Joseph Ball is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Ball is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

Graduate of Harvard College, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Residency in Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women''s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Research Fellowship in Respiratory Biology, Harvard School of Public Health. Private Practice, Pulmonologists PC of Montgomery County, MD since 1988. Special interest in sleep medicine. Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington Univ. School of Medicine since 2005. President, DC Thoracic Society, Washington DC 2014-2015. Volunteer Physician, Mercy Health Clinic, Gaithersburg MD. Member, Board of Directors, Mercy Health Clnic, 2013-15. Faculty leader, Hait mobile health clinics, Project Medishares and G.W. International Medicine, 2012- . Videos 2016 Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety - Steven Kariya, M.D., Suburban Hospital. Dr. Kariya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Anne O'donnell is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. O'donnell is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Lung Metastases, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Dr. O'donnell is currently accepting new patients.

Shahid Shamim is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Shamim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypothyroidism, and Obesity in Children.

Gita Bakhshi is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Bakhshi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma, Asthma in Children, Lung Metastases, Grass Allergy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Dr. Syed joins the Community Radiology Division from Eastern Radiologists in Greenville, NC where he also served as an Affiliate Associate Professor of Radiology at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He received his Medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Syed completed his radiology residency at Tufts Medical Center, followed by a Cross-sectional Body Imaging fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Syed also has a M.S. in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Syed is a radiologist with subspecialty expertise in gastrointestinal and genitourinary imaging. Dr. Syed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Collapsed Lung, and Angiomyoma.

Dr. Kronthal joins the Johns Hopkins Community Radiology division from Drs. Groover, Christie and Merritt (GCM), where he has practiced at both Sibley and Suburban Hospitals for more than eleven years. He received his Bachelor of Arts at Haverford College in 1983 and medical degree at the University of Virginia in 1987. Dr. Kronthal performed both his radiology residency and Body Imaging fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1998 through 1993. Following his fellowship, he spent twelve years with WBA Imaging, during which time he served as Chairman of the Department of Imaging at Prince George’s Hospital Center. Dr. Kronthal was with GCM from 2005 – 2017 and is the incoming Chairman of Radiology at Sibley Hospital. He is a past president of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Radiological Society. He was awarded fellowship in the American College of Radiology in 2005. Dr. Kronthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Kevin Fennelly is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Public Health and Preventive Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Fennelly is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis, Chemical Pneumonitis, and Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infections.

Dr. Carlos Picone served as Vice-Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. and Chairman of the Pulmonary Medicine Division. Dr. Picone received his medical degree from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina in 1989, graduating summa cum laude. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, and Fellowships in Critical Care Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and in Pulmonary Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Picone has authored articles on pulmonary arterial hypertension and treatment, bioethics, end-of-life decision-making and parenchymal lung diseases. He has been a Medical Volunteer in several Latin American countries and currently volunteers with Mobile Medical Clinics of Greater Washington, D.C., where he serves at its Executive Board with the mission of providing free medical care to the underserved community of Washington. Dr. Picone also serves as a Board Member of Operation Canasta, supporting schools and orphanages in Argentina's hinterland. Dr. Picone is a partner in private practice with Chevy Chase Pulmonary Associates. His major professional interests include: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pathophysiology and Treatment. Bioethics and End-of-Life Decision Making. Parenchymal Lung Diseases. Dr. Picone has overseas experience in Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America. He also has an interest in literature, chess, squash and astronomy. Selected Publications Medical Complications of Cocaine: Possible relationship to low plasma cholinesterase enzyme. Om A; Ellahham S; Picone C; Ornato JP. Am Heart J 1993 Apr;125(4):1114-8. One of the Many Faces of Systemic Mastocytosis: Hemodynamic collapse. Abstract presentation - Clinical Vignettes. American College of Physicians Meeting-1994. Non-Resolving Pneumonia. Picone, C. Chest 1998; 114:923-926. Recurrent acute respiratory distress syndrome from use of salicylate containing over-the-counter preparations. Picone, C. Chest 1998; 114:408-S. Acute Pneumonitis after In-Vitro Fertilization with IM Progesterone. Picone C. JResp Dis 2008; 29:170-71. Opening Debate on End-of-Life Medical Care. Progress Notes. Suburban Hospital 2010 Palliative Care and Opening Debate on End-of-Life Medical Care. Sibley MD March 2010 Subacute Dyspnea, Hypoxemia and Refractory Cardiopulmonary Collapse – Postgraduate Education Corner. CHEST 2012;141(4):1106-9. Dr. Picone is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Hyperventilation, Lung Nodules, and Lung Metastases.

Alka Singh is a Radiologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, Osteopenia, and Visceromegaly.

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

Robert Isaacs is a Radiologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Isaacs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Herniated Disk, Pleural Effusion, and Visceromegaly.

Safy John is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. John is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Pneumonia. Dr. John is currently accepting new patients.

Jay Weiner is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Weiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Tracheitis.

Tyra Kane is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Kane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Kane is currently accepting new patients.

Patrick Wright is a Radiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Wright is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Breast Lump, Visceromegaly, Galactocoele, and Melorheostosis.

Peter Duggan is a Radiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Duggan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Galactocoele, Breast Lump, Visceromegaly, and Angiomyoma.

Michael N. Solomon, M.D., is a pulmonologist with Johns Hopkins Medicine Pulmonology. Dr. Solomon has expertise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, lung cancer, pleural diseases, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis. Dr. Solomon earned his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center as well. Dr. Solomon has been named annually a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C. area since 2005. Dr. Solomon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease.

Peter G. Hamm, M.D., is a pulmonologist with Johns Hopkins Medicine Pulmonology. Dr. Hamm is also the chairman of the department of medicine and the chairman of the intensive care unit (ICU) committee at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Dr. has an expertise in annual physicals, acute and urgent care, disease management and pulmonary medicine. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Bellevue Hospital Center. Dr. Hamm has been named a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly. He has also been named a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine. Dr. Hamm contributed to a publication on the diagnosis of pulmonary Kaposi’s sarcoma with fiberoptic bronchoscopy and endobronchial biopsy. Dr. Hamm is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Jahanbakhsh Naghshin is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Naghshin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bronchiectasis, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Naghshin is currently accepting new patients.