Overview
Graduated with honors from Baylor College of Medicine in 1978, Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama Teaching Hospitals (1979 - 1981), Masters of Business Administration from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2007. Private practice of Internal Medicine in Columbia, SC until joining faculty in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 1995. Clinical concentration on caring for older adults with complex health needs in the office and hospital settings. Academic concentration on teaching, program development in education and clinical care. Roles in the Division included Fellowship Program Director (2003 - 2006), Clinical Director and Director of Education (2004 - 2008), Interim Director of the Division (2008 - 2009) and Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. In 2020 became Executive Vice Chair for the Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and 2021 Director of the Department of Medicine for the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, both positions he holds currently. Videos Meet Our Expert: Dr. Samuel Christopher Durso Contact for Research Inquiries 5200 Eastern Avenue Mason F Lord Building Baltimore, MD 21224.
Dr. Durso is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acquired Ichthyosis, Dementia, Behcet Disease, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5505 Hopkins Bayview Circle, John R. Burton Pavilion Building Level 02, John R. Burton Pavilion Building Level 02, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Esther Oh is a Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise is in evaluation and management of memory disorders. She has an extensive experience in evaluating memory disorders in older adults with multiple chronic diseases, and takes and integrative approach in the treatment of memory disorders. Dr. Oh also serves as the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center. Dr. Oh earned her M.D. from the UHS/Chicago Medical School. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she was a chief resident. She completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and received her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Oh has received numerous awards including the Merck New Investigator Award, AFAR New Investigator Award in Alzheimer’s disease, and the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Award. She is also a recipient of several major grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). She has also been honored for her teaching by Excellence in Teaching Award in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 2013 and 2017. Dr. Oh’s research is primarily focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Her current projects include: development of biomarkers for detecting early stages of Alzheimer’s disease; understanding the interrelationship between delirium and Alzheimer’s disease; cognitive changes after surgery; and understanding the role of sensory problems (hearing and vestibular function) in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Oh is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Liver Transplant.
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- Acquired IchthyosisDr. Durso isAdvanced. Learn about Acquired Ichthyosis.
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- Behcet DiseaseDr. Durso isExperienced. Learn about Behcet Disease.
- DementiaDr. Durso isExperienced. Learn about Dementia.
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- Familial HypertensionDr. Durso isExperienced. Learn about Familial Hypertension.
- Gilbert SyndromeDr. Durso isExperienced. Learn about Gilbert Syndrome.
- Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism