Mfon Umoh

Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

About

Dr. Umoh is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Her research focuses on improving cognitive outcomes for older adults by examining biological and social factors that contribute to cognitive decline. She is interested in improving our understanding of the overlap between delirium and dementia, and other intervenable risk factors for dementia. Her current projects aim to leverage epidemiological and clinical data to inform clinical care by examining modifiable risk factors for dementia. Dr. Umoh is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and her Geriatric Medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She cares for patients and families at the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center and in the hospital. Dr. Umoh earned her MD and PhD in Neuroscience from Emory University. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Experience

  • The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Full-time · 4 yrs)
    • Assistant Professor
      2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Resident Physician at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    Jun 2019 - Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Emory University (11 yrs 7 mos)
    • Certificate Program in Translational Research
      Aug 2015 - Jul 2022 · 7 yrs

      The Certificate Program in Translational Research is multidisciplinary program of the Emory Laney Graduate School for PhD students, Emory postdocs and faculty members who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic science and clinical medicine. The goal of this program is to enhance and transform translational research training.

    • Graduate Student Researcher, Neuroscience Graduate Program
      2011 - 2016 · 5 yrs

    • graduate student
      2011 - 2016 · 5 yrs

  • MD PhD Candidate at Emory University School of Medicine
    Jun 2011 - May 2019 · 8 yrs

    MD Candidate Neuroscience PhD Candidate

  • The Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs