CharlotteJaneSumnerMD

Neurology • Baltimore, MD

Neuromuscular Medicine

Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Office
600 N. Wolfe Street
Rangos, Room 248
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-614-0093

Fax+1 410-502-5459

Summary

I am a board certified neurologist who specializes in neuromuscular disorders. Areas of particular expertise include inherited peripheral nerve, motor neuron, and muscle diseases such as Charcot Marie Tooth disease, spinal muscular atrophy, and muscular dystrophy.

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1997 - 2000
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - Present
MD State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Onasemnogene-abeparvovec administration to premature infants with spinal muscular atrophy.
Stephen M Brown, Aparna S Ajjarapu, Divya Ramachandra, Laura Blasco-Pérez, Mar Costa-Roger
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2024-11-01
The expanding application of antisense oligonucleotides to neurodegenerative diseases.
Charlotte J Sumner, Timothy M Miller
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2024-10-01
A reassessment of spinal cord pathology in severe infantile spinal muscular atrophy: Reassessment of spinal cord pathology.
Hazel Allardyce, Benjamin D Lawrence, Thomas O Crawford, Charlotte J Sumner, Simon H Parson
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 2024-10-01

Press Mentions

2022 Cure SMA Annual Research Meeting Summaries – Special and Clinical Research SessionAugust 15th, 2022
News from the AAN Annual Meeting: In Phase 3 Results, Infants on Nusinersen Survive Longer, Achieve Motor MilestonesMay 18th, 2017
SMA Infants Do Better with NusinersenApril 25th, 2017
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Grant Support

Muscle And Neuromuscular Junctions In Spinal Muscular AtrophyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2012
Regulation Of The Survival Motor Neuron GeneNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2008

External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/charlotte-sumner