Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Neurologists

Neurorehabilitation -- Physicians and Staff

Rita Sloan Berndt, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology
Special Interests: Language and Aphasia; Assessment and Rehabilitation of Disorders of Higher Cortical Function (Especially Aphasia, Alexia and Memory Impairments)
Degree: Johns Hopkins University, Cognitive Psychology
Appointments: 410-706-7158

Peter H. Gorman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology; Director, Spinal Cord Injury Service, Kernan Hospital and Baltimore VA Medical Center
Special Interests: Spinal Cord Injury; Neurorehabilitation; Functional Electrical Stimulation; Electrodiagnosis
Medical Degree: Ohio State University
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center, Neurology
Fellowship:Electromyography; MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Neurologic Rehabilitation
Certifications: Neurology; Spinal Cord Medicine; Electromyography
Appointments: 410-448-6383

Glenn J. Kehs, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, Kernan Hospital
Special Interests: Stroke; Neurorehabilitation; Aphasia
Medical Degree:Vanderbilt University
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Neurology
Fellowship: Braintree Hospital, Neurologic Rehabilitation
Certifications: Neurology; Neurorehabilitation
Appointments: 410-448-6383

Robert A. Lavin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Pain Management, Baltimore VA Medical Center
Special Interests: Pain Management; Neurological and Musculoskeletal Issues of Occupational Medicine; Back and Neck Pain, Peripheral Nerve Injuries; Electrodiagnosis
Medical Degree:George Washington University School of Medicine
Residency:George Washington University of School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Sinai Hospital
Certifications: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Electromyography
Appointments: 410-448-6383

Michael J. Makley, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Unit, Kernan Hospital
Special Interests: Traumatic Brain Injury and Spasticity
Medical Degree: Ohio State University
Residency: Riverside Methodist, Internal Medicine; Ohio State University College of Medicine, Neurology
Fellowship:University of Maryland Medical Center, Neurorehabilitation
Certifications: Neurology; Rehabilitation
Appointments: 410-448-6383

Aleyamma J. Matthew, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Kernan Stroke Unit
Special Interests: Geriatrics; Internal Medicine
Medical Degree: Medical College, Gulberga, India
Residency: St. Agnes Hospital
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Appointments: 410-448-6249

Melita M. Theyagaraj, M.D.
Instructor, Neurology; Director, Orthopaedic and Multi-Trauma Rehabilitation Unit, Kernan Hospital
Special Interests: Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation; Pain Management, Electrodiagnostic Procedures
Medical Degree: Madras Medical College, University of Madras, India
Residency: State University of New York, Stony Brook, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Certifications: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Appointments: 410-448-6383

George F. Wittenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology; Director
Special Interests: Recovery of Motor Function After Stroke and Other CNS Injury; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Functional Neuroimaging; Rehabilitation Robotics; Movement Disorders; Spasticity
Medical Degree: University of California, San Diego
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis, Neurology
Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis, Neurorehabilitation; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Research and Movement Disorders
Certifications: Neurology
Appointments: 410-448-6383

This page was last updated on: August 11, 2009.

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