Dody Robinson, M.D.

Shenandoah Robinson, M.D.

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  • Professor of Neurosurgery

Expertise

Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy Surgery, Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), Spasticity Management ...read more

Research Interests

Clarifying how early insults to the developing brain lead to deficits, such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and how to mitigate these deficits with neurorestorative agents ...read more

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Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (now called Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center)

Appointment Phone: 410-955-7337
601 N. Caroline St.
5th Floor, Neurosciences Clinic
Baltimore, MD 21287
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (now called Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center) - Google Maps

Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Appointment Phone: 410-955-7337
1708 W. Rogers Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital - Google Maps

Background

Dr. Shenandoah "Dody" Robinson is a nationally recognized expert in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy and spasticity. Her research focuses on clarifying how early insults to the developing brain lead to deficits, such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and how to mitigate these deficits with neurorestorative agents. Currently she is the president of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Robinson sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center’s Neurosciences Clinic, the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.

As a prolific researcher and award-winning teacher, she has written dozens of peer-reviewed professional journal articles and more than 15 book chapters, and she has mentored numerous pediatric neurosurgery trainees.

Dr. Robinson has been elected to the Executive Council of the American Society of Pediatric Surgeons (ASPN), the most distinguished pediatric neurosurgical society in the nation. She is the first woman to hold this position in the 42 year history of the society and she is in the line-up to become its president. She currently serves as a Director of the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery and just stepped down as chief of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

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Titles

  • Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Pediatrics

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1991)

Residencies

  • Neurological Surgery; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1998)

Fellowships

  • Pediatric Neurosurgery; Saint Louis University School of Medicine (1999)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurological Surgery) (2001)

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

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S Robinson, JL Winer, J. Berkner, LAS Chan, JL Denson, JR Maxwell, Y Yang, LO Sillerud, RC Tasker, WP Meehan III, R Mannix, and LL Jantzie (2015) Imaging and serum biomarkers reflect functional efficacy of extended erythropoietin treatment in rats following infantile traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurgery: Pediatrics In Press.

JR Maxwell, JL Denson, NE Joste, S Robinson, LL Jantzie (2015) Combined in utero hypoxia-ischemia and lipopolysaccharide administration in rats induces chorioamnionitis and a fetal inflammatory response. Placenta. In Press.

LL Jantzie, JL Winer, C Corbett and S Robinson (2015) Erythropoietin modulates cerebral and serum degradation products from excess calpain activation following prenatal hypoxia-ischemia. Dev Neurosci. In Press.

LL Jantzie, P Getsy, J Denson, D Firl, JR Maxwell, DA Rogers, CG Wilson and S Robinson (2015) Prenatal hypoxia-ischemia induces abnormalities in CA3 microstructure, potassium chloride cotransporter 2 expression and inhibitory tone. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9:347. PMC4558523

LL Jantzie, JL Winer, JR Maxwell, LAS Chan and S Robinson (2015) Modeling encephalopathy of prematurity using prenatal hypoxia-ischemia with intra-amniotic lipopolysaccharide in rats. J Visualized Experiments. In Press.

LL Jantzie and S Robinson (2015) Preclinical Models of Encephalopathy of Prematurity. Dev Neurosci. 37(4-5):277-88.  PMID: 25722056.  PMCID: PMC4514537.

LL Jantzie, CJ Corbett, J Berglass, DJ Firl, Flores J, R Mannix and S Robinson (2014) Complex pattern of interaction between in utero hypoxia-ischemia and intra-amniotic inflammation disrupts brain development and motor function. J Neuroinflammation 11(1):131. PMID: 2508242. PMCID: PMC4128546

LL Jantzie, PM Getsy, DJ Firl, CG Wilson, RH Miller and S Robinson (2014) Erythropoietin attenuates loss of potassium chloride co-transporters following prenatal brain injury. Molecular Cellular Neuroscience 61:152-162. PMID: 24983250. PMCID: PMC4134983.

R Mannix, J Berglass, J Berkner, P Moleus, J Qiu, LL Jantzie, WP Meehan III, RM Stanley, and S Robinson (2014) Sex differences in the effect of progesterone after controlled cortical impact in adolescent mice:  A preliminary study. J Neurosurgery 121(6):1337-41. PMID 25280093.


R Mannix, J Berglass, J Berkner, P Moleus, J Qiu, N Andrews, G Gunner, J Berglass, L Jantzie, S Robinson and WP Meehan (2014) Chronic gliosis and behavioral deficits in mice following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurgery 121(6):1342-50. PMID 25267088

LL Jantzie, CJ Corbett, DJ Firl and S Robinson (2014) Postnatal erythropoietin mitigates impaired cerebral cortical development following subplate loss from prenatal hypoxia-ischemia. Cerebral Cortex (In press).  PMID 24722771.  PMCID: PMC4537428.

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • President, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, 2023 - 2024
  • Elected to American Academy of Neurological Surgeons
  • Elected to Society of Neurological Surgeons
  • BCH Postdoctoral Association Award for Exceptional Mentorship
  • University of New Mexico Clinical and Translational Science Center Visiting Professor
  • Best Pediatric Poster, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting
  • Excellence in Mentoring Award, Postdoctoral Association, Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Best Pediatric Abstract, American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Visiting Professorship, Case Western Reserve University
  • David S. Weiner Award for Outstanding Leadership and Innovation in Child Health
  • Peer-reviewed Medical Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award, U.S. Department of Defense, 2018

Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurological Surgery (by invitation)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • American Epilepsy Society
  • AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
  • American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (by invitation)
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • Society for Pediatric Research (by invitation)
  • Society of Neurological Surgeons (by invitation)
  • Women in Neurological Surgery
  • American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Videos & Media

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Young Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Patient Makes Big Strides Living with Cerebral Palsy (3/17/2021)

Innovations in Care for Patients with Pediatric Epilepsy, NeuroLogic (Winter 2021)

Gemma Moorhead’s Sykesville neighborhood strings lights for the holidays, raising awareness for hydrocephalus, Baltimore Sun (12/18/20)

Maximizing the Benefit of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, Johns Hopkins News and Publications (September 2016)

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