Dr. Jeffrey Rothstein focuses on neuromuscular diseases, with a particular focus on Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Other clinical areas relevant to his laboratory-based research include idiopathic stupor, epilepsy, and motor neuron degeneration.
His laboratory includes more than 25 post-doctoral fellows, neurology residents, neuromuscular fellows, junior faculty, undergraduate students, technicians, and ALS clinic staff. He has been the principal and/or local investigator in more than 20 national or international trials in ALS. He is the author of more than 360 articles on basic and clinical neuroscience. Dr. Rothstein's laboratory research is funded through the National Institutes of Health, the Dept of Defense, Target ALS, Maryland TEDCO, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the ALS Association, and Answer ALS.
Dr. Jeffrey Rothstein received a masters degree in neurochemistry from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics from the University of Illinois Health Sciences Center. He then obtained his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He went on to complete an internship at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital before joining The Johns Hopkins for his residency. While at Johns Hopkins, he became chief resident in neurology and completed his fellowship in neuromuscular disease. He has been Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins for more than 25 years.
ServicesJeffrey Rothstein provides neurology services in Baltimore, MD. A Neurologist is a physician who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders, disease, and injuries to the nervous system. This includes such areas as the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.
Please call Jeffrey Rothstein at (410) 955-9441 to schedule an appointment in Baltimore, MD or to get more information.