Anne Comi
American pediatric neurologist
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Anne Marie Spalding Comi is an American pediatric neurologist specialized in the treatment of Sturge–Weber syndrome. She is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
University of Buffalo (MD)
Anne Comi | |
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| Other names | Anne Marie Spalding Comi |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of Buffalo (MD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatric neurology, Sturge–Weber syndrome, vascular malformation |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute |
Life
Comi graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 1989 and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.[1] She earned a M.D. at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in 1993.[2] She completed a residency in neurology at the Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo in 1996 and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1999. She specializes in the treatment of Sturge–Weber syndrome and disorders due to vascular malformation.[3][4]
Comi has served as the director of the Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute since 2002.[3] She is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[3]
In 2013, Comi and her research team identified a somatic mutation on the GNAQ gene as the cause of Sturge-Weber Syndrome, a discovery that significantly advanced the understanding of the disease and potential treatments. [5]