25 of the Best Child Neurologists Near Me in Lutherville, MD

Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain. Dr. Comi is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization. Dr. Comi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Brenda Banwell is the director of the Department of Pediatrics, as well as pediatrician-in-chief and co-director of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, where she helps manage the hospital’s many clinical and research centers. Dr. Banwell is a renowned expert in the research and treatment of pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neuroimmune disorders. She specializes in and studies the use of neuroimaging to assess the clinical and cognitive impact of the conditions, as well as the function of the immune system in children with these disorders. She also created a standardized clinical care algorithm and clinical database in order to evaluate the clinical impact of MS. Dr. Banwell has published more than 250 manuscripts in high-impact journals, along with over 25 book chapters. In addition, she has over 200 national and international invited lectureships and visiting professorships. An advocate for pediatric multiple sclerosis needs and research, Dr. Banwell serves as chair of the International Medical and Scientific Board of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, and the Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody–Associated Disease (MOGAD) International Research Consortium. She is also chair of the pediatric committee of the National Institutes of Health NeuroNEXT program, which conducts studies on treatments for neurological diseases through academic, private, and industry collaborations. Dr. Banwell currently serves as past-chair of the International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group, Dr. Banwell earned her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario. She later completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Western Ontario-Children's Hospital of Western Ontario and a second residency in pediatric neurology at University of Toronto – The Hospital for Sick Children. Her residencies were followed by a fellowship in neuromuscular research at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Banwell is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Transverse Myelitis. Dr. Banwell is board certified in Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada.

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 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Hemimegalencephaly, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Tsuchida is board certified in Epilepsy: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2018, Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2009, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2003.

Eric Mallack is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mallack is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), CACH Syndrome, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Leukodystrophy. Dr. Mallack is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Dr. Barañano earned her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed residencies in pediatrics and neurology, along with a fellowship in neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Barañano is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of rare neurogenetic disorders. She has a particular interest in the genetic control and function of the cerebellum and expertise in childhood-onset and inherited ataxias. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Fetal Management group and is available for prenatal consultations. Dr. Barañano's research includes collaborative efforts with the Johns Hopkins Department of Genetic Medicine and the Division of Neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Baranano is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypotonia, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, Focal or Multifocal Malformations in Neuronal Migration, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3. Dr. Baranano is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Dr. Fatemi received his medical degree from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria in 1999. After graduation, he served as a researcher and lecturer at the Institute for Medical Chemistry in Vienna and at the Department of Pediatrics at the Vienna General Hospital. He then moved to the United States to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship in neurogenetics and neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2001. During this initial period, Dr. Fatemi collaborated with a team of scientists and developed new imaging methods in patients with leukodystrophies (rare genetic diseases that affect the brain's white matter) and coordinated an internet-2 based imaging network for these diseases. He then left Kennedy Krieger Institute to train in general pediatrics and then completed a child neurology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fatemi returned to the Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2008 as faculty. He is a member of the Child Neurology Society, the International Child Neurology Association, the Society for Neuroscience, the American Academy of Neurology and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He has served as ad hoc reviewer for the Journals Child Development and American Journal of Neuroradiology. Dr. Fatemi is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), CACH Syndrome, Leukodystrophy, and Farber Lipogranulomatosis. Dr. Fatemi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Christina Morris is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Morris is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Spasmus Nutans, and Aphantasia.

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.

Stewart Mostofsky is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mostofsky is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia, Tourette Syndrome, and Transient Tic Disorder.

After completing her bachelors of science degree in biochemistry from the City College of New York (CUNY), Dr. Smith-Hicks entered the Medical Scientist Training Program at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she obtained her M.D., Ph.D. in 2000. She trained in Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her Neurology and Pediatric Neurology training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Smith-Hicks trained as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine under the guidance of Dr. Paul Worley. She joined the faculty at Kennedy Krieger Institute in 2010 where she now sees patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Rett Syndrome, while conducting basic science research exploring disorders of learning and memory. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 79 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rett Syndrome, Ruvalcaba Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Dr. Smith is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Cemal Karakas, MD, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist, clinical neurophysiologist and epileptologist with expertise in the diagnosis and management of complex childhood epilepsies. He specializes in advanced epilepsy care, including epilepsy surgery evaluation; neurostimulation therapies, including responsive neurostimulation and deep brain stimulation; and comprehensive management of drug-resistant epilepsy. Dr. Karakas also serves as an associate professor of neurology and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. His clinical and academic interests include pediatric epilepsy surgery, stereo-EEG, neuromodulation and drug-resistant epilepsy, including Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and national presentations, and is actively engaged in collaborative research networks. Dr. Karakas is committed to providing compassionate, individualized care for children and families, ensuring that each patient receives the most advanced and comprehensive treatment options available. Publications: Google Scholar ORCID PUBMED. Dr. Karakas is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Karakas is board certified in Epilepsy: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2019, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2018.

Tayyba Anwar, MD, is an assistant professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She joined the faculty at Children's National Hospital in 2019 after completing her epilepsy fellowship. She splits time between electroencephalogram (EEG) service, NICU neurology consult service and outpatient neurology clinic. Her research interests include epilepsy outcomes following neonatal brain injury, EEG signal processing and biomarkers of epilepsy. She also serves as the assistant program director for the epilepsy fellowship program at Children's National. Dr. Anwar is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hemimegalencephaly, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Increased Head Circumference, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Anwar is board certified in Epilepsy: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2020 and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2018.

Ilana Kahn is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. She has been practicing medicine for over 16 years. Dr. Kahn is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. Dr. Kahn is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2015.

Nathan Cohen is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. He has been practicing medicine for over 14 years. Dr. Cohen is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cortical Dysplasia, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Cohen is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2020, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2019, and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2015.

Pediatric and neonatal neurologist Joseph Scafidi is a clinician-scientist with expertise in pre-term neonatal brain injury, hypoxic ischemia and neurodevelopmental disorders. He directs the Michael V. Johnston Center for Developmental Neuroscience at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Scafidi earned a degree in osteopathic medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency training in pediatrics at Rutgers University Medical School as well as in child neurology at Children’s National Hospital, where he also undertook fellowship training in neonatal neurology. Additionally, Dr. Scafidi was a postdoctoral research fellow in developmental neurobiology at Children’s National Research Institute. His research interests focus on understanding metabolic adaptations after perinatal brain injury in the acute and long-term recovery phases, specifically how different cell populations in different brain regions use energy after injury and how these adaptations or maladaptations affect the recovery process. As a practicing pediatric and neonatal neurologist, Dr. Scafidi is ideally positioned to facilitate bench-to-bedside therapies through his laboratory and to improve knowledge of disease by developing and testing bedside-to-bench, research-driven hypotheses. Dr. Scafidi is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cerebral Hypoxia, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Seizures, Premature Infant, and Endovascular Embolization. Dr. Scafidi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

As Assistant Professor of Neurology, Dr. Oakley sees patients with a variety of general pediatric neurological issues, but he focuses his clinical efforts primarily on the treatment of pediatric and adolescent headaches. He is the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Headache Center and has established the Pediatric Headache Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital to better serve children and adolescents with these common and potentially disabling conditions. A long standing migraine suffer himself, Dr. Oakley is a member of the Child Neurology Society, American Academy of Neurology, the American Headache Society, and the National Headache Foundation. He lectures frequently to the general public and healthcare providers on a multitude of pediatric neurology topics but focuses on migraine and other childhood headaches, as this is his primary clinical focus. Dr. Oakley is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Neuralgia. Dr. Oakley is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Amanda Pong is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Pong is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Seizures.

Bilal Sitwat is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sitwat is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy in Children.

Sonal Patel is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Patel is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Seizures.

Stephanie Morris is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Morris is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Autism Spectrum Disorder, Aphantasia, GAPO Syndrome, and Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Morris is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Haiwen Chen is a pediatric neurologist who specializes in caring for children with pediatric onset neuroinflammatory and neuroinfectious diseases, including myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, optic neuritis, encephalitis and myelitis. After earning medical and postdoctoral degrees from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Chen completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she remained and completed a pediatric neurology residency. She is fellowship trained in neuroimmunology and neurological infectious disease. Dr. Chen’s postdoctoral research studied synaptic structure and function using molecular biology and microscopy techniques. Her current research focuses on understanding the synaptic and immune mechanisms underlying the development of neuroimmune diseases, with the goal of identifying novel biomarkers for disease and potential targets for therapeutics. Her clinical expertise encompasses Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, Optic Neuritis, and Subdural Hematoma. Dr. Chen is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Michel Fayad, MD, was born in Beirut, Lebanon and went to medical school at the American University of Beirut (AUB). After training in pediatrics at the AUB, then in Phoenix, AZ and in neurology at Emory in Atlanta, GA, he went back to Beirut, and was on the faculty at AUB for eight years. Dr. Fayad moved to Boston Children's Hospital in 2001 and has been on the faculty there since. He has seen general neurology patients, with a special interest in headaches, concussions, developmental and behavioral problems, especially autism and tic disorder. Dr. Fayad is highly rated in 30 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Myoclonic Epilepsy. Dr. Fayad is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1998.

Laura Tochen, MD, is a pediatric neurologist with specialized training in pediatric movement disorders. She treats children with tics, Tourette Syndrome, dystonia, ataxia, chorea, cerebral palsy and inherited conditions that may cause involuntary movements. Dr. Tochen has a particular interest in the use of deep brain stimulation to treat pediatric movement disorders. Her research interests include investigating the anatomical mechanisms underlying movement disorders and improvements in treatment options. In her spare time, Dr. Tochen enjoys spending time with family, crafting, and cooking. Publications Google Scholar. Dr. Tochen is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses CACH Syndrome, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, Chorea, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Tochen is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2014.

Alexandra Kornbluh, MD, completed her medical training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and her pediatric and child neurology residency training through Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She then pursued additional subspecialty fellowship training in pediatric multiple sclerosis and related demyelinating diseases. Through this fellowship, she gained expertise in caring for both children and adults across the age-span of neuroinflammatory diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kornbluh sees patients from the greater Washington, D.C., area as well as second opinion consultations for pediatric demyelinating disease and related disorders within the multidisciplinary neuroimmunology program. She also evaluates patients with headaches and provides general neurology care for patients. Dr. Kornbluh serves as the director of investigational therapeutics through the pediatric neuroimmunology program and is the principal investigator for clinical research studies in pediatric demyelinating conditions. Her research interests include pediatric multiple sclerosis, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorders and other related demyelinating conditions. Dr. Kornbluh is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, Encephalitis, and Optic Neuritis. Dr. Kornbluh is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2020.

Dewi Frances Depositario Cabacar, MD, is a neurophysiologist in the Division of Neurology and the Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Children's National. Dr. Cabacar is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gomez Lopez Hernandez Syndrome, Marcus Gunn Phenomenon, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Cabacar is board certified in Epilepsy: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2013, Neurology With Special Qualification In Child Neurology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2003, and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2000.