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Katharine Alter, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Baltimore, MD

Katharine E Alter MD

Physical Medicine/Rehab•Baltimore, MD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Medical Director, Functional and Applied Biomechanics Section

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  • 1708 W Rogers AveBaltimore, MD 21209

  • Phone+1 410-578-8600

  • Fax+1 202-444-3095

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Summary

  • Dr. Katharine Alter is a physiatrist and Senior Research Clinician at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. She has affiliations with multiple hospitals in the area, including Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, University of Maryland Capital Region Health Prince George's Hospital Center, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center,and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Toledo College of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. She specializes in pediatric rehabilitation medicine and is experienced in pediatric and adult rehabilitation including stroke, movement disorders, cerebral palsy, neurologic gait disorders and neuromuscular ultrasound.

Education & Training

  • University of Toledo
    University of ToledoResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1986 - 1989
  • University of Toledo
    University of ToledoResidency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1986
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine
    The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1989 - 2027
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1986 - 1990
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine
    American Board of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic MedicineElectrodiagnostic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Washingtonian Magazine, Top Doctors Washingtonian Magazine, 2012
  • Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
  • Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

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