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Johns Hopkins Huntington’s Disease Center

About Our Work

Vision

Personalize our approach to diagnosis and treatment and change the way we manage patients with Huntington’s Disease (HD) with the ultimate goal of improving clinical outcomes and supporting ongoing discovery.

Mission

Better understand HD characteristics and health outcomes to more effectively manage and improve the care of individuals living with this disease.

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Huntington’s Disease Research and Precision Medicine

Questions we're asking that inform us on how to best care for patients include:

Improving Outcomes

How can we improve health and quality of life for HD patients and their families through multidisciplinary care?

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Identifying Subgroups

How can we enhance the treatment of subgroups with distinct clinical trajectories based on gene modifiers?

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Comprehensive Research

How can we further optimize our comprehensive research program which provides integration and evaluation of emerging therapies into our clinical treatment center.

Clinical Trials

The Johns Hopkins Huntington’s Disease Center offers opportunities for individuals and families to participate in HD clinical research studies. Learn more. 

Patient Care Patient Care

Our clinical mission is to provide state-of-the-art patient care of the highest quality and compassion. We fulfill this mission for our patients across the spectrum of illness, from premanifest to advanced stages, whose health challenges inspire our research efforts and whose experiences serve as our classroom.  

Experts and Clinics

Our Team

  • Christopher A. Ross, MD PhD

    • Director, Division of Neurobiology

    Expertise: Psychiatry

  • Jee Bang, MD MPH

    • Clinical Director, Johns Hopkins Huntington Disease Center of Excellence

    Expertise: Neurology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Russell Louis Margolis, MD

    • Clinical Director, Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Center

    Expertise: Psychiatry

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

 Meet Our Interdisciplinary Team