Our Myelitis and Myelopathy Experts

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

Carlos A Pardo-Villamizar, M.D.

  • Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Pathology

Core Team

Extended Health Care Team

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology 

Neurosurgery

  • Allan Belzberg, M.D.

    Expertise: Benign Tumors, Benign Tumors of the Head and Neck, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cauda Equina Syndrome

  • Ali Bydon, M.D.

    Expertise: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Disorders, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Basilar Impression

  • Daniel Lubelski, M.D.

    Expertise: Brachial Plexus Injuries, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation

  • Nicholas Theodore, M.D., M.S.

    Expertise: Back Disorders, Back Injuries, Back Pain, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Degenerative Disc Herniation

  • Timothy Witham, M.D.

    Expertise: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Back Disorders, Back Pain, Cauda Equina Syndrome, Cavernous Angioma

Orthopaedic Spine Surgery

Sang Hun Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Expertise: Aneurysmal Bone Cyst, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Bone Sarcoma, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Disc Herniation

Neurological Rehabilitation

  • Daniel Becker, M.D.

    Expertise: Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Neurophysiology, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Spasticity Management

  • Philippines Garcia Cabahug, M.D.

    Expertise: Botulinum Toxin Injections, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury

  • Travis Lee Edmiston, M.D.

    Expertise: Botulinum Toxin Injections, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Dysfunction

  • Robert Samuel Mayer, M.D.

    Expertise: Botox Spasticity Treatment, Botulinum Toxin Injections, Cancer Rehabilitation, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain

  • Albert C. Recio, M.D.

    Expertise: Botulinum Toxin Injections, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury

  • Cristina L. Sadowsky, M.D.

    Expertise: Neuromyelitis Optica, Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Trauma

  • Alexius Enrique G Sandoval, M.D.

    Expertise: Cerebral Palsy, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Urology

Edward James Wright III, M.D.

Expertise: Incontinence, Lower Urinary Tract Reconstruction, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urethral Stricture

Neuroimmunology Fellows

Haiwen Chen, MD, PhD

Haiwen Chen, MD, PhD

Paula Barreras Cortes, MD

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