Anne Marie Spalding Comi is an American pediatric neurologist specialized in the treatment of

Sturge–Weber syndrome Sturge–Weber syndrome, sometimes referred to as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a rare congenital neurocutaneous disorder (also known as phakomatoses). It is often associated with port-wine stains of the face, glaucoma, seizures, intellect ...

. She is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) is the medical school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1893 following the construction of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, th ...

and director of the Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Life

Comi graduated from

College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by educators Benedict Joseph Fenwick and Thomas F. Mulledy in 1843 under the auspices of the Society of Jesus. ...

in 1989 and was inducted into

Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States. It was founded in 1776 at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, ...

. She earned a M.D. at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in 1993. She completed a residency in neurology at the Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo in 1996 and the

in 1999. She specializes in the treatment of

and disorders due to

vascular malformation A vascular malformation is a type of vascular anomaly. They may cause aesthetic problems as they have a growth cycle, and can continue to grow throughout life. Vascular malformations of the brain include those involving capillaries, and those in ...

. Comi has served as the director of the Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute since 2002. She is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In 2013, Comi and her research team identified a somatic mutation on the GNAQ gene as the cause of Sturge-Weber Syndrome, a discovery that significantly advanced the understanding of the disease and potential treatments.

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