Kristin Baranano, MD, PhD
Pediatric Neurology
Neurology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Kristin Baranano
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Background
Dr. Barañano earned her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed residencies in pediatrics and neurology, along with a fellowship in neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Dr. Barañano is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of rare neurogenetic disorders. She has a particular interest in the genetic control and function of the cerebellum and expertise in childhood-onset and inherited ataxias. She is a member of the multidisciplinary Fetal Management group and is available for prenatal consultations. Dr. Barañano's research includes collaborative efforts with the Johns Hopkins Department of Genetic Medicine and the Division of Neurogenetics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Centers and Institutes
Selected Publications
Clinical whole exome sequencing in child neurology practice.
Srivastava S, Cohen JS, Vernon H, Barañano K, McClellan R, Jamal L, Naidu S, Fatemi A.
Ann Neurol. 2014 Oct;76(4):473-83. doi: 10.1002/ana.24251. Epub 2014 Aug 30.
PMID: 25131622
"Idiopathic" and "genetic" generalized epilepsies intersect.
Krauss G, Barañano K.
Epilepsy Curr. 2014 Mar;14(2):81-3. doi: 10.5698/1535-7597-14.2.81. No abstract available.
PMID: 24872785
Electroconvulsive therapy for catatonia in a boy with hydrocephalus and an arachnoid cyst.
Wachtel LE, Baranano K, Reti IM.
Pediatr Neurol. 2010 Jul;43(1):73-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.011.
PMID: 20682210
The ketogenic diet: uses in epilepsy and other neurologic illnesses.
Barañano KW, Hartman AL.
Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2008 Nov;10(6):410-9.
PMID: 18990309
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-4259
- fax: 410-367-2767
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-9441
- fax: 410-955-6402
Expertise
Education
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Fellowship, 2011Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Neurology, 2011Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Neurology, 2009Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics, 2006Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD PhD, 2004Board Certifications
Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2009Insurance
- 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)