Anne Comi | |
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| Other name | Anne Marie Spalding Comi |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of Buffalo (MD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatric neurology, Sturge–Weber syndrome, vascular malformation |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute |
Anne Marie Spalding Comi is an American pediatric neurologist specialized in the treatment of Sturge–Weber syndrome. She is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Life
Comi graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in biology in 1989 with membership in Phi Beta Kappa.1 She then earned her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) with highest honors from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in 1993.2 She completed a residency in neurology at the Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo in 1996 and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1999. She specializes in the treatment of Sturge–Weber syndrome and disorders due to vascular malformation.34
Comi has served as the director of the Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute since 2002.3 She is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.3
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. 5
References
References
- "Student Members (1974–2022)". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- "Anne Marie Spalding Comi, M.D., Professor of Neurology". Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- Emery, Chris (September 30, 2007). "Doctor focuses on rare illness". The Baltimore Sun. pp. A10. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- "Anne Comi, MD". www.kennedykrieger.org. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- "Identification of the Gene Causing Sturge-Weber Syndrome". Child Neurology Society. Retrieved March 25, 2025.