Amena Smith Fine, MD PhD, is a physician scientist and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Developmental Medicine at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Fine’s clinical research program focuses on understanding the pathogenesis and natural history of leukodystrophies. As a board member of several patient advocacy groups, she facilitates international research collaborations and champions representation of the patient voice in clinical trial design. Her projects aim to identify clinically meaningful sensorimotor outcome measures and neuroimaging biomarkers in adrenoleukodystrophy and related leukodystrophies.
Main Area of Research: Leukodystrophies clinical research – natural history, clinical trials, outcome measures and study design, wearable technology and neuroimaging studies