Dr. Michael Polydefkis received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow before returning to Johns Hopkins to complete an internship and residency in internal medicine, residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular diseases. 

Now an Associate Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Polydefkis focuses on neuromuscular diseases, particularly peripheral nerve diseases. He has a special interest in diabetic and HIV associated peripheral neuropathy. His expertise includes nerve conduction studies, electromyography and nerve, skin and muscle biopsy reading.

Dr. Polydefkis’s research interests include:

• the role of nerve growth factor expression in human peripheral nerve regeneration
• Novel models of human nerve regeneration
• identification of factors influencing nerve regeneration in diabetes and HIV infection
• clinical trials of promising neurotrophic agents using novel measures of axonal regeneration.

Dr. Polydefkis currently sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center located in Baltimore on Thursdays.

Certifications:

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Board Eligible Internal Medicine

Link to Curriculum Vitae