Overview

Carlos Romo, M.D., is a neuro-oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Romo specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, including glioblastoma, astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, neurofibromas, and schwannomas among others. Dr. Romo earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico and completed his Neurology residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he served as chief resident. He then completed a Neuro-oncology clinical and research fellowship in a joint program between The Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Romo additionally trained as a clinical pharmacology fellow at The Johns Hopkins University and completed training on clinical cancer research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. In his research, Dr. Romo studies drug pharmacokinetics and the blood-brain barrier, and investigates better ways to reach tumors in the central nervous system. Dr. Romo also studies treatments for patient with neurofibromatosis. In addition to patient care and research, Dr. Romo teaches and mentors medical and undergraduate students to help develop a future generation of neurologists.

Dr. Romo is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Schwannomatosis, and Astrocytoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 49 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Neurology, 2017
Specialties
Pain Medicine
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2020
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Neuro-Oncology, 2020
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
First Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • PPO
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Johns Hopkins Healthcare
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Sentara Healthcare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Pavilion II STE 115, Lutherville, MD 21093
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Romo 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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