Dr. Oakley is a native of southern Virginia, born and raised in the Richmond area. He graduated from the University of Virginia, and received his M.D. from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Following an internship and residency in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia, Dr. Oakley worked for a year as a pediatric hospitalist and was on faculty at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He then went on to complete his residency in pediatric neurology at Johns Hopkins and subsequently joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in the department of pediatric neurology.

Now 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 has joined the Johns Hopkins Headache Center at Bayview and is creating a Pediatric Headache Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital to better serve children and adolescents with these common and potentially disabling conditions.

A long standing migraine sufferer 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 sees patients at multiple clinical locations including Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Bayview Medical Center, and Anne Arundel Medical Center. To make a referral or to schedule an appointment, please call 410.955.4259.