25 of the Best Neurologists Near Me in silver spring, MD

As the director of the Johns Hopkins Movement Disorders Division, Dr. Kelly Mills cares for patients who have movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism, dystonia, ataxia, tremor and Huntington’s disease. He also evaluates and manages patients needing deep brain stimulation to manage their movement symptoms and provides botulinum toxin treatment for various disorders. In his research, Dr. Mills explores the cognitive dysfunction that can occur in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. He is particularly interested in describing the role of the basal ganglia in cognition, especially in the context of various diseases that can affect this structure. His work focuses on clarifying how certain treatments might impact cognitive and psychiatric problems. For instance, Dr. Mills studies how deep brain stimulation, when used to treat movement symptoms, can impact cognitive function such as attention, memory or impulsivity. Dr. Mills is a Maryland native and a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he developed an interest in neurology and movement disorders. He trained at the University of California, San Francisco, where he completed his neurology residency as well as a clinical and research fellowship in movement disorders, with a particular emphasis on deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s disease, tremor and dystonia. Dr. Mills is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Mills is currently accepting new patients.

Bardia Nourbakhsh, M.D., M.A.S., is an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He practices out of The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nourbakhsh has expertise in multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuroimmunology. Dr. Nourbakhsh earned his medical degree from the Tehran University School of Medical Sciences and completed a residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He studied epidemiology, study design, and biostatistics, obtaining a Master of Advanced Studies degree in clinical research from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he also completed a fellowship in MS and neuroimmunology. In 2014, Dr. Nourbakhsh earned the American Brain Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowship in MS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Sylvia Lawry Clinical Research Fellowship, the Fred Baskin Young Investigator Award, and the Teva Neuroscience Award for Academic Excellence. In 2022, he was named a Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Nourbakhsh's research training focused on the design and execution of clinical trials and the use of biomarkers in MS. His current research interests include the comparative effectiveness studies of symptomatic and disease-modifying therapies in MS, as well as identifying new pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic targets for MS-related fatigue. Dr. Nourbakhsh is the principal investigator of a randomized, double-blind clinical trial funded by the Department of Defense, which tests whether ketamine could be a treatment for MS fatigue. He has contributed to numerous publications, journal articles, abstracts and posters, and lectures. He is an ad hoc reviewer for Lancet Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Neurology, Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, and other journals. Dr. Nourbakhsh is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Nourbakhsh is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Nourbakhsh is currently accepting new patients.

Tanya Lehky is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Lehky is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Giant Axonal Neuropathy, Sandhoff Disease, Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Lehky is currently accepting new patients.

William D. Gaillard, MD, professor of neurology and neurophysiology, is chief of the Divisions of Child Neurology and of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology. He is director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program — one of the leading multidisciplinary pediatric epilepsy programs in the country. As associate director of the Children’s National Research Institute’s Center for Neuroscience Research, he is responsible for overseeing and organizing clinical neuroscience research. Dr. Gaillard is professor of pediatrics and neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine; Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University; and Adjunct Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park. Additionally, Dr. Gaillard holds longstanding collaborations with the Clinical Epilepsy Section (CES), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and NIH. His innovative research utilizes advanced structural and functional imaging to examine the effects of epilepsy on brain structure and function. His pioneering work with functional imaging has changed clinical practice for patients with epilepsy, made important technical contributions to structural and functional imaging methods, and provided fundamental scientific insights on the biology of brain plasticity. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to improve the outcomes and lives of children with epilepsy. Dr. Gaillard is a past president of the American Epilepsy Society. He is past treasurer of the American Epilepsy Society, past chair of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Commission on Diagnostics, past chair of the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force and past member of the Pediatric Commission. He is a past editor of Epilepsy Research and a past editor of Epilepsia. He is the author of more than 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers and more than 50 chapters and holds longstanding federal and foundation grant funding. Dr. Gaillard is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Gaillard is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2005, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1992. Dr. Gaillard is currently accepting new patients.

Tesfaye Zelleke is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Zelleke is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Cortical Dysplasia, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Zelleke is board certified in Clinical Neurophysiology - Certified@ (Archived), 2011, Child Neurology - Certified@ (Archived), 2009, Pediatrics - Recertified, 2012, Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2004, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology, 2009, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Epilepsy, 2013, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2011, American Board Of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 2004, Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2011, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2009. Dr. Zelleke is currently accepting new patients.

Youssef A. Kousa, MS, DO, PhD, is a physician-scientist specializing in neonatal neurology at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. During his pediatric internship, he founded an international, trans-disciplinary research team, the Prenatal Infection and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Consortium, to study the 2015 Zika virus pandemic and model human genetic modifiers in neuroinfectious diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. The goal of this group is disease prevention by integrating and leveraging team science, systems biology and genomics. Dr. Kousa is the principal investigator of the Consortium, which now includes 19 co-investigators representing 13 different institutions. Partnering with the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Consortium is bringing together mother-infant dyad cohorts with 12,000 participants throughout the Western Hemisphere. Dr. Kousa completed a combined pediatrics and child neurology residency at Children’s National and the DO-PhD Physician Scientist Training Program at Michigan State University. Through graduate and post-graduate research training, he has focused on human genetics, genetic engineering, developmental biology, immunology and virology. His accomplishments include creation of an adenovirus-based malaria vaccine, discovery of a conserved gene regulatory network in craniofacial and neural tube development, 30 peer-reviewed publications, and multiple national and international invited research presentations. His awards and honors span academic, research, service and leadership roles, including the highest honors possible at Michigan State University for a graduate and medical student. Dr. Kousa directs the Perinatal Neuroinfections Clinic at Children’s National and is an instructor in Neurology, Pediatrics, and Genomics and Precision Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Prenatal Infection and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Consortium Publications Google Scholar|ORCiD. Dr. Kousa is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Popliteal Pterygium Syndrome, Van Der Woude Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Anencephaly, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Kousa is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2020.

Pavel Klein is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Klein is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Klein is currently accepting new patients.

Kenneth Fischbeck is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Fischbeck is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

Bryan Traynor is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Traynor is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia, and Thymectomy.

Dietrich Haubenberger is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Haubenberger is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Essential Tremor, Chorea, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Thalamotomy.

Robin Conwit is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Conwit is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Status Epilepticus, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Thrombectomy, and Thymectomy.

Sara Inati is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Inati is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Inati is currently accepting new patients.

Mary Floeter is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Floeter is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Pseudobulbar Affect. Dr. Floeter is currently accepting new patients.

Christopher Grunseich is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Grunseich is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

Maria Acosta is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Acosta is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses GM1 Gangliosidosis, Neurofibromatosis, Sandhoff Disease, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Kimbra Kenney is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kenney is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Ear Barotrauma, and Headache.

Tammy Tsuchida, MD, PhD, is a professor in the departments of Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed her fellowships in child neurology and neurophysiology at the University of California, San Francisco, after finishing medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1997. At Children's National Hospital, she is a co-director of the Hemimegalencephaly (HME) Program. She consults and teaches in the Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program and Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program. Her areas of interest are the study and clinical care of neonates and infants with brain injury, seizures and epilepsy as well as neonatal electroencephalogram (EEG). Dr. Tsuchida has made significant contributions to national EEG guidelines and international recommendations for managing neonatal seizures and epilepsy. Dr. Tsuchida is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Hemimegalencephaly, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Tsuchida is board certified in Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2009, Epilepsy: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2018, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2003. Dr. Tsuchida is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Mekonnen is neurologist who specializes in cerebrovascular disease and Neurocritical care. Dr. Mekonnen was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he attended Saint Joseph High School. Dr. Mekonnen received his medical degree from Jimma University School of Medicine and Master of Science in clinical epidemiology from the Netherland Institute Health Sciences. He completed his adult neurology residency from Howard University Hospital. In addition, Dr. Mekonnen completed a fellowship in vascular neurology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was a Fellow in Neurological Critical Care at California Pacific Medical Center from 2012-2013. Following his training, he entered academic career at Howard University. He was neurology clerkship and course director, and program director of the Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Care at Howard University Hospital. Since July 2019, Dr. Mekonnen has been practicing stroke and general neurology in DC-Metro area, with admitting privileges at Suburban Hospital and Prince George’s Hospital Center. Dr. Mekonnen is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Dysarthria, Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Stent Placement. Dr. Mekonnen is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology, 2013, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Vascular Neurology, 2014. Dr. Mekonnen is currently accepting new patients.

Dana Harrar, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. She serves as the director of the Pediatric Critical Care Neurology Program and Pediatric Stroke Program at Children’s National Hospital. Dr. Harrar cares for patients within the Critical Care Neurology and Intensive Care Unit EEG services. She is board-certified in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology, clinical neurophysiology and neurocritical care. Her research areas of interest include acute pediatric stroke and critical care EEG monitoring. Dr. Harrar is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Harrar is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2016 and Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2019. Dr. Harrar is currently accepting new patients.

Rakib Rayhan is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Rayhan is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and Familial Dysautonomia.

Lawrence Whicker is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Whicker is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Whicker is currently accepting new patients.

Fernando Pagan is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Pagan is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Benign Essential Blepharospasm, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Eric Jeffries is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Jeffries is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM), Memory Loss, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Jeffries is currently accepting new patients.

Mohamad Koubeissi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Koubeissi is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Ezra Cohen is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Cohen is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Vertigo, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Memory Loss, and Migraine. Dr. Cohen is currently accepting new patients.