Andrea Chao Bafford, MD

Dr. Buchholz is a clinical neuropsychologist and core faculty member in the Division of Medical Psychology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, with appointments as Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neurology. She received a bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology from Lehigh University, a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Towson University, and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Following a one-year neuropsychology internship at the Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Buchholz completed a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at Johns Hopkins University.Dr. Buchholz is a founding member of the Functional Neurological Disorder Society and specializes in the evaluation and treatment of functional neurological symptom disorders (FNSDs). In this capacity, she is working to develop a multidisciplinary center for evaluation and management of FNSDs at Johns Hopkins. She currently serves as the primary neuropsychologist for the Johns Hopkins Adult Epilepsy Center. She maintains clinical research databases to examine neuropsychological profiles and treatment predictors and outcomes in patients with FNSDs and epilepsy. She also serves as the primary neuropsychologist for the Johns Hopkins Healthy Brain Program.

Allison McIntyre MPAS, PA-C is a neurosurgery physician assistant who treats patients with spinal diseases and deformities, spine and nerve tumors, and brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injuries. She is committed to patient-centered care, clear communication, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate patients and create personalized treatment plans that address symptoms and enhance quality of life. She obtained her Master's Degree in Physician Assistant studies from Towson University in 2021. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient surgery since 2021.

Mari Groves is a Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon who cares for children with brain and spinal cord tumors (benign and cancerous), skeletal dysplasia, and spinal deformities such as neuromuscular and early scoliosis. She also sees patients diagnosed with Chiari malformations, spasticity and epilepsy. She specializes in treating patients with all types of spina bifida, including myelomeningocele. As part of the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy, she is an expert in prenatal closure techniques such as minimally invasive fetoscopic repair of myelomeningocele (when the spina bifida defect is repaired before birth). Offering a transitional practice model of care, she follows patients diagnosed with spina bifida from birth to adulthood. Dr. Groves chose to pursue neurosurgery because it allows her to treat patients with complex conditions and help improve the quality of children’s lives. Her research interests focus on pediatric spinal disease and how surgical intervention can impact growth and neurological function during a child’s life. She is committed to building programs that support patients with congenital disorders as they age. Pediatric patients often age out of existing programs and have difficulty locating physicians and treating teams that understand their conditions. At Johns Hopkins, we have a unique ability to provide this type of comprehensive care. Dr. Groves earned her medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed residency training in 2014 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she remained for a neurosurgery fellowship, which she finished in 2015. She also completed a spinal deformity fellowship at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia.