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David Newman-Toker, MD, Neurology, Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

DavidEdwardNewman-TokerMDPhD

Neurology Baltimore, MD

Otoneurology, Neuro-Ophthalmology

"Director, Division of Neuro-Visual & Vestibular Disorders, Department of Neurology Professor of Neurology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine"

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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPhD, Clinical Investigation, Delta Omega, 2000 - 2007
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPhD, Clinical Investigation, 2007
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Otoneurology, 2000 - 2002
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1999 - 2000
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1996 - 1999
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1995
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityBS, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1987 - 1991
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityB.S., Biophysics & Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2001 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2020 - 2020

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Medal of Service Award Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, 2012
  • Young Scientist Award Barany Society, 2010
  • Stroke Progress and Innovation Award, 2nd prize Stroke, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Missed Stroke in Acute Vertigo and Dizziness: It is time for action, not debate  
    Newman-Toker DE, Ann Neurol, 1/29/2015
  • Compensatory saccades benefit from prediction during head impulse testing in early recovery from vestibular deafferentation  
    Mantokoudis G, Agrawal Y, Newman-Toker DE, Xie L, Saber Tehrani AS, Wong A, Schubert MC, Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 1/19/2015
  • Diagnostic criteria for Meniere's disease Consensus document of the Barany Society, the Japan Society for Equilibrium Research, the European Academy of Otology and Neu...  
    Lopez-Escamez JA, Carey J, Chung WH, Goebel JA, Magnusson M, Mandala M, Newman-Toker DE, Strupp M, Suzuki M, Trabalzini F, Bisdorff A, Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp, 1/12/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Quantitative video-oculography for diagnosing stroke at the bedside in acute vertigo: an "ECG" for the eyes.
    Saber Tehrani AS, Mantokoudis G, Pula JH, Guede CI, Kerber KA, Blitz A, Ying SH, Hsieh YH, Rothman RE, Hanley DF, Zee DS, Kattah JC, Newman-Toker DE, 39th Annual Meeting of North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 65th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurology, Snowbird, UT, 2013; San Diego, CA, 2013, 1/16/2013
  • Rising annual costs of dizziness presentations to US emergency departments.
    Saber Tehrani AS, Coughlan D, Hsieh YH, Mantokoudis G, Korley FK, Kerber KA, Frick KD, Newman-Toker DE, 65th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurology, Academic Emergency Medicine, San Diego, CA, 1/16/2013
  • Quantitative video-oculography for diagnosing stroke at the bedside in acute vertigo: an "ECG" for the eyes.
    Saber Tehrani AS, Mantokoudis G, Pula JH, Guede CI, Kerber KA, Blitz A, Ying SH, Hsieh YH, Rothman RE, Hanley DF, Zee DS, Kattah JC, Newman-Toker DE, 65th Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurology, Stroke, San Diego, CA, 1/16/2013
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Lectures

  • Diagnostic Value: Balancing Misdiagnosis and Test Overuse in the New Landscape of Healthcare Delivery & Finance 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2015
  • In Pursuit of the 'Eye ECG': Eye Movement-Based Stroke Diagnosis in Acute Vertigo and Dizziness 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2015
  • Hands-on vestibular skills training session 
    Monterey, CA - 1/1/2015
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Diagnostic Accuracy High in Emergency Departments: Report
    Diagnostic Accuracy High in Emergency Departments: ReportDecember 29th, 2022
  • Misdiagnoses Lead to 250,000 ER Patients’ Deaths Annually, U.S. Study Finds
    Misdiagnoses Lead to 250,000 ER Patients’ Deaths Annually, U.S. Study FindsDecember 18th, 2022
  • E.R. Doctors Misdiagnose Patients with Unusual Symptoms
    E.R. Doctors Misdiagnose Patients with Unusual SymptomsDecember 15th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • A Multiyear Grant To Support The Diagnostic Error In Medicine (DEM) Annual ConferAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2010–2011
  • Automated Medical Interviewing For Diagnostic Decision Support In The Emergency DAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2008
  • Building A New Model For Diagnosis Of ED Dizzy PatientsNational Center For Research Resources2003–2007

Hospital Affiliations