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Location
Germantown Office
20680 Seneca Meadows Parkway
Ste 206
Germantown,
MD
20876
Accepts New Patients
Offers Virtual Visits
Occupation
PHYSICIAN
"Create a partnership with her patients with the goal of optimizing brain health through education, lifestyle change and appropriate medications."
Board Certification
Neurology
Areas of Expertise
Dementia & Alzheimer’s
Cognitive Impairment
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Education
Fellowship
University of California - Los Angeles
Neurology
Los Angeles, CA
2004
Residency
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
Neurology
Chapel Hill, NC
2002
Internship
Prince George's Hospital Center
Internal Medicine
Cheverly, MD
1999
Medical School
Howard University School of Medicine
Medicine
Washington, DC
1998
Undergraduate School
Hampton University
Chemistry
Hampton, VA
1994
Affiliated Hospitals
Howard University Hospital
Professional Associations
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Member
Publications
- “Effects of Helicobacter pylori on proliferation of gastric epithelial cells in vitro.” Smoot, D. T., Wynn, Z., Elliott, T. B., Allen, C. R., Mekasha, G., Naab, T., Ashktorab, H.
- “A rare case of subependymoma with an atypical presentation: a case report.” Kurukumbi, M., Muley, A., Ramidi, G., Wynn, Z., Trouth, A. J.
- “Cholinesterase inhibitor therapies and neuropsychiatric manifestations of Alzheimer's disease.” Wynn, Z. J., Cummings, J. L.
Personal Interests
During her spare time, Dr. Wynn enjoys painting and ballroom dancing.
Biography
Dr. Zakiya J. Wynn is originally from Washington, DC and attended Hampton University where she studied Chemistry. She earned her medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Wynn completed her neurology residency at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and continued her training with a fellowship in behavioral neurology and dementia at the University of California-Los Angeles.
Dr. Wynn has also served as an assistant professor at the Howard University School of Medicine and the director of the memory disorders clinic at the Howard University Hospital. She later joined an innovative specialty clinic specifically geared to improving cognitive impairment due to multiple causes like vascular disease, sleep disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and dementia.
In addition to cognitive impairment, Dr. Wynn has treated patients with general neurology conditions such as migraines, Parkinson’s disease, and neuropathy.
Dr. Wynn’s clinical philosophy is to create a partnership with her patients with the goal of optimizing brain health through education, lifestyle change and appropriate medications.