George Ricaurte
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Office
(410) 550-5624
Fax (410) 550-7694 4940 Eastern Avenue Suite 1201 Baltimore, MD 21224
Primary Specialty
Neurologist
Practice
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Gender
Male
About
George Ricaurte
Dr. George Ricaurte has a weekly clinic that focuses on Parkinsons disease and other movement disorders. In addition, he attends on the consult and in-patient neurology services at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.Dr. Ricaurte's research interests center on amphetamine-type stimulants and their potential to damage brain monoamine-containing neurons, including dopamine neurons (which degenerate in Parkinsons disease). Dr. Ricaurte and his colleagues are particularly interested in mechanisms of dopamine nerve cell degeneration. The long-term goal of this neurotoxicology research is to help find ways to prevent - or retard - the progression of Parkinsons disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Ricaurtes work also has implications for the drug abuse field and substance abuse neuropsychiatric disorders.Dr. George Ricaurte received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School and his doctorate in Pharmacology from the University of Chicago. He then completed his residency in neurology at Stanford University Medical Center and did a one year fellowship at the Parkinsons Institute in California.Services
George Ricaurte provides neurology services in Baltimore, MD. A Neurologist is a physician who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders, disease, and injuries to the nervous system. This includes such areas as the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.Please call George Ricaurte at (410) 550-5624 to schedule an appointment in Baltimore, MD or to get more information.