Dr. Michael T. Melia is an Associate Professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include general infectious diseases, HIV and Lyme disease. He serves as the Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. After receiving his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Melia completed his internal medicine residency, infectious diseases fellowship, and chief medical residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2008. Dr. Melia's academic and research interests center around medical education and coaching in medicine. He is the current Chair of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice and is a past Chair of the IDSA Training Program Directors' Committee. In 2015, Dr. Melia was recognized with the Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award from the Institute for Excellence in Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Melia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Hepatitis C, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, and HIV/AIDS.

Dr. John Aucott is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. An internist and Lyme disease expert in the Division of Rheumatology, he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. With more than 15 years of research experience on the crippling effects of Lyme disease, he has published studies focusing on characteristics of early Lyme disease differences in males and females with an emphasis on prospects for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Aucott received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. He is fellowship-trained in infectious disease and geographic medicine. Dr. Aucott and his colleagues were recognized by Johns Hopkins with a Discovery Fund Synergy Award in 2014. Dr. Aucott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Synovitis, Reactive Arthritis, and Long Haul COVID.

Benjamin Fakheri is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Fakheri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Splenic Infarction.

Brenda Lapkovsky, M.D., is a family medicine provider at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians' Green Spring Station location. Dr. Lapkovsky earned her Doctor of Medicine from Ross University, School of Medicine. She completed a residency in family practice at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, and a residency internship in internal medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Dr. Lapkovsky 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 Vitamin D Deficiency.

Dr. Maryana Shenderov is a clinician at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, having joined in 2016. Her area of clinical expertise is infectious disease. She earned her M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She completed her residency and a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Maryana Shenderov sees patients at the Greenspring Station and Bartlett Infectious Diseases Clinics and also provides inpatient consultations at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is committed to excellence in patient care, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and patient-centered care. Dr. Shenderov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, SAPHO Syndrome, and Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis.

Dr. Rameen J. Molavi is part-time on the medical faculty as an instructor in medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine within the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is internal medicine. Dr. Molavi is also the managing physician and chair of Park Medical Associates, a member of Johns Hopkins Regional Physicians. He is the recipient of the 2025 Samuel P. Asper Award for excellence in medicine from the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Molavi holds a B.A. in biology from Rice University in Houston, TX. He earned his M.D. at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in categorical internal medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He began medical practice in Lutherville in 1999 and joined Park Medical Associates in 2009. His practice focus is on primary care for adults of all ages. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Dr. Rameen Molavi: COVID-19 Testing Realities, WYPR (April 28, 2020) Samuel Asper Award, American College of Physicians (2025). Dr. Molavi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Dr. Robin Avery is an infectious disease physician who joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2012, with two decades of experience in transplant infectious disease. She is a past chair of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) Infectious Disease Community of Practice, was a co-editor of the first edition of the AST ID Guidelines, and serves on a Guidelines Committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) on immunizations in the immunocompromised host. She was the founding head of the Transplant Infectious Disease Section at the Cleveland Clinic and served as the founding director of the Cleveland Clinic Transplant ID Special Fellowship, authoring a curriculum that served as the basis for curricula later endorsed by the AST and IDSA. Her clinical and research interests include pre-transplant donor and recipient evaluation, and prevention and treatment of post-transplant infections, particularly transplant-associated viruses, viral load monitoring, novel therapies for CMV, hypogammaglobulinemia, immunizations, and strategies for safer living post-transplant. She has a strong interest in patient education and co-authored the script for a video designed to educate patients on decreasing post-transplant infection risks. Dr. Avery is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, COVID-19, and Sepsis.

Eun Kim is a primary care provider, a Pediatrics specialist and a General Practice provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Kim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Acute Cystitis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and COVID-19.

Dimitrios Mavrophilipos is a General Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Mavrophilipos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, and Cellulitis. Dr. Mavrophilipos is currently accepting new patients.

Lisa Simonson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Simonson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Prerenal Azotemia, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Patricia Savadel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Savadel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Crohn's Disease, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Osteoporosis.

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 Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Hypothyroidism, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Osteoporosis.

Kristen Britton is a Pediatrics specialist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Britton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Cellulitis, Peptic Ulcer, and Necrosis.

Joseph Dirocco is a Colorectal Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Dirocco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Encopresis, Hemorrhoids, Bowel Incontinence, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hemorrhoidectomy.

George Apostolides is a Colorectal Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Apostolides is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Bowel Incontinence, Rectal Prolapse, Encopresis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Allan Chircus is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Chircus is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Cellulitis, Necrosis, and Otitis. Dr. Chircus is currently accepting new patients.

Alexandros Samohin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Samohin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, and Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye). Dr. Samohin is currently accepting new patients.

Qinglin Gao is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Gao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Tatyana Kushnir is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Kushnir is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Acute Cystitis, Atypical Pneumonia, and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia. Dr. Kushnir is currently accepting new patients.

Adam Faill is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Faill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Bronchitis, Atypical Pneumonia, and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.