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Christie Adams is a neurosurgical physician assistant who specializes in brain tumors and trigeminal neuralgia. She cares for adult patients with these conditions both before and after surgery. After she obtained her undergraduate degree at Carnegie Mellon University, Adams completed a master’s degree in biological sciences at University of Maryland Baltimore County. This was followed by a second master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Neurologist Kelly Mills cares for patients who have movement disorders such as ataxia, dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonism and tremor. He evaluates and manages patients needing advanced therapies, such as deep brain stimulation, focused ultrasound or medication infusions to manage their movement symptoms. Additionally, he provides botulinum toxin treatment for various disorders. Dr. Mills earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed residency training in neurology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and remained there for fellowship training in movement disorders, which had a particular emphasis on deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s disease, tremor and dystonia. Dr. Mills also holds a Master of Health Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In his research, Dr. Mills explores the cognitive dysfunction that can occur in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. He is particularly interested in describing the role of the basal ganglia in cognition, especially in the context of various diseases that can affect this structure. His work focuses on clarifying how certain treatments might affect cognitive and psychiatric problems. He also works to develop new imaging biomarkers to detect mechanisms of disease, such as neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Babar Shafiq is an orthopaedic surgeon fellowship trained in traumatology who performs surgery for acute trauma and adult reconstruction. As an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Shafiq is very active clinically caring for patients with a broad range of orthopaedic injuries and conditions. An abbreviated list incudes:Poorly healing Fractures called Non-unions/MalunionsLimb Deformity/Limb LengthHip ReplacementsFractures:Lower Extremity: Hip, Pelvis, Acetabulum, Femur, Tibia, Tibia plateau, Ankle, FootUpper Extremity: Shoulder, Clavicle, Humerus, Scapula, Elbow, Forearm, Distal RadiusFractures around hip and knee replacementsDr. Shafiq completed his orthopaedic trauma fellowship in Minnesota at the renowned Regions Hospital/University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship. He has practiced orthopaedic traumatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital since 2013 after spending 2 years serving as the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at Howard University Hospital where he also completed his medical and residency training. In addition, Dr. Shafiq formerly practiced Physical Therapy after completing a master's degree prior to attending medical school. His knowledge of biomechanics, rehabilitation, and surgery make him uniquely qualified to guide patients from injury through rehab and on to optimal recovery.Current academic and administrative appointments:Director: Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Bone Health Center (where he partners with Andra Love, PA-C to identify and manage the care of patients with fragility fractures and osteoporosis related fracture risk)Associate Program Director: Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Residency training programDr. Shafiq is very active in teaching and research. He gives lectures and teaches medical students, residents and fellows on a daily basis both at Johns Hopkins and at regional, national and international courses.Dr. Shafiq has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters (See PUBMED for a detailed list)Outside of the hospital Dr. Shafiq spends time with his wife, 3 children and his dog. He is active in cycling, running and swimming.