Elias Sotirchos, MD
Neurology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Elias Sotirchos
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Neurology
Background
Elias Sotirchos, M.D., specializes in the diagnosis, management and treatment of neuroimmunological disorders that involve the central nervous system, including multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-immunoglobulin G (MOG-IgG)-associated disorder (MOGAD). His research focuses on developing and validating novel imaging and blood-based biomarkers of these conditions. He is also involved in clinical trials of experimental therapeutic agents for MS and NMOSD.
Dr. Sotirchos earned his medical degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and subsequently completed his internship and neurology residency training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He then pursued advanced clinical and research training in neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins as a National MS Society Sylvia Lawry Fellow.
Selected Publications
Sotirchos ES, Bhargava P, Eckstein CP, Van Haren KP, Baynes M, Ntranos A, Gocke A, Steinman L, Mowry EM, Calabresi PA. Safety and immunologic effects of high vs. low-dose cholecalciferol in multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 2016 Jan;86(4):382-390
Sotirchos ES, Filippatou A, Fitzgerald KC, Salama S, Pardo S, Wang J, Ogbuokiri E, Cowley NJ, Pellegrini N, Murphy OC, Mealy MA, Prince JL, Levy M, Calabresi PA, Saidha S. Aquaporin-4 IgG seropositivity is associated with worse visual outcomes after optic neuritis than MOG-IgG seropositivity and multiple sclerosis, independent of macular ganglion cell layer thinning. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2019. Epub ahead of print.
Sotirchos ES, Gonzalez Caldito N, Filippatou A, Fitzgerald KC, Murphy OC, Lambe J, Nguyen J, Button J, Ogbuokiri E, Crainiceanu CM, Prince JL, Calabresi PA, Saidha S. Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Is Associated with Faster and Specific Retinal Layer Atrophy. Annals of Neurology. 2020 Jun;87(6):885-896.
Sotirchos ES, Gonzalez-Caldito N, Dewey BE, Fitzgerald KC, Glaister J, Filippatou A, Ogbuokiri E, Feldman S, Kwakyi O, Risher H, Crainiceanu C, Pham DL, Van Zijl PC, Mowry EM, Reich DS, Prince JL, Calabresi PA, Saidha S. Effect of disease-modifying therapies on subcortical gray matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2020 Mar;26(3):312-321
Filippatou A, Shoemaker T, Esch M, Qutab M, Gonzalez-Caldito N, Prince JL, Mowry EM, Calabresi PA, Saidha S, Sotirchos ES. Spinal cord and infratentorial lesions in radiologically isolated syndrome are associated with decreased retinal ganglion cell/inner plexiform layer thickness. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2019 Dec; 25(14):1878-1887
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-9441
- fax: 410-955-6402
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Neuroimmunology, 2020Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Neurology, 2017National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Medical Education, MD, 2010Board Certifications
Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2017Insurance
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- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)