Catherine J. Chu
Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia

Dr. Catherine J. Chu

Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in Cortical Dysplasia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Catherine Chu is the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, as well as the vice president of child neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a child neurologist, epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Chu cares for children diagnosed with epilepsy and disorders of the nervous system (neurophysiology). She specializes in electroencephalogram (also known as EEG) analysis, seizure localization, surgical planning and neuromodulation for adult and pediatric patients with difficult to control epilepsy. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work identifying causes of and treatment options for cognitive dysfunction and seizures in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu’s team specializes in identifying and developing tools to detect and understand brain rhythms that support complex cognitive functions throughout development, including how these rhythms are disrupted by seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu earned her medical degree and a master’s degree in social anthropology from Harvard University. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then a residency in neurology and child neurology at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing two fellowships at Massachusetts General, one in epilepsy and another in clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Chu earned a master’s degree in medical science, focused on clinical investigation, from Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Chu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 128 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Cortical Dysplasia.

Graduate Institution
Harvard School Of Arts And Sciences, Clinical Investigation, MMSc, 2013
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, Child Neurology, 2009
Specialties
Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital, Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, 2010
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-4259

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

Neonatal Seizure Registry - Developmental Functional EValuation
Neonatal Seizure Registry - Developmental Functional EValuation
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 06, 2025

128 Total Publications

Photothrombosis-induced cortical stroke mouse model produces focal electrographic epileptic human biomarkers.
Photothrombosis-induced cortical stroke mouse model produces focal electrographic epileptic human biomarkers.
Journal: Experimental neurology
Published: July 25, 2025
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  • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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