Daniel Becker, M.D.

Headshot of Daniel Becker
  • Assistant Professor of Neurology
Male

Languages: English, German

Expertise

Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Neurophysiology, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis ...read more

Research Interests

Spinal Cord Injury; Stem cell therapy; Transverse myelitis; Multiple Sclerosis ...read more

Request an Appointment

Insurance Information

Main Phone

Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

Request Appointment

International Patients

Request Appointment

Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (now called Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center)

Appointment Phone: 410-955-4259
601 N. Caroline St.
5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21287
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (now called Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center) - Google Maps

Background

Dr. Becker is a neurologist who earned his Medical Degree from Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany in 2001. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Research Assistant in Neuroscience investigating the role of embryonic stem cells in spinal cord injury repair at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine in 2004 and his residency in Neurology in 2007. From there, he completed a year-long fellowship in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD.

...read more

Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (2001)

Residencies

  • Neurology; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2007)

Fellowships

  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry And Neurology (Neurology) (2008)

Research & Publications

Clinical Trial Keywords

Functional Electrical Stimulation; Multiple Sclerosis; Transverse myelitis; Spinal Cord Injury

Selected Publications

A major focus of Dr. Beckers research has been the role of neurological activity as well as embryonic stem cells in spinal cord injury repair. He is specifically focusing on neural repair following inflammatory spinal cord injury such as transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis. His research has been published at numerous national and international meetings as well as in many journals and books, including Neurology, The Neurologist, the Journal of Neurotrauma, the Journal of Child Neurology, AAN Continuum, and the books The Handbook of Stem Cells and Principles of Tissue Engineering and Essentials of Stem Cell Biology.

Becker D, Gary DS, Rosenzweig ES, Grill WM, Mcdonald JW. Functional Electrical Stimulation Helps Replenish Progenitor Cells in the Injured Spinal Cord of Adult Rats. Experimental Neurology Jan 6, 2010.

McDonald JW, Becker D. Spinal Cord Injury. In: "Essentials of Stem Cell Biology" 2nd edition (Lanza R, Thomas ED, Thomson J, Pedersen R, Gearhart J, Hogan B, Melton D, West M, Ed.) pp. San Diego: Academic Press, Elsevier Science 2009.

Becker D, Patel A, Abou-Kahlil BW, Pina-Garza JE. Successful Treatment of Encephalopathy and Control of Myoclonus with Levetiracetam in a Case of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis. J Child Neurology January 2009.

Owens GP, Ritchie AM, Gilden DH, Burgoon MP, Becker D, Bennett JL. Measles Virus Specific Plasma Cells are Prominent in Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis CSF. Neurology 2007; 68:1815-1819.

Becker D, Martinez CO, McDonald JW. Differential Determinant Factors Above and Below the Injury Level Regulate Differentiation Fate of Transplanted Neural Progenitors in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. Data presented at Am Neurological Association 132nd Annual Meeting 2007.

McDonald JW, Becker D. Spinal Cord. In: "Principles of Tissue Engineering", 3rd Edition (Lanza R, Langer R, Vacani JP, Ed.) Chapter 65, pp. 977-994 San Diego: Academic Press, Elsevier Science 2007.

Vadivelu S, Becker D, McDonald JW. Generating Chimeric Spinal Cord: A Novel Model for Transplantable Oligodendrocyte Progenitors Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells. Neurosurg Focus 2005 Sep 15;19(3):E3.


Activities & Honors

Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology
Is this you? Edit Profile
back to top button