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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 12 doctor with experience in Becker Muscular Dystrophy near Maryland, US. Of these, 8 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      The Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 N Wolfe St, Path 509, Neurology, 
      Baltimore, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ami Mankodi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mankodi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Paramyotonia Congenita, Cytoplasmic Body Myopathy, Myotonic Dystrophy, and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2.

      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      35-2a1000 35 Convent Dr, Msc 3705, 
      Bethesda, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kenneth Fischbeck is a Neurologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Fischbeck is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.

      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Family Medicine
      52 Water St, 
      Thurmont, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Brad Cooper is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Thurmont, Maryland. Dr. Cooper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Benign Autosomal Dominant Myopathy, Tubular Aggregate Myopathy, and Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion.

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      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      Advanced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neurology | Sleep Medicine
      174 Thomas Johnson Dr, Suite 100, 
      Frederick, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Salam Zughayer is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Zughayer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Becker Muscular Dystrophy, X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy, Benign Autosomal Dominant Myopathy, and Rigid Spine Syndrome.

      Andrew L. Mammen
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology

      Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

      4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 01 (G), Clinic 5, 
      Baltimore, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Andrew Mammen is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mammen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Necrotizing Myopathy (NM).

      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy

      Kennedy Krieger Institute

      1741 Ashland Avenue, Room 847, Room 847, 
      Baltimore, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dr. Leung obtained her undergraduate degree in biochemical sciences from Harvard University. While attending medical school at Duke University, she completed a year-long research fellowship studying genetic markers of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease at the National Institute on Aging as part of the NIH Clinical Research Training Program. She completed her neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the graduate training program in clinical investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Leung joined the Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute as a translational research fellow in 2010 and was appointed to the faculty in 2014. Her clinic specializes in electromyography and the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary muscle diseases. Dr. Leung’s research focuses on the development of imaging biomarkers and outcome measures for muscle diseases. She is the principal investigator for a longitudinal cohort study of whole-body MRI in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Dr. Leung is also a site principal investigator for the Ionis-DMPKRx trial, a phase Ib/IIa clinical trial of a novel RNA-based therapy for myotonic muscular dystrophy. Dr. Leung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), Dysferlinopathy, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.

      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neurology | Pediatric Neurology

      Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

      601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
      Baltimore, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dr. Tom Crawford has been a member of the Department of Neurology since 1987. He is co-director of the MDA clinic for Neuromuscular Disorders and Neurologist for the Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins. His practice involves general child neurology with a principal interest in caring for children with neuromuscular, neuromotor, and ataxic disorders. Primary research interests involve the basic science and clinical characterization of two important neurologic disorders that affect children: Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Ataxia Telangiectasia. He is also actively involved in the Biology of neurofilaments by characterization of transgenic animal models. He is on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Boards of Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and the Medical Advisory Committee for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He is the Neurologist for the Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins, which has evaluated almost half of the known patients with this disorder in the United States. Additional specific clinical interests include evaluation and treatment of children with brachial plexus palsies. Dr. Crawford received his medical degree from the University of Southern California. He completed a pediatric internship and residency at the Pediatric Pavilion of the Los Angeles County / University of Southern California Medical Center, followed by a pediatric chief residency. He completed his training in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology at the Los Angeles Childrens Hospital. He then traveled east to the laboratory of Dr John Griffin at Johns Hopkins for a fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders. Prior to medical training and Neurology residency, he majored in Psychology and Religion at Yale College. Dr. Crawford has published extensively and presented nationally and internationally. He has an active role in teaching medical students and residents in neurology. In addition, Dr. Crawford has special interest and experience in EMG studies of children and adults. Dr. Crawford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Ataxia-Telangiectasia, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2.

      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Internal Medicine

      Atlantic General Hospital Corporation

      9714 Healthway Dr, 
      Berlin, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Edwin Castaneda is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Berlin, Maryland. Dr. Castaneda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Hyperlipidemia Type 3, High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension. Dr. Castaneda is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Family Medicine

      Tidalhealth Primary Care LLC

      9950 N Main St, 
      Berlin, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Scott Sweeney is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Berlin, Maryland. Dr. Sweeney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Sweeney is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Pediatric Neurology
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Pediatric Neurology

      Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

      601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
      Baltimore, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German

      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. Dr. Nance is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Dysferlinopathy, Cytoplasmic Body Myopathy, and Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.

      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Internal Medicine

      Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC

      9000 Franklin Square Dr, 
      Baltimore, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Samuel English is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. English is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Thrombophlebitis, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Dr. English is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Ophthalmology | Neurology
      Experienced in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
      Ophthalmology | Neurology
      600 N Wolfe St, Woods Science Bldg, 461, 
      Baltimore, MD 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thomas Bosley is an Ophthalmologist and a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bosley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Becker Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Duane-Radial Ray Syndrome, Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency, Isolated Duane Retraction Syndrome, and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Becker Muscular Dystrophy?

      Becker muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves slowly worsening muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis.

      When should I see a Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor in Maryland, US?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor in Maryland, US?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctors in Maryland, US?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctors in Maryland, US?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor in Maryland, US?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor in Maryland, US?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctors in Maryland, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Becker Muscular Dystrophy doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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