Jacqueline R. Harris, MD, MS
Pediatrics
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Jacqueline R. Harris
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Neurology
Background
Dr. Jaqueline Weissman is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Hospital and Institute of Genomic Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is also director of the Center for Tuberous Sclerosis and Related Disorder at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
She focuses on genetic and epigenetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders - particularly intellectual disability - and how specific genetic and epigenetic changes lead to specific neuroanatomic, neurophysiologic and cognitive phenotypes. She is also interested in developing specific cognitive profiles in genetic syndromes as potential outcome measures for trials and to help localize deficits. Currently most of her research is centered around Kabuki Syndrome.
Dr. Weissman received her B.A. with Honors in English Language and Literature and Neurobiology from The University of Chicago. She earned an M.D. from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and an M.S. in Clinical Research Scholars Program from Case Western Reserve University.
She completed a residency in pediatrics at the Children's Medical Center at UT Southwestern.
Dr. Weissman was chief resident in the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program at Johns Hopkins through 2016. She is currently director of the Tuberous Sclerosis and Related Disorders Clinic, Neurogenetics attending, Neurology/Medical consultant to the KKI Neurobehavioral Unit and Kennedy Krieger Institute Rehabilitation Unit attending.
Clinical Trials Summary
Neurodevelopmental disabilities, Neurogenetics, Intellectual disability
Additional Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine
Research Summary
I am interested in genetic and epigenetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders - particularly intellectual disability - and how specific genetic and epigenetic changes lead to specific neuroanatomic, neurophysiologic and cognitive phenotypes. I am also interested in developing specific cognitive profiles in genetic syndromes as potential outcome measures for trials and to help localize deficits. Currently most of my research is centered around Kabuki Syndrome.
Selected Publications
(RA) Weissman J, Naidu S, Bjornsson HT. Abnormalitics of the DNA methylation mark and its machinery: an emerging cause ofneurologicaldysfunction. Semin Neurol. 2014 Jul:34(3):249-57
BC Weissman J and Emrick L. Mitochondrial Disease. Chapter in Neurobiology of Disease, 2nd edition. In press.
Bjornsson HT, Benjamin JS, Zhang L, Weissman J, et al. Histone deacetylase inhibition rescues structural and functional brain deficits in a mouse model of Kabuki syndrome. SciTransl Med. 2014 Oct 1;6(256):256ra135
Weissman JR, Kelley RI, Bauman ML, et al. Mitochondrial disease in autism spectrum disorder patients: a cohort analysis. PLoS One. 2008;3(11):e3815.
Honors
- Outstanding Student Researcher 2010 Public Health Poster Presentation Award, National Student Research Forum, 1/1/10
- Award for Excellent Student in Medicine Clerkship and Excellent Student in Psychiatry Clerkship, 1/1/10
- 2007 Margaret L. Bauman Award for Excellence within the Autism Community, 1/1/07
Locations
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- 707 North Broadway, Neurology and Developmental Med, Baltimore, MD 21205
- phone: 443-923-2746
- fax: 443-923-9540
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, 2016UT Southwestern Medical Center
Residency, Pediatrics, 2012Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD MS, 2010Board Certifications
Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2016Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)