Swati D Phatak, M.D., practices internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Greater Dundalk. She received her medical degree from Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai, India. Dr. Phatak completed residencies at Grant Medical College University of Mumbai and at State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. She speaks English, Hindi and Marathi. Dr. Phatak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Dr. Fisher is an associate professor of plastic surgery in the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic Surgery. His areas of clinical expertise include burn surgery, burn reconstruction, craniofacial surgery, and reconstructive microsurgery. He serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Adult Burn Center. Committed to acute and reconstructive burn care of the highest quality, Dr. Fisher completed extensive training at multiple leading centers. These included a Burn Fellowship at the Shriners Hospital for Burns in Galveston, a Plastic Surgery Residency at Duke University, a Craniofacial Fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and a research fellowship at Harvard. Throughout his career Dr. Fisher has brought the full breadth and depth of his training to care for patients with the most complex injuries and deformities. From 2014 to 2022 he was on the faculty of the University of Iowa where he served in the burn unit, led the craniofacial team, and served the hand trauma team. Recognizing that complex injuries need coordinated care, he developed the Complex Face Group at Iowa to coordinate multiple specialty collaboration. Burns cause disfigurement, disability, and death particularly among the poor in the US and across the globe. Dr. Fisher’s research interests include improving prevention wherever burns happen, improving acute and reconstructive outcomes, and strengthening healthcare systems in the US and abroad in the face of burn and other disasters. His research interests also include wound healing and scar for burns and trauma. He has been a national and international leader in burn care. He founded and chaired the American Burn Association Committee on Reconstruction. He also founded and continues to lead the ABA series of burn reconstruction courses. He is frequently invited to speak internationally and serves actively in burn-related humanitarian agencies. Throughout his career, Dr. Fisher has emphasized the importance of a holistic approach seeking the restoration of not only physical health, but emotional recovery, social connection, and work reintegration of his patients. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Osteotomy, and Bone Graft.

Avinash Ganti is a vascular surgeon who cares for patients in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ganti specializes in all facets of vascular surgery, with particular interest in extracranial carotid disease, aortic aneurysmal and occlusive disease, and peripheral arterial occlusive disease — including challenging infrainguinal reconstructions. With more than a decade of experience as a practicing vascular surgeon, Dr. Ganti comes to Johns Hopkins from St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, where he was an attending physician. He primarily sees patients at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Ganti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Idiopathic Edema, Venous Insufficiency, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Dr. Susan Bahl, MD, FACS, is a distinguished Breast Surgeon who recently joined Johns Hopkins, practicing at both Howard County Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. A strong advocate for women's health, Dr. Bahl brings over a decade of experience in providing state-of-the-art, evidence-based breast care within multidisciplinary settings. She has a passion for delivering personalized treatment plans to patients, specializing in both benign and malignant breast diseases. Before joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Bahl served as the Medical Director of the Frederick Health Breast Center, where she founded a NAPBC-accredited multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic. In this role, she helped streamline the treatment process for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients by coordinating care between breast surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists. Dr. Bahl also co-directed a Breast Screening and Prevention Program designed for high-risk women, integrating genetic testing, risk-reduction surgeries, and chemo-prevention strategies. Her commitment to patient-centered care and leadership in breast health make her a valuable addition to the Johns Hopkins community. Dr. Bahl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Lymphadenectomy.

William Norbury, M.D., F.R.C.S. (Plast), is an associate professor of plastic surgery (PAR) in the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and part of the Johns Hopkins Adult Burn Center. His areas of clinical expertise include surgical reconstruction of severe burns, burn reconstruction, and laser attenuation of scar tissue. He received a Bachelor of Medicine degree from St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital Medical College. He obtained a Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons postgraduate diploma at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2003, and completed a Royal College of Surgeons fellowship in plastic surgery in 2012. In addition to performing his residency in plastic surgery, Dr. Norbury completed a fellowship in the therapeutic use of lasers in the United Kingdom, as well as fellowships in reconstructive burn surgery and surgical critical care at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Children’s Texas. He also completed a three-year fellowship in burn care research — focused on attenuation of the hypermetabolic response following severe burns — at Shriners Children’s Texas. Dr. Norbury’s research activities focus on nutrition in burn care, hypermetabolism, wound healing, sepsis, burn reconstruction and laser treatment of hypertrophic scarring. He has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and presented his work at numerous national and international meetings. He is a member of the American Burn Association, the British Burn Association, the International Society for Burn Injuries, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Dr. Norbury is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Keloids, Syndactyly Type 3, Juvenile Angiofibroma, and Buerger Disease.

Dr. Agee is medical director for the Bayview Medical Offices. Her practice includes all aspects of primary care medicine, including prevention, pap smears and cortisone shots. Dr. Agee is from Annapolis. She attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in North Carolina, trained in general internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Agee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Julie A. Caffrey, D.O., is an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She specializes in the treatment of burn wounds, including reconstructive burn surgery and the surgical management of complex wound and burn deformities. A native of Bowie, Maryland, she is currently researching the infection control measures in the burn center, sleep hygiene and reduction of opioid dependence post burn injury. This work has led to a reduction in hospital-acquired infections. Dr. Caffrey completed a fellowship in burn surgery (adult and pediatrics) at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, in June 2014. Following that, she continued as a burn and research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Burn Center and Michael D. Hendrix Burn Research Center. Dr. Caffrey earned an undergraduate degree in biology at Salisbury University, followed by a master's in biomedical sciences and a doctor of osteopathic medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency in general surgery at both Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway, New York, and Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Flushing, New York. Dr. Caffrey is a member of the American Burn Association, the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Women Surgeons. Dr. Caffrey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Boils, Keloids, Nerve Decompression, and Tissue Biopsy.

Dr. Li Hua is a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Hua only sees patients who are in the hospital, she does not have outpatient clinic appointments. Dr. Hua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sepsis, Ogilvie Syndrome, Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy.

Thomas Reifsnyder, M.D., FACS, assistant professor of surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine. After completing a surgical internship, residency and vascular fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he completed an endovascular fellowship at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Before joining Johns Hopkins, Reifsnyder was a member of the teaching faculty at Western Pennsylvania Hospital as well as at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), St. Margaret Hospital. Credentialed in vascular technology, Dr. Reifsnyder serves as director of vascular surgery and the vascular laboratory at Johns Hopkins Bayview. He has co-authored numerous publications and contributed to several professional organizations and committees across the country with his multi-disciplinary expertise. Dr. Reifsnyder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Peripheral Artery Disease, Idiopathic Edema, Osteotomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Dr. Bradley C. Strunk is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is internal medicine. Dr. Strunk is a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Strunk earned his M.D. at Johns Hopkins. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Strunk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Renovascular Hypertension, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

William F. Wright, D.O., M.P.H, Assistant Professor of Medicine, completed medical training residency in internal medicine and adult infectious diseases fellowship at Pennylvania State University Medical School. He pursued further training in Clinical Pathology/Medical Microbiology at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven (2009) and completed his Master in Public Health (2007) at Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia. His research interests include fever of unknown origin (FUO), antimicrobial resistance and therapeutic discoveries, molecular mechanisms of resistance, and the impact of diagnostic clinical microbiology on the practice of infectious diseases. He currently serves as clinical director for the inpatient infectious diseases consult services and services for the management of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. His outpatient clinical practice focuses on general infectious diseases, infections in burn patients, infections in immunocompromised patients, and travel-related infections. He primarily sees patients at Johns Hopkins Greenspring Station, Johns Hopkins Bayview Outpatient offices, and also attends on the inpatient infectious disease consult service at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Wright is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, Meningitis, and Endocarditis.

Dr. Ashwini Niranjan-Azadi is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She earned her M.D. from Johns Hopkins and also completed her residency training at Hopkins in the Osler Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Niranjan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Serum Sickness, Sickle Cell Disease, Cellulitis, Tissue Biopsy, and Liver Transplant.

Dr. Cosgrove is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease (ID) at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the Director of Research for the ID Fellowship Program and PI of the T32 training grant that supports ID fellow training. She serves as the Director of the Department of Antimicrobial Stewardship and an Associate Hospital Epidemiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Cosgrove’s research interests include the epidemiology and outcomes of antimicrobial resistance, the development of tools and programs to promote the rational use of antimicrobials, the prevention of hospital-acquired infections, and the epidemiology and management of S. aureus bacteremia. Early in her career, she recognized the critical need to study antimicrobial stewardship strategies and has led a series of outcomes studies over the past 20 years that have defined the practice of antimicrobial stewardship in the United States. Her recent research focuses on strategies for implementation of antimicrobial stewardship activities across all healthcare settings via a large, multi-center project including hospitals, long-term care facilities and ambulatory practices funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and approaches to improve how antibiotics are given via a randomized trial to compare intravenous and oral therapy for Gram negative bacteremia funded by PCORI. She is the PI of the Johns Hopkins Prevention Epicenter, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded program that integrates antimicrobial stewardship, healthcare epidemiology, human factors engineering, data science, and implementation science to address knowledge gaps and develop strategies to optimize patient safety by preventing transmission of pathogens and improving antibiotic use in diverse healthcare settings and patient populations. She is a past voting member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. She is a Past President of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology’s Board of Directors. Dr. Cosgrove received her undergraduate degree from Columbia College, her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, and her master of science degree in epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her postgraduate training in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and underwent subsequent training in ID at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Cosgrove is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Pneumonia, and Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.

Dr. Katherine L. Florecki is a trauma and acute care surgeon and surgical intensivist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from The University of Medicine and Health Sciences and completed her surgical residency at Sinai Hospital. She subsequently completed a surgical critical care fellowship followed by an acute care surgery fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Outside of her clinical work, her passion is medical education. Dr. Florecki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Fasciitis, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Joel Blankson is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also holds an appointment in molecular and comparative pathobiology. His areas of clinical expertise include HIV pathogenesis and infectious disease. Dr. Blankson earned his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and his Ph.D. from Rockefeller University. He completed his residency and a fellowship in infectious disease at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include the natural control of HIV-1 infection. Dr. Blankson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Raymond Fang, M.D., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and the Trauma Medical Director at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Fang’s areas of clinical expertise include trauma surgery, surgical critical care, military medicine and patient transport/evacuation. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Fang served for 22 years as a wartime trauma surgeon in the United States Air Force. From 2004-2011, he proudly cared for the Nation’s Wounded Warrior as a trauma surgeon at the United States Army’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), Germany, the receiving hospital for all casualties evacuated from Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. His efforts were essential in LRMC’s verification as the first American College of Surgeons (ACS) Level II trauma center outside of the United States in 2007. He was appointed Chief, LRMC Trauma Program in 2009 and led its ACS Level II re-verification in 2010, and its elevation to ACS Level I status in 2011. In 2011, Dr. Fang became the Director, United States Air Force Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills embedded within the University of Maryland’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland. In this role, he prepared Air Force Medical Service personnel to deploy in support of operations worldwide by immersing them in trauma care while personally providing trauma and emergency care to the citizens of Maryland. He held a faculty appointment as a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery with the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Fang received his undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his medical degree (cum laude) from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery training at the combined United States Air Force/University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio training program. He performed a Critical Care fellowship at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. Dr. Fang is a member and holds leadership and committee positions with various organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. He is also a lifetime member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Dr. Fang’s research interests include the initial resuscitation of injured patients, the diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injuries, trauma program and trauma system development, medical simulation training, and trauma performance improvement and patient safety. As an academic surgeon-researcher, Col Fang is an author of 47 published, peer-reviewed medical articles and 9 book chapters. He has presented nearly 200 papers and invited lectures at regional, national and international meetings. Dr. Fang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Ear Barotrauma, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Dr. James Facciola is a clinical instructor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. He specializes in body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and image-guided biopsy. Dr. Facciola graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in 2013. He subsequently completed a preliminary surgical internship at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at Temple University Hospital. Following residency, he completed a year-long fellowship in cross-sectional imaging at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Facciola’s research has included study of the anatomic changes seen in the male and female pelvis in children with bladder exstrophy. He joins the Johns Hopkins faculty in July 2019. Dr. Facciola is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Exstrophy of the Bladder, Pleural Effusion, and Pancreatic Cancer.

Bharat Singh, M.D., joined CIMS in 2010. He has research interests in the management of patients with heart failure, including the use of implantable devices and predictors of acute decompensation, which can help avert recurrent hospital admission. Dr. Singh is a member of American College of Physicians. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Lymphangitis, Orthostatic Hypotension, Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Howard Hines is an assistant professor of dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include dermatology, melanoma and psoriasis. He received his B.A. in biology from Western Maryland College and his M.D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his residency in general internal medicine at Washington Hospital Center and performed a fellowship in dermatology at George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Hines is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians and American Society of Internal Medicine. CV http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/dermatology/our_experts/_documents/Howard_C_Hines_Curriculum_vitae.doc Selected Publications Boudreau S, Hines HC, Hood AF. “Dermal abscess with staphylococcus aureus, cytomegalovirus, and acid-fast bacilli in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.” Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 1988;15:53-57. Horn TD, Hines HC. “Erythrophagocytosis in the skin: case report.” Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 1988;15:399-403. Jawitz JC, Hines HC. “Treatment of eczema herpeticum with systemic acyclovir.” Archives of Dermatology. February 1985;121:274-275. Dr. Hines is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis, Actinic Keratosis, Liver Spots, and Universal Acquired Melanosis.

Dr. Abularrage specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery, with a specific interest in minimally invasive techniques for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease and aneurysm repair. His clinical interests include limb preservation, Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb salvage, aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair, visceral stents and bypass, and carotid stents and carotid endarterectomy. Dr. Abularrage is an active researcher within the department and has published widely on outcomes research using large, national databases. Recently, Dr. Abularrage and his team have published their outcomes of patients treated in the Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot & Wound Clinic, showing significantly lower amputation rates compared to national benchmarks. Dr. Abularrage is a distinguished fellow to the Society of the American Board of Surgery, and recipient of the Zehner Award and the R. Clement Darling, Jr. Award. He is nationally renowned for his work in Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb preservation. Dr. Abularrage is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement.