The Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurology Residency Program is dedicated to training the next generation of leaders in pediatric neurology. Based within The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and our affiliated clinical programs, the residency offers exceptional exposure to the full breadth of pediatric neurologic diseases, from common outpatient concerns to complex neurogenetic, neuroimmunology, neuromuscular, neurodevelopmental, cerebrovascular, movement, epilepsy and critical care disorders.
Learn more about our program, our people and the training experience at Johns Hopkins.
Program Overview
Through closely mentored clinical experiences, structured didactics, research opportunities and tailored career guidance, our residents develop the knowledge, judgment and compassion required to care for children with neurologic disorders and their families. Whether pursuing careers in academic medicine, clinical practice, advocacy, education or investigation, our graduates leave prepared to make meaningful contributions to the field.
Why Choose Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurology Residency
Our Culture
Our Faculty
The Division of Pediatric Neurology at Johns Hopkins, in partnership with Kennedy Krieger Institute, includes over 60 academic child neurologists and serves as the largest combined division of child neurology in the country. Each of our faculty are committed to the academic mission of advancing child neurology care and understanding of pediatric neurologic disease.
Diverse Expertise
Integrated Training Experience
After 2 years of advanced pediatric training within the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, led by child neurologist Brenda Banwell, the pediatric neurology residency is fully integrated with the Department of Neurology and the adult neurology experiences throughout the 3 remaining years. Our program was also one of the first to have pediatric neurology residents serve as senior residents on the adult neurology service, which has led to a highly integrated training experience.
Clinical and Research Facilities
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The 11-floor Johns Hopkins Children's Center houses the Department of Pediatrics' inpatient units and research laboratories. Pediatric medicine, critical care medicine, pediatric surgery and child/adolescent psychiatry share 188 beds. Separate areas are maintained for neonates (including an intensive care unit), infants, older children and adolescents. Other inpatients receive specialized care in units for child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, intensive care, oncology and clinical research. Pediatric neurology patients are housed throughout the Children's Center.
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To meet the increasing emphasis on outpatient care, adult neurology residents are involved in monthly rotations in faculty-supervised clinics in each subspecialty of neurology, including neurovirology, neuromuscular, cerebrovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, vestibular and eye movement disorders, movement disorders, epilepsy and general neurology. In addition to the above faculty-sponsored clinics, each resident is also involved in their own continuity clinic that meets weekly. These clinics are supervised by part-time faculty on a rotating basis. The Levi Watkins, Jr, MD, Outpatient Center is located across the street from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and houses most of the outpatient clinics for the institution. It is an L-shaped, 8 story building with two separate but connecting wings; one for patient care and one for faculty offices, research and support services. The Department of Neurology has clinic space on the fifth floor of the building with 26 patient exam rooms and neurophysiology laboratories consisting of EEG and EMG. Ancillary services such as CT, MRI, and phlebotomy are located on site
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JHBMC is a 400-bed primary care facility located two miles east of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. It houses an inpatient service of 15 beds as well as an active consultation and outpatient service. There is a high percentage of epilepsy and stroke represented among patients admitted to the inpatient service. To support this need, there is a strong cerebrovascular group within the hospital. Neurologic intensive care is supervised by the inpatient ward team. The consultation service serves the inpatient medical and surgical services as well as the geriatrics center and chronic AIDS facility. Also based at JHBMC are the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, the Gerontology Research Center of the National Institutes of Aging, the Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, and several new biotechnology ventures independent of the university.
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The Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), located just across the street from The Johns Hopkins Hospital, is an affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. A majority of the the staff members hold faculty appointments with the School of Medicine, primarily in the departments of pediatrics and/or neurology. The KKI provides inpatient care in a 51-bed special pediatric hospital. It is organized into three units:
- a developmental disabilities unit for children with cerebral palsy or other specialized diagnostic or therapeutic problems
- a pediatric comprehensive neurorehabilitation unit where children recover from brain damage acquired through injury or illness
- and a neurobehavior unit, treating children with mental retardation or autism who display severe behavior problems such as self-injury or aggression.
Ambulatory services emphasize the evaluation and treatment of learning and behavioral disorders, developmental pediatrics, neurogenetic and metabolic disorders, autism, birth defects, physical and occupational therapy, neurorehabilitation, NICU follow-up and psychopharmacology.
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Johns Hopkins neurology and neurosurgery research brings together some of the world’s most creative and curious minds who are working toward cures for devastating diseases such as brain cancer, Parkinson’s disease, ALS and dementia, while broadening our understanding of the most complex organ system in the body.
Learn more about research, including labs and clinical trials, spanning our departments.
