JosephScafidiDO
Child Neurology • Baltimore, MDAssociate Professor, Neurology, Pediatrics, Anatomy & Cell Biology, George Washington University Sch of Med and Health Sciences
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Office
707 N Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205Phone+1 443-923-9400
Education & Training
Children's National HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2011- Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Child Neurology, 2005 - 2008
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2005
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
VA State License 2021 - 2026
MD State License 2009 - 2025
DC State License 2007 - 2024
NJ State License 2005 - 2009- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Washingtonian Top Doctors Washingtonian Magazine, 2016-2018
- Kayla Wenger Chair of Research National Brain Tumor Society, 2012-2015
- Top Docs Washington Post, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 192 citationsNeurobiology of premature brain injuryNatalina Salmaso, Beata Jablonska, Joseph Scafidi, Flora M. Vaccarino, Vittorio Gallo
Nature Neuroscience. 2014-03-01 - 183 citationsIntranasal epidermal growth factor treatment rescues neonatal brain injuryJoseph Scafidi, Timothy R. Hammond, Susanna Scafidi, Jonathan Ritter, Beata Jablonska
Nature. 2014-02-13 - 52 citationsEnvironmental enrichment ameliorates perinatal brain injury and promotes functional white matter recovery.Thomas A. Forbes, Evan Z. Goldstein, Jeffrey L. Dupree, Joseph Scafidi, Katrina L. Adams
Nature Communications. 2020-02-19
Journal Articles
- Metabolic perturbations after pediatric TBI: It's not just about glucose.Bowman CE, Scafidi J, Scafidi S., Exp Neurol., 6/2019
- Increased cerebral blood flow on arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging can localize to seizure focus in newborns: A report of 3 cases.Mabray P, Thewamit R, Whitehead MT, Kao A, Scafidi J, Gaillard WD, Chang T, Tsuchida TN, Epilepsia, 5/1/2018
- Age-Dependent Cellular and Behavioral Deficits Induced by Molecularly Targeted Drugs Are Reversible.Joseph Scafidi, Jonathan Ritter, Brooke M. Talbot, Jorge Edwards, Li-Jin Chew and Vittorio Gallo, Cancer Research, 4/15/2018
Grant Support
- The effects of molecularly targeted therapeutic agents on the developing brainNational Brain Tumor Society2012–Present
- Enhanced EGFR signaling promotes white matter recovery in a model of premature brain injuryNIH, NINDS2011–Present
- BIOENERGETIC FAILURE UNDERLIES CEREBRAL DYSMATURITY AFTER PERINATAL BRAIN INJURYNIH2018–2022
Research History
- Research FellowDevelop a murine model of premature brain injury2008 - 2011
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Neurological AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish, Italian
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