The Johns Hopkins Myelitis and Myelopathy Center is a multi-specialty center that partners with physicians across Johns Hopkins, including experts in neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology, neuroradiology, neuro-opthalmology and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Our core and extended care teams possess specialized knowledge of rare and challenging myelopathy disorders.
Director of the Myelitis and Myelopathy Center
Core Team

Olwen Cait Murphy, M.B.B.Ch.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Dizziness, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Vestibular Disorders

Scott Douglas Newsome, D.O.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
CNS Autoimmune/Inflammatory Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Neuromyelitis Optica, Optic Neuritis, Stiff Person Syndrome, Transverse Myelitis

Elias S Sotirchos, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
MOG Antibody Disease (MOGAD), Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology, Neuromyelitis Optica, Optic Neuritis, Transverse Myelitis

Arun Venkatesan, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Encephalitis, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Sarcoidosis, Transverse Myelitis
Extended Health Care Team
Neuro-Opthalmology

Andrew Rising Carey, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Diabetic Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Giant Cell Arteritis, Macular Degeneration, Myasthenia Gravis, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Optic Neuritis, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Disease, Vision Impairment
Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology

Philippe Edmond Gailloud, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Acute Stroke Care, Cerebral Revascularization, Cerebral Vascular Malformations, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Head & Neck Aneurysms, Neurovascular Disease, Neurovascular interventions, Pediatric Neurovascular Disorders, Spinal Vascular Malformations, Stroke
Neurosurgery

Allan Joel Belzberg, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Benign Tumors, Benign Tumors of the Head and Neck, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spine Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Chiari Malformations, Claudication, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Dorsal Root Entry Zone (DREZ) Lesioning, Erb's Palsy, Hand Conditions, Head and Neck Tumors, Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spine Diseases, Microsurgical Nerve Repair, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Myxopapillary Ependymoma, Neck Pain, Nerve Compression, Nerve Grafting, Nerve Injury, Nerve Sheath Tumor, Neurofibromatosis, Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy, Pediatric Brachial Plexus, Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumors, Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury, Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Peripheral Nerve Injury, Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction, Peripheral Nerve Repair and Reconstruction, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Tumor, Sacral Tumors, Schwannoma, Schwannomas of the Head and Neck, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Ependymoma, Spinal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Instability, Spinal Meningioma, Spinal Metastases, Spinal Neurofibroma, Spinal Schwannoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Tumors, Spine Surgery, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylosis, Tethered Spinal Cord, Thoracic Disc Herniation, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Ulnar Neuropathy

Ali Bydon, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Disorders, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Basilar Impression, Basilar Invagination, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cavernous Angioma, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spine Deformity, Cervical Spine Disease, Cervical Spine Revision Surgery, Cervical Spine Trauma, Cervical Spondylosis, Chiari Malformations, Chondrosarcoma, Chordomas, Complex Cervical Spine Reconstruction Surgery, Complex Spinal Reconstructions, Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Disc Pain, Hemangioblastoma, Hemangiomas, Kyphosis, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Myxopapillary Ependymoma, Nerve Sheath Tumor, Osteoblastoma, Radiculopathy, Sacral Tumors, Sarcoma, Schwannoma, Sciatica, Scoliosis, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Malformation, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Deformities, Spinal Dural Fistula, Spinal Ependymoma, Spinal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Infection, Spinal Instability, Spinal Meningioma, Spinal Metastases, Spinal Neurofibroma, Spinal Pain, Spinal Reconstruction, Spinal Schwannoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Trauma, Spine and Spinal Deformities, Spine Surgery, Spondylolisthesis, Thoracic Disc Herniation, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)

Daniel Lubelski, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Brachial Plexus Injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spine Deformity, Cervical Spine Disease, Cervical Spine Revision Surgery, Cervical Spondylosis, Chondrosarcoma, Chordomas, Complex Cervical Spine Reconstruction Surgery, Complex Spinal Reconstructions, Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Dorsal Root Entry Zone (DREZ) Lesioning, Giant Cell Tumor, Hemangioblastoma, Hemangiomas, Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Microsurgical Nerve Repair, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Myxopapillary Ependymoma, Nerve Compression, Nerve Injury, Nerve Sheath Tumor, Neurological Surgery, Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy, Osteoblastoma, Osteoid Osteoma, Osteosarcoma, Pediatric Brachial Plexus, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumors, Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury, Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Peripheral Nerve Injury, Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction, Peripheral Nerve Repair and Reconstruction, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Sacral Tumors, Sarcoma, Sarcoma and Musculoskeletal Tumors, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Malformation, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Deformities, Spinal Dural Fistula, Spinal Ependymoma, Spinal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Instability, Spinal Meningioma, Spinal Metastases, Spinal Neurofibroma, Spinal Schwannoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Surgery, Spine Tumors, Spondylolisthesis, Tethered Spinal Cord, Thoracic Disc Herniation, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Ulnar Neuropathy

Nicholas Theodore, M.D., M.S.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Back Disorders, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Chiari Malformations, Complex Spinal Reconstructions, Congenital Spine Disorders, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Neurosurgery, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Deformities, Spinal Trauma

Timothy Francis Witham, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Disorders, Back Pain, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cavernous Angioma, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation, Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spine Trauma, Cervical Spondylosis, Chiari Malformations, Chordomas, Chrondrosarcoma, Complex Cervical Spine Reconstruction Surgery, Complex Spinal Reconstructions, Cranio-cervical Junction Pathology, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spine Disease, Disc Pain, Giant Cell Tumor, Hemangioblastoma, Hemangiomas, Kyphosis, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Myxopapillary Ependymoma, Neck Pain, Nerve Sheath Tumor, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Oncology, Osteoblastoma, Osteoid Osteoma, Radiculopathy, Sacral Tumors, Sarcoma, Schwannoma, Sciatica, Spinal Column Tumors, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Malformation, Spinal Cord Tumors, Spinal Decompression, Spinal Deformities, Spinal Dural Fistula, Spinal Ependymoma, Spinal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Infection, Spinal Instability, Spinal Meningioma, Spinal Metastases, Spinal Neurofibroma, Spinal Pain, Spinal Reconstruction, Spinal Schwannoma, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Trauma, Spinal Tumors, Spine and Spinal Deformities, Spine Surgery, Spine Tumors, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylosis, Tarlov Cysts, Thoracic Disc Herniation
Orthopaedic Spine Surgery

Sang Hun Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Bone Sarcoma, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spine Deformity, Cervical Spine Disease, Cervical Spine Revision Surgery, Cervical Spine Trauma, Chordomas, Complex Cervical Spine Reconstruction Surgery, Deformity Spine Surgery, Degenerative Spine Disease, Giant Cell Tumor, Hemangiomas, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spine Diseases, Metastatic Bone Disease, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Neck Pain, Orthopedic Surgery, Osteoblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Sarcoma, Sarcoma and Musculoskeletal Tumors, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine and Spinal Deformities, Spine Surgery, Spine Tumors
Neurological Rehabilitation

Daniel Becker, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Multiple Sclerosis, Neurophysiology, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Transverse Myelitis

Philippines Garcia Cabahug, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botulinum Toxin Injections, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury

Travis Lee Edmiston, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botulinum Toxin Injections, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury

Robert Samuel Mayer, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botox Spasticity Treatment, Botulinum Toxin Injections, Cancer Rehabilitation, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain, Concussion Rehabilitation, Headache, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Joint Pain, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Neurological Restoration, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Pain

Albert C. Recio, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Botulinum Toxin Injections, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Wound Healing

Cristina Lavinia Sadowsky, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Neuromyelitis Optica, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Trauma, Transverse Myelitis, Traumatic and Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Alexius Enrique G Sandoval, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury
Urology

Edward James Wright, III, M.D.
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Incontinence, Lower Urinary Tract Reconstruction, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urethral Stricture, Urinary Incontinence, Urogynecology, Urology, Vasectomy
Neuroimmunology Fellows
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Haiwen Chen, MD, PhD
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Paula Barreras Cortes, MD