, Transverse Myelitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Simpson is currently accepting new patients.

Natalie Witek is a Neurologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Witek is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration.

Dr. Moukheiber trained in neurology at Tufts Medical Center and completed his fellowship in movement disorders at Johns Hopkins. His primary interests include using telehealth/teleneurology to help bridge the gap between tertiary care available in well-funded facilities and the dearth of it in significantly underserved and remote areas; especially pertaining to movement disorders in general and ataxia in particular. He has worked with a number of non-government organizations and founded his own entity that provides home health care in the form of advanced nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy to underserved communities in third world countries, with particular emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Moukheiber is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.

Justin Abbatemarco is a Neurologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Abbatemarco is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Stiff Person Syndrome, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.

Jonathan Datar is a Neurologist in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Datar has been practicing medicine for over 11 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Datar is currently accepting new patients.

Javier Echeverri is a Neurologist in Billings, Montana. Dr. Echeverri has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Echeverri is currently accepting new patients.

Nathan Kung is a Neurologist in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Kung has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Kung is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Lancaster is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lancaster is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity Hereditary. Dr. Lancaster is currently accepting new patients.

Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul is a Neurologist in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Thaisetthawatkul is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, and Inclusion Body Myositis.