Ali Fatemi, M.D.

Seyed Ali Fatemi, M.D.

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  • Professor of Neurology
Male

Languages: English, Arabic, Farsi, German

Expertise

Cerebral Palsy, Neurogenetics, Neurology

Research Interests

Neonatal Neurology

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Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

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Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)

Appointment Phone: 410-614-1522
1800 Orleans St.
Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 443-923-2750
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (now called Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center)

Background

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.

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Titles

  • Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Pediatrics

Departments / Divisions

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

  • MD; University of Vienna (1999)

Residencies

  • Neurology; Massachusetts General Hospital (2008)
  • Pediatrics; SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2005)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology/Special Child Neurology) (2008)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Fatemi is also a research scientist who focuses on genetic and acquired conditions that lead to cerebral palsy. In the laboratory, his team has developed a number of animal models of neonatal brain injury with a focus on testing different therapeutic interventions including stem cell therapies in these models. He has authored over 20 scientific articles and several book chapters and has co-edited a book on leukodystrophies.

Selected Publications

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A Diagnostic Approach for Cerebral Palsy in the Genomic Era. Lee RW, Poretti A, Cohen JS, Levey E, Gwynn H, Johnston MV, Hoon AH, Fatemi A. Neuromolecular Med. 2014 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:25280894

Neurogenetics Fatemi A. Semin Neurol. 2014 Jul;34(3):237. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1386761. Epub 2014 Sep 5. No abstract available. PMID:25192501

Clinical whole exome sequencing in child neurology practice. Srivastava S, Cohen JS, Vernon H, Barañano K, McClellan R, Jamal L, Naidu S, Fatemi A. Ann Neurol. 2014 Oct;76(4):473-83. doi: 10.1002/ana.24251. Epub 2014 Aug 30. PMID:25131622

A novel variant in GABRB2 associated with intellectual disability and epilepsy. Srivastava S, Cohen J, Pevsner J, Aradhya S, McKnight D, Butler E, Johnston M, Fatemi A. Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Nov;164(11):2914-21. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36714. Epub 2014 Aug 13. PMID:25124326

Systemic Injection of CD34+-Enriched Human Cord Blood Cells Modulates Poststroke Neural and Glial Response in a Sex-Dependent Manner in CD1 Mice. Kadam SD, Chen H, Markowitz GJ, Raja S, George S, Shotwell E, Loechelt B, Johnston MV, Kamani N, Fatemi A, Comi AM. Stem Cells Dev. 2014 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:25121827

Pathologic role of glial nitric oxide in adult and pediatric neuroinflammatory diseases. Ghasemi M, Fatemi A. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2014 Sep;45:168-82. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.06.002. Epub 2014 Jun 13. PMID:24933692

Activities & Honors

Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Child Neurology Foundation
  • Child Neurology Society
  • International Child Neurology Association
  • International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Society for Neuroscience
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