John C. Probasco
Expertise in
7
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Dr. John C. Probasco

Neurology
Baltimore, MD 
Accepting New Patients
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18 Years of Experience
Expertise in
7
conditions
Baltimore, MD 

Overview

Dr. Probasco is a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Neurology. He is the Vice Chair for Quality, Safety, and Service for the department. He also serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Division of Advanced Clinical Neurology as well as the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Inpatient General Neurology Service. He co-directs the Johns Hopkins Encephalitis Center and the Johns Hopkins Center for Refractory Status Epilepticus and Neuroinflammation. He cares for general neurology inpatients and outpatients, specializing in autoimmune and paraneoplastic syndromes as well as neurological immune-related adverse events following immunotherapies for cancer. After completing his undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Probasco attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a second undergraduate degree in psychology, philosophy and physiology. He went on to earn his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and a residency in neurology at Johns Hopkins, where he was the faculty liaison/executive chief resident. He went on to complete an instructorship in inpatient general neurology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Probasco’s research interests include increasing care value through improving outcomes, incorporation of patient experience of disease and treatment, the efficiency of care delivery, and diagnostic test utilization in general and specifically in relation to autoimmune and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, including encephalitis. Finally, he is interested in the management of neurological immune-related adverse events following immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. Dr. Probasco has been recognized at the departmental, institutional, and national levels for teaching and clinical excellence, including the American Academy of Neurology’s A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award and the Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Award from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. He is a past graduate of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Resident Scholars (AIRS) program in Patient Safety and Quality. As a faculty member, he was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2019. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Journal Watch Neurology. Videos The impact of COVID-19 on the Department of Neurology‚Äôs clinical care and medical education programs.

Dr. Probasco is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Status Epilepticus, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Probasco is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 80 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Probasco is currently accepting new patients.

Graduate Year

2008

Specialties

Neurology

Licenses

Psychiatry & Neurology in MD

Board Certifications

American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology

Hospital Affiliations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Languages Spoken

English
German

Gender

Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287

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.

80 Total Publications

Autoimmune encephalitis in older adults: Atypical presentation, therapeutic approaches and implication for diagnostic criteria.
Autoimmune encephalitis in older adults: Atypical presentation, therapeutic approaches and implication for diagnostic criteria.
Journal: Journal of the neurological sciences
Published: May 26, 2026
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While Dr. John C. Probasco is a Neurology, they have specific expertise in Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Status Epilepticus. MediFind analyzes a doctor's articles and referral patterns to identify their specific areas of focus within Neurology.

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