Overview
Dr. Richard Leigh is an Assistant Professor of Neurology who is devoted to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular disease. He is an attending on the inpatient stroke service and an integral part of the Brain Attack Team. He also provides consultations and follow-up care for cerebrovascular disease in the outpatient setting. Dr. Richard Leigh was originally trained as a biomedical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University and subsequently went on to work at the National Institutes of Health where he developed brain imaging software. He then embarked on obtaining his medical degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in his home town of Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his medical internship and neurology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center where he received the Distinguished House Staff Award and was selected to be Chief Resident of Neurology. Returning to Johns Hopkins, he then completed a stroke fellowship and subsequently joined the faculty of the cerebrovascular division. Dr. Leigh currently sees patients at the Stroke Prevention Clinic, located in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Wednesday afternoons, and cares for patients in The Johns Hopkins Hospitals Brain Rescue Unit.
Dr. Leigh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brown Syndrome, CACH Syndrome, Emphysema, and Thrombectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 210 peer reviewed articles and participating in 9 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles in the study of Thrombectomy.
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Locations
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II STE 115, Pavilion II STE 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
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.
9 Clinical Trials
University Of Maryland Neurology Associates PA
Seemant Chaturvedi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chaturvedi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Chaturvedi is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Victor Urrutia serves as the medical director of the stroke service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute. He focuses on the clinical aspects of cerebrovascular disease (stroke), specifically acute stroke therapy and prevention. Dr. Urrutia currently sees patients at the Stroke Prevention Clinic, located in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Wednesdays, and cares for patients in The Johns Hopkins Hospital's Brain Rescue Unit. Dr. Victor Urrutia received his medical degree from the University of Panama School of Medicine. He completed his neurology training at MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, now Drexel University College of Medicine. After his residency training, he completed fellowship training in neurocritical care and acute stroke at Drexel University College of Medicine and became a faculty member in the neurocritical care and acute stroke division. He then returned to Panama for two years where he was the first to treat patients with IV thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke. Dr. Urrutia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vertigo, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Inova Health Care Services
Saqib Chaudhry is a Neurologist in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Chaudhry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stent Placement, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Chaudhry is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- StrokeDr. Leigh isElite. Learn about Stroke.
- Advanced
- Brown SyndromeDr. Leigh isAdvanced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- CACH SyndromeDr. Leigh isAdvanced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- ThrombectomyDr. Leigh isAdvanced. Learn about Thrombectomy.
- Experienced
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Leigh isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyDr. Leigh isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Leigh isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Leigh isExperienced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- EmphysemaDr. Leigh isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.
- Hereditary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy