
Jessie Nance, MD
Neuromuscular Medicine
Pediatric Neurology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Jessie Nance
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Background
Dr. Jessica Nance, treats pediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders, muscular dystrophies, congenital and metabolic myopathies, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, peripheral neuropathy, spinal muscular atrophy, pediatric brachial plexus and hypotonia.
She has cultivated expertise in the diagnosis and management of inherited neuromuscular diseases through her experience at he National Institutes of Health with Dr. Carsten Bonnemann and in the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic with Dr. Tom Crawford. After completing a fellowship in neuromuscular disorders at Johns Hopkins, she is now a part of the Johns Hopkins Division of Pediatric Neurology where she will continue working in the Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic with Dr. Crawford.
She received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed residency training in Pediatrics and Child Neurology at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, NeuroLogic (Winter 2021)
New Faculty Focusing on Epilepsy and Neuromuscular Disorders, Pediatric Neuro News (Winter 2015)
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-4259
- fax: 410-367-2767
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine, 2014Children's National Hospital
Residency, Pediatric Neurology, 2012Children's National Hospital
Residency, Pediatrics, 2009Indiana University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2007Board Certifications
Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2012Insurance
- 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)