16-Mar-2005
David Newman-Toker, MD
David Newman-Toker is Assistant Professor of Neurology with Joint Appointments in Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Health Policy & Management, and Biomedical Information Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He received his B.S. from Yale University in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After completing his Neurology residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he went on to complete fellowships in Neuro-ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary and Neuro-otology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation, a program jointly administered by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr. Newman-Toker's clinical focus is on disorders of the brainstem and cranial nerves, including unexplained visual loss, double vision, dizziness, and facial paralysis. He also specializes in the evaluation and treatment of headaches and facial pain. His research focus is on diagnostic errors, decision modeling, and designing clinical algorithms and bedside decision support systems that reduce misdiagnosis, particularly in primary care settings. He currently holds an NIH K23 career development award from the National Center for Research Resources entitled "Building a New Model for Diagnosis of ED Dizzy Patients" (1K23RR17324-01), funding a five-year project examining the frequency and probable cause of misdiagnosis of dizzy patients presenting to the Emergency Department, and possible ways to reduce such diagnostic errors.
CURRENT ADDRESS
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Department of Neurology
Pathology 2-210
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-614-1576
Fax: 410-614-1746
E-Mail: toker@jhu.edu
    EDUCATION & TRAINING
  • 1991 B.S. Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • 1995 M.D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1995-1996 Intern in Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • 1996-1999 Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • 1999-2000 Fellow in Neuro-ophthalmology, Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA
  • 2000-2002 Fellow in Neuro-otology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • 2000-pres Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Investigation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
    CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • Joint Appointments in Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, and Biomedical Information Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • Joint Appointment in Health Policy and Management
    The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
  • Active Staff, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • Active Staff, The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
    HONORS & AWARDS
  • 1991 Cum laude, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
  • 1995 William T. Fitts, Jr. Memorial Prize, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • 2001 Biomedical engineering training grant for vestibular research, Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • 2002 NIH K23 career development award funded by NCRR
  • 2002 FERNE Award (Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies)
    CERTIFICATIONS
  • 2000 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
    Dr. Newman-Toker is currently the principal investigator of a five-year project entitled "Building a New Model for Diagnosis of ED Dizzy Patients" intended to examine the frequency and probable cause of misdiagnosis of dizzy patients presenting to the Emergency Department, and possible ways to reduce such diagnostic errors.