Jennifer Accardo, M.D.

Kennedy Krieger Institute
801 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: (443) 923-9170
Email: Accardo@kennedykrieger.org

Dr. Jennifer Accardo is a neurologist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Biographical Sketch:

Dr. Accardo attended St. John’s College and St. Louis University School of Medicine, from which she graduated in 2000. She trained in general pediatrics at Cook County Children’s Hospital in Chicago, IL. She then received specialized training, via a neurodevelopmental disabilities residency, at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, which she followed with a sleep medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania. While at the University of Pennsylvania, she earned a master's degree in clinical epidemiology. She is currently a neurologist at Kennedy Krieger Institute and the director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic and Lab at Kennedy Krieger. As director, she performs clinical evaluations of sleep problems in children with developmental disabilities. She also supervises sleep laboratory services as part of the clinical neurophysiology laboratory.

Dr. Accardo is board-certified in pediatrics and neurology, with special qualification in child neurology. She holds subspecialty certification in sleep medicine.

Research Summary:

Dr. Accardo’s research interests focus on children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and sleep problems.