Overview
Dr. Eric Kossoff focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood seizures and epilepsy, particularly treatments other than medications such as diet and neurostimulation. He is one of the world experts on dietary treatment for epilepsy (ketogenic diet) and lectures around the world about this therapy. His specific interests include the ketogenic diet, the modified Atkins diet for children and adults, infantile spasms, benign rolandic epilepsy, the interaction of migraine headaches with epilepsy, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. Dr. Eric Kossoff is also very involved in teaching and is the Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program. He is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a co-author of Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders and the 7th edition of Ketogenic Diet Therapies. Dr. Kossoff sees patients in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (5th floor) in Baltimore on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings. He sees patients at Green Spring Station on Wednesday afternoons. He also participates in telemedicine. Dr. Kossoff received his medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine in New York. He went on to complete a residency in pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed a second residency in child neurology and a fellowship in pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Dr. Kossoff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Endovascular Embolization, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 183 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles in the study of Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
Clinical Research
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The Kennedy Krieger Institute
Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain. Dr. Comi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.
Neurology Consultants-Severna Park
Clifford Andrew is a Neurologist in Severna Park, Maryland. Dr. Andrew is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus, Hypothalamic Hamartomas, and Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Nathan Crone focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of seizures and epilepsy, including the surgical treatment of epilepsy. He is also one of the attending physicians in the Epilepsy monitoring unit. Dr. Crone''s research interests include the real-time mapping of brain function to reduce the possibility of impacting brain function during surgery for epilepsy. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in neurology at the University of Chicago and fellowships in epilepsy and cognitive neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Crone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sturge-Weber Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Absence SeizureDr. Kossoff isDistinguished. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- EpilepsyDr. Kossoff isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Kossoff isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Kossoff isDistinguished. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- SeizuresDr. Kossoff isDistinguished. Learn about Seizures.
- Sturge-Weber SyndromeDr. Kossoff isDistinguished. Learn about Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)Dr. Kossoff isAdvanced. Learn about Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
- Myoclonic EpilepsyDr. Kossoff isAdvanced. Learn about Myoclonic Epilepsy.
- Spasmus NutansDr. Kossoff isAdvanced. Learn about Spasmus Nutans.
- Status EpilepticusDr. Kossoff isAdvanced. Learn about Status Epilepticus.
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- Aicardi SyndromeDr. Kossoff isExperienced. Learn about Aicardi Syndrome.
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Kossoff isExperienced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- Brain TumorDr. Kossoff isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Kossoff isExperienced. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- Developmental Expressive Language Disorder