Eric Chin
Experienced in West Syndrome

Dr. Eric Chin

Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kennedy Krieger Institute
801 North Broadway, 
Baltimore, MD 

Experienced in West Syndrome
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kennedy Krieger Institute
801 North Broadway, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Pediatric neurologist Eric Chin, a clinician-scientist with expertise in cerebral palsy and related neurodevelopmental disabilities, directs research at the Phelps Center for Cerebral Palsy at Kennedy Krieger Institute. After earning his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dr. Chin completed residency training in pediatrics at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Louisiana and at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He completed neurodevelopmental disabilities training at Kennedy Krieger Institute, as well as a T32 research fellowship and a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NeuroNEXT-supported clinical trials fellowship. Dr. Chin researches brain- and behavior-based pain mechanisms and treatment targets in children and adults with cerebral palsy. Seeking to define the consequences of brain injury patterns across functional domains, he leads ongoing studies combining participant and caregiver input; evaluations of sensation, movement and cognition; and MRI-based assessments of brain structure and function. Ultimately, he hopes to develop evidence-based individualized pain treatment plans that can improve quality of life of individuals with cerebral palsy.

Dr. Chin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Aphantasia, Coach Syndrome, Cerebellar Agenesis, and Lissencephaly 1.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 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 West Syndrome.

Residency
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2016
Specialties
Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Licenses
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Neurology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, 2021
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 2021
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Kennedy Krieger Institute
801 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205
Call: 443-923-9141

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13 Total Publications

A second dimension of somatosensory system injury? Thalamic volume loss and neuropathic pain in adults with cerebral palsy and periventricular white matter injury.
A second dimension of somatosensory system injury? Thalamic volume loss and neuropathic pain in adults with cerebral palsy and periventricular white matter injury.
Journal: Annals of the Child Neurology Society
Published: May 15, 2024
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