Dr. Checkley specializes in intensive care medicine. He is an expert in the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory failure and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. He also has extensive experience in the management of other life-threatening conditions commonly seen in the medical intensive care unit, including septic shock, acute gastrointestinal bleeding, acute liver failure, among other critical conditions. Dr. Checkley earned his M.D. from Northwestern University and received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Emory University and fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His research interests include International lung health, epidemiology, mechanical ventilation and acute lung injury. Dr. Checkley has been recognized by the National Institute of Health with the 2007 Post-doctoral National Research Service Award and the 2009 Pathway to Independence Career Award. Dr. Checkley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, and Cerebral Hypoxia.

Dr. Wise is a pulmonary, critical care physician. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with obstructive lung disease, including those with asthma and COPD. He is a consultant for patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease. He has expertise in pulmonary physiology and lung function testing. Dr. Wise’s research focus is the conduct of multi-center clinical trials in airway diseases and related translational research. Dr. Wise is the co-director of the Pulmonary T32 Multi-disciplinary Training Program in Pulmonary Disease. Dr. Wise is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Sarcoidosis.

Gary Kazlow is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Elkridge, Maryland. Dr. Kazlow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Empyema, Bronchitis, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), and Lung Metastases.

Eyad Cheikh, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of Damascus School of Medicine. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, and finished his fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Carilion Clinic in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Dr. Cheikh's areas of interest include general Infectious Diseases, HIV care and infection control. Learn more at idmaryland.com. Dr. Cheikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

Robert Ross, M.D. received his medical degree from the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Ross completed his training with an Infectious Diseases fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. While at the NIH, Dr. Ross was part of the research programs at the NIAID HIV research clinic and the Vaccine Research Center. His areas of interest are HIV care, orthopedic infections and general Infectious Diseases. Learn more at idmaryland.com. Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Infectious Arthritis, Lymphangitis, and Osteomyelitis.

Marcelino Albuerne is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Albuerne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Glycine Encephalopathy, Anemia, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

James Tansinda is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Tansinda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

Michele Henley is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Henley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Vulvovaginitis, Acute Cystitis, and Syphilis.

Dr. Pali Dedhiya Shah is a pulmonary and critical care physician. She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of advanced lung disease and lung transplantation. She is the medical director of the Johns Hopkins Lung Transplant program. She is a member of the International Society for Heart and Lung transplantation and provides teaching to medical students, residents and fellows at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Shah earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She completed her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and performed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Shah joined the Johns Hopkins faculty as an assistant professor of medicine in 2011. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

John Baddley is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Baddley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Cryptococcosis, Shingles, Sepsis, and Febrile Neutropenia.

Daniel Brodie is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Brodie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), COVID-19, Respiratory Acidosis, Lung Transplant, and Embolectomy.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Pneumonia, and Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.

Theodore Iwashyna is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Iwashyna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Cerebral Hypoxia, and COVID-19.

David Holden, M.D., practices pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, and also completed his residency in internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Holden is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Ike Ekekwe, M.D., is a pulmonologist with Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. Dr. Ekekwe started his professional career with the Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Division at Saint Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Following that, he worked on the Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine team at Piedmont Health Care Systems in Fayetteville, Georgia, for many years. He is excited to continue his professional career with Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. Dr. Ekekwe enjoys caring for patients with pulmonary and sleep disorders, both in the clinic and at the hospital. Outside of work, he spends time with his family and enjoys watching soccer. Dr. Ekekwe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Motaz Baibars is a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Baibars is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Danoff is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Co-Director of the Hopkins Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic. She is a specialist in diseases causing fibrosis or scarring in the lung, particularly those associated with autoimmune diseases including myositis. Dr. Danoff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Endoscopy, and Lung Transplant.

Ravi Passi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cantonsville, Maryland. Dr. Passi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Passi is currently accepting new patients.

Winko Zan is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Zan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Flu, COVID-19, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

Dafna Koldobskiy is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Koldobskiy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cholesterol Pneumonia, Pneumonia, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Koldobskiy is currently accepting new patients.