
Overview
Dr. Watkins received a bachelor of arts degree in Psychobiology from Harvard University and a medical doctor degree from the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed internship at Georgetown-INOVA Fairfax Hospital followed by a Diagnostic Radiology residency and Neuroradiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Watkins was a staff Neuroradiologist for Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center and the director of the Bethesda outpatient center for American Radiology from 2006-2015. She then served as Sub Chief of Neuroradiology Mid Atlantic Permanente Medical Group from 2015-2016. Dr. Watkins has served as a Neuroradiology course lecturer for the American College of Radiology, case review lecturer for the Radiological Society of North America and a reviewer for the Neuroradiology section of the Radiographics Journal.
Dr. Watkins is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Meningioma, and Craniopharyngioma.
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Locations
Baltimore, MD 21287
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Watkins has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Daniel Reich is a Neuroradiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Reich is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, and Encephalitis.
University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA
Dheeraj Gandhi is a Neuroradiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gandhi is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Thrombectomy, and Thalamotomy.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Vivek Srikar Yedavalli is currently an Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science, Associate Professor of Neurology, the Director of Stroke, Neurovascular, and Perfusion Imaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chief of Neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Assistant Director of the Department of Radiology Physician Scientist Incubator Program. Dr. Yedavalli has been recognized nationally as a translational stroke and perfusion imaging researcher and physician-scientist. Within one year of his appointment at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Yedavalli received the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s Seed Grant using MRI spectroscopy for prognostication in subacute ischemic stroke. Dr. Yedavalli was then chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Radiology Physician Scientist Incubator Program (RAD-PSI), an internal grant that also confers funding and protected time for his stroke work. The following year, for applying his work on collateralization based on CT perfusion within acute ischemic stroke with artificial intelligence, Dr. Yedavalli was awarded the RSNA Scholar Grant. For his research endeavors, Dr. Yedavalli was previously chosen as the American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) Editorial Fellow and then subsequently as a member of the Academy of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research’s Council of Early Career Investigators. Thereafter, for his novel translational applications of MRI perfusion techniques to stroke, Dr. Yedavalli was chosen as a Junior Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine (ISMRM). Dr. Yedavalli became an Editorial Board member of Stroke and an Editor in Training for Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. For his research endeavors, Dr. Yedavalli was conferred the Junior Faculty Clinical Research Award in 2023. In addition to research, Dr. Yedavalli is an active member of a number of national committees with a strong interest in leadership. He is currently a member of the ASNR Research, Education, Social Media/Website, and Young Professionals Committees. He also served as the Co-Chair of the Social Media Committee for the ASFNR 2019. Previously, Dr. Yedavalli was an Illinois ACR RFS Delegate in 2017 and 2018. He will also be the ASNR’s AMA Representative at this upcoming meeting. Dr. Yedavalli’s interests additionally include educational and teaching endeavors. He was previously the recipient of the Department of Radiology Education Award during his residency training. He prefers a balanced teaching approach with trainees with focused learning while maintaining autonomy for a more productive learning environment. Dr. Yedavalli is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Moyamoya Disease, Brain Aneurysm, Thrombectomy, and Rhizotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- CraniopharyngiomaDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Craniopharyngioma.
- MeningiomaDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Meningioma.
- StrokeDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Stroke.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Watkins isAdvanced. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Experienced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- Cerebellar Multiple System AtrophyDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Fractured SpineDr. Watkins isExperienced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
