Dr. Howard Steiner is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has been practicing pulmonary and sleep consultative medicine since 1989. In his role as a diagnostician, he guides the evaluation and management of respiratory problems including infectious, malignant, allergic, autoimmune, and sleep-related disorders. He has been part-time faculty in the Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Division since 1991, is a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians, and mentors medical students, residents, and pulmonary fellows training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Contact for Research Inquiries 10755 Falls Road Pavilion I, Suite 200 Lutherville, MD 21093 Phone: (410) 583-7124 Selected Publications Lwebuga-Mukasa JS, Steiner H. Monoclonal antibody to rat lung Maclura Pomifera agglutinin (MPA) lectin binding glycoprotein localizes apically on rat and human type II pneumocytes and Clara cells. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Roberts PJ, McBean GJ, Steiner H, Kohler C, Schwarcz R. Lesioning Effects of Ibotenate in the immature rat brain and protection by 2-amino-7 phosphonoheptanoic acid. Soc Neurosci Abst 9:261, 1983. Steiner H, Ingbar DI. Mechanisms of lung injury and repair. In: Matthay RA, Matthay MA, Wiedemann HP eds. Annual Review of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Hanley & Belfus (Philadelphia, 1989), pp 205-223. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells display distinct functional and morphologic properties depending on their culture substratum. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells produce a factor which is Mitogenic for human lung fibroblasts. Amer Rev Resp Dis 139:A492 1989. Steiner H, McBean GJ, Kohler C, Roberts PJ, Schwarcz R. Ibotenate Induced neuronal degeneration in immature rat brain. Brain Research 307:117-124, 1984. Dr. Steiner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Stacey-ann Brown is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Cholesterol Pneumonia.

Troy Brijbasi is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Brijbasi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Lung Nodules, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

Edward Mishner is a Radiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Mishner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Osteopenia, and Angiomyoma.

Victor Bracey is a Radiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Bracey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Visceromegaly, Angiomyoma, and Uterine Fibroids.

Faysal Mudarris is a Radiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Mudarris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Gallbladder Disease, and Diverticular Disease.

Bennett Sweren is a Radiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Sweren has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, and Hepatocerebral Degeneration.

David Elder is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Elder has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Thyroid Nodule, Diverticular Disease, and Ascites.

Surjit Julka is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Julka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Julka is currently accepting new patients.

Sanjay Shah is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Asthma, and Asthma in Children. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Lansing is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Pikesville, Maryland. Dr. Lansing is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pulmonary Aspergilloma, and Lung Metastases.

Howard Jacobs is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Pikesville, Maryland. Dr. Jacobs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Asthma in Children.

Sussan Sadeghi is a Radiologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Sadeghi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Angiomyoma, Uterine Fibroids, Thyroid Nodule, and Neonatal Ovarian Cyst.

Preetam Jolepalem is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Jolepalem is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Jolepalem is currently accepting new patients.

Susan Molinaro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Molinaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Hypothyroidism, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Osteoporosis.

Howard Young is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Young is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Emphysema, Bullae, Pneumonia, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Young is currently accepting new patients.

Linda Barr is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Barr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Bronchiectasis, Asthma, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Barr is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Merlo is an internist who specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Dr. Merlo also has clinical expertise in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis as well as clinical expertise in the care of patients with advanced lung disease who may require or have undergone lung transplantation. Dr. Merlo holds a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Merlo attended the College of the Holy Cross and completed medical school and residency training in internal medicine at Georgetown University. He completed both clinical and research fellowships in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins, and earned his M.P.H. at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests include outcomes in lung transplantation and cystic fibrosis, HIV-related pulmonary disease, and outcomes in Osler Weber Rendu. Dr. Merlo serves as the Associate Program Director of Scholarship for the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program. He has contributed numerous scientific papers and book chapters related to cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation, and his awards include the Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Merlo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Aspergillosis, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Anthony T. Fojo is a general internal medicine fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fojo earned his M.D. at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed a residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. His research interests include the mathematical modeling of disease. Dr. Fojo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and COVID-19.

Aparna Balasubramanian is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Balasubramanian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Emphysema, and Lung Transplant.