Elite in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Elite in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Children's National Hospital
111 Michigan Ave NW, 
Washington,, DC 

Overview

Christopher Spurney is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Washington,, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Spurney is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. His top areas of expertise are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Cardiomyopathy, and Atrioventricular Septal Defect.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 69 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 31 articles in the study of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Licenses
Pediatric Cardiology in DC
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Children's National Hospital
111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington,, DC 20010
Other Locations
Children's National Amb Surg Ctr at Montgomery CO
9850 Key West Ave, Rockville,, MD 20850

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Spurney has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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111 Michigan Ave NW, 
Washington, DC 
 (0.1 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
English

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Children's National Hospital

1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
Silver Spring,, MD 
 (5.4 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
English

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