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Sonja Scholz, MD, Neurology, Bethesda, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Neurology • Bethesda, MD

Movement Disorder, Neurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics

Senior Investigator / Adjunct Professor of Neurology

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Summary

  • Dr. Sonja Scholz is a neurologist in Bethesda, MD who is specialized in neurodegenerative diseases. She is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Johns Hopkins Hospital and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. She received her medical degree from the Medical University Innsbruck, Austria, and has been in practice for 18 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including German. She is experienced in multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, dementia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Lewy body dementia. She has more than 100 publications and over 20,000 citations.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2012 - 2015
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
  • Leopold Franzen University Innsbruck Faculty of Medicine
    Leopold Franzen University Innsbruck Faculty of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Soriano Lecture Award American Neurological Association, 2020
  • Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology American Academy of Neurology, 2019
  • Lasker Clinical Research Scholar Award National Institute of Neurological Disoders and Stroke
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Comprehensive Screening of Copy Number Variability in Dementia with Lewy Bodies  
    Eliezer Masliah, Ted Dawson, Nigel J Cairns, John C Morris, Sonja W Scholz, John Q Trojanowski, Liana Rosenthal, Lawrence S Honig, Douglas Galasko, Thomas G Beach, Ron..., ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

  • Whole Genome Analysis Nets New Lewy Body Dementia Gene
    Whole Genome Analysis Nets New Lewy Body Dementia GeneMay 10th, 2023
  • NIH researchers identify large genetic changes that contribute to dementia risk
    NIH researchers identify large genetic changes that contribute to dementia riskMay 8th, 2023
  • The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition Announces a Groundbreaking Project to Explore the Genetics of MSA
    The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition Announces a Groundbreaking Project to Explore the Genetics of MSASeptember 30th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Genetic characterization of atypical parkinsonismNational Institutes of Health2016–2026

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • German

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Homepagehttps://neuroscience.nih.gov/Faculty/Profile/sonja-scholz.aspx

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