Overview
Sarah Korth, M.D. is an instructor at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She serves as an attending physician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Korth’s interests include neuroplasticity of the developing brain, maximizing mobility, spasticity management, neurogenic bowel and bladder management, and a whole-person approach to management of children and adults with congenital conditions, including cerebral palsy and spina bifida. Dr. Korth’s rehabilitation-focused care aims to help people with congenital and acquired disabilities reach their maximum function. Dr. Korth also has an ongoing interest in methods of decreasing health disparities in developing countries. While in medical school, Dr. Korth initiated and developed a sustainable-changes health program called The Paraiso Project in rural Dominican Republic that she actively continues to direct.
Dr. Korth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wildervanck Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocele, Cerebral Palsy, and Neurogenic Bowel.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
707 North Broadway, Floor 222U, Floor 222U, Baltimore, MD 21205
Clinical Research
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Dr. Jaqueline Weissman is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Hospital and Institute of Genomic Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is also director of the Center for Tuberous Sclerosis and Related Disorder at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She focuses on genetic and epigenetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders - particularly intellectual disability - and how specific genetic and epigenetic changes lead to specific neuroanatomic, neurophysiologic and cognitive phenotypes. She is also interested in developing specific cognitive profiles in genetic syndromes as potential outcome measures for trials and to help localize deficits. Currently most of her research is centered around Kabuki Syndrome. Dr. Weissman received her B.A. with. Dr. Harris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wildervanck Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry Syndrome, Galactosialidosis, and Odontotrichomelic Syndrome.
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Dr. Harry “Hal” Dietz is a professor of pediatrics, an associate professor of medicine and an assistant professor of neurological surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Victor A. McKusick Professor of Genetics and also serves as the director of the William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research. Recognized as the world’s leading authority on Marfan syndrome, Dr. Dietz conducted genomic mapping and research on therapeutic agents for deficiencies in the genetic protein fibrillin, which is linked to Marfan syndrome. His research contributions have made diagnosis of the condition patient-specific and accurate. He has received more than 50 national and international awards and honors, including the Antoine Marfan Award from the National Marfan Foundation and the Art of Listening Award from the American Heart Association. Dr. Dietz is an ad hoc reviewer for 19 different organizations, including the American Journal of Cardiology, the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, and the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Over more than two decades, Dr. Dietz has mentored 75 predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers. He has authored 282 original publications in peer-reviewed journals, 25 textbook chapters, and 239 abstracts, and has also delivered more than 440 lectures on Marfan syndrome and related genetic disorders. Dr. Dietz completed his B.S. at Duke University and received his M.D. from the SUNY Upstate School of Medicine. He completed a pediatric residency and a cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University before joining the faculty in 1992. Dr. Dietz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wildervanck Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Caudal Duplication, Neu Laxova Syndrome, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Cardiomyopathy Hypogonadism Metabolic Anomalies.
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Nina Powell is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Powell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wildervanck Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Chromosome 13q Deletion, Increased Head Circumference, and Perlman Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
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- HydroceleDr. Korth isDistinguished. Learn about Hydrocele.
- MyelomeningoceleDr. Korth isDistinguished. Learn about Myelomeningocele.
- Advanced
- Cerebral PalsyDr. Korth isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Palsy.
- Moebius SyndromeDr. Korth isAdvanced. Learn about Moebius Syndrome.
- Neurogenic BowelDr. Korth isAdvanced. Learn about Neurogenic Bowel.
- Spastic Diplegia Infantile TypeDr. Korth isAdvanced. Learn about Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.
- Tethered Cord SyndromeDr. Korth isAdvanced. Learn about Tethered Cord Syndrome.
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- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Korth isExperienced. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- Boucher-Neuhauser SyndromeDr. Korth isExperienced. Learn about Boucher-Neuhauser Syndrome.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Korth isExperienced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- CHARGE SyndromeDr. Korth isExperienced. Learn about CHARGE Syndrome.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Korth isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Korth isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.