Neurology
Payam Mohassel, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Middle River, MD
Dr. Payam Mohassel is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, with a subspecialty focus in Neuromuscular Medicine. He specializes in degenerative and genetic neuromuscular disorders, including muscular dystrophies, congenital myopathies, Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM), and RYR1-related myopathies. His clinic at the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center, where he serves as co-director, caters to patients with these rare genetic muscle disorders and treatment-ref
17+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
- Neuromuscular Medicine (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins Hospital — Clinical Fellowship, Neuromuscular Disorders
- Johns Hopkins Hospital — Residency, Neurology
- Johns Hopkins Hospital — Internship, Internal Medicine
Peer Recognition
- RYR-1 Foundation — Clinician of the Year
2022
- World Muscle Society — Young Myologist of the Year
2020
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Neuromuscular Medicine
Conditions & Treatments
Neuromuscular DiseaseMuscular DystrophyInflammatory Myopathies
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages
English
Experience
17+ years in practice