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Lisa Renee Sun, M.D.

Lisa Renee Sun, M.D.

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  • Associate Program Director, Pediatric Neurology Residency Program
  • Associate Professor of Neurology

Specializes in: Adolescents (12-18 years), Children (1-11 years), Infants (up to 1 year)

Expertise

Acute Stroke Care, Carotid Artery Stenosis, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Moyamoya Disease, Neurovascular Disease, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Neurovascular Disorders, Pediatric Stroke, Stroke, Stroke Imaging, Stroke Prevention, Stroke Recovery, Stroke Rehabilitation, Transient Ischemic Attack, Vascular Neurology, Young Adult Stroke ...read more

Research Interests

Pediatric and young adult stroke; moyamoya disease; sickle cell disease-related stroke ...read more

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

Appointment Phone: 410-955-4259
601 N. Caroline St.
Baltimore, MD 21287 map

Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station

Appointment Phone: 410-955-4259
10753 Falls Road
Pavilion II, Suite 115
Lutherville, MD 21093 map

Background

Dr. Sun is an expert in both pediatric neurology and cerebrovascular neurology, with a special interest in pediatric and young adult stroke. She focuses on both acute care of stroke as well as longitudinal management of an array of neurologic conditions that affect children and young adults.
Dr. Sun’s clinical research program is broadly focused on developing a deeper understanding of the causes, management, and prevention of stroke in the young. More specifically, Dr. Sun is interested in stroke associated with cancer and chemotherapy. She is also studying recovery after stroke in newborns (perinatal stroke) using transcranial magnetic stimulation to understand recovery after stroke.
In addition to her clinical and research interests, Dr. Sun is the associate program director of the Child Neurology residency program at Johns Hopkins.
After completing medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Sun completed her pediatrics and neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins, and subsequently she completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology/Stroke.

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Titles

  • Associate Program Director, Pediatric Neurology Residency Program
  • Associate Professor of Neurology

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2011)

Residencies

  • Pediatrics; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2013)
  • Pediatric Neurology; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)

Fellowships

  • Vascular Neurology; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2017)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology/Special Child Neurology) (2016)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Sun’s research focuses broadly on pediatric and young adult stroke, with emphasis on discovering the causes, treatments, and prevention of stroke in the young. Specifically, Dr. Sun is investigating novel monitoring and stroke prevention techniques in children with moyamoya disease, which is a rare disease that places affected children and young adults at high risk of stroke. The goal of Dr. Sun's research is to improve outcomes and quality of life of individuals affected by stroke and moyamoya disease.

Selected Publications

Beslow LA, Dowling MM, Hassanein SMA, Lynch JK, Zafeiriou D, Sun LR, Kopyta I, Titomanlio L, Kolk A, Chan A, Biller J, Grabowski EF, Abdalla AA, Mackay MT, deVeber G; International Pediatric Stroke Study Investigators. Mortality After Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke. Pediatrics. 2018 May;141(5).

Felling RJ, Sun LR, Maxwell EC, Goldenberg N, Bernard T. Pediatric arterial ischemic stroke: Epidemiology, risk factors, and management. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2017 Mar 7.

Sun LR, Cooper S. Neurological Complications of the Treatment of Pediatric Neoplastic Disorders. Pediatr Neurol. 2018 Jun 2.

Sun LR, Pearl M, Bahouth MN, Carrasco M, Hoops K, Schuette J, Felling RJ. Mechanical thrombectomy in an infant with acute embolic stroke. Pediatr Neurol. 2018 Feb.

Tibussek D, Natesirinilkul R, Sun LR, Wasserman BA, Brandão LR, deVeber G. Severe cerebral vasospasm and childhood arterial ischemic stroke after intrathecal cytarabine. Pediatrics. 2016 Feb;137(2):e20152143.

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Guy McKhann Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins University Department of Neurology, 2016
  • Clinical Faculty Brain Award, Department of Neurology, 2018
  • Baltimore Top Doctor, Baltimore Magazine, 2018

Memberships

  • American Heart Association

    2015 – present

  • Child Neurology Society
  • American Academy of Neurology
  • American Academy of Pediatrics

Professional Activities

  • Pediatric Neurology Residency Associate Program Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2016

Videos & Media

Lectures and Presentations

  • Pediatric Stroke
    Didactic Conference, Neuropsychology Seminar, Baltimore, MD (04/17/2017)
    Kennedy Krieger Institute
  • Pediatric Stroke: Keeping up with the times when time is brain
    presentation, Departmental Conference (10/27/2016)
    Duke University
  • Introduction to Stroke
    Medical Student Lecture, Baltimore, MD (09/01/2016)
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Chemotherapy-associated cerebral vasospasm in children with leukemia
    Grand Rounds, Department of Neurology Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD (06/16/2016)
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • The Neurologic Examination in Critically Ill Children
    lecture, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Conference, Baltimore, MD (03/01/2016)
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
  • The Neurologic Examination in Children
    lecture, Noon Conference, Baltimore, MD (02/01/2016)
    Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Decompressive craniectomy for pediatric stroke
    presentation, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Conference, Baltimore, MD (11/01/2015)
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Pediatric stroke and the BAT (acute stroke alert) call
    presentation, Noon Conference, Baltimore, MD (01/01/2015)
    Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Patient Ratings & Comments

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  • 5.0 Provider Listened Carefully
  • 4.9 Provider Knew Medical History
  • 5.0 Provider Showed Respect
  • 5.0 Provider Spent Enough Time
  • 4.9 Overall Rating by Patient

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