Richard A. Schaefer, M.D., is an orthopaedic specialist treating patients with a variety of bone, tendon and ligament conditions affecting back and neck, arm and shoulder, hip and leg and other parts of the body. He uses nonsurgical treatments to help patients recover from joint pain, joint injuries and related conditions. In addition to his medical degree and orthopaedic residency training, Dr. Schaefer is fellowship-trained in orthopaedic oncology through the Mayo Clinic and holds a master’s degree in public health from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Schaefer served for over 30 years in the U.S. Army, retiring at the rank of colonel. He had a number of stateside and overseas assignments at military medical facilities, including two tours in Afghanistan. He received several military decorations and awards for his service, including the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Action Badge. Dr. Schaefer is a graduate of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Leadership Fellows Program and has served on several AAOS committees, including the Public Relations Oversight Group, Women’s Health Advisory Board and the Diversity Advisory Board. Videos Dr. Richard SchaeferOrthopaedic Surgeon Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Providing Compassionate Care during COVID-19American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (October 2020). Dr. Schaefer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tenosynovitis, Bursitis, and Trigger Thumb.

Colonel James Ficke, M.D., is Robert A. Robinson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also orthopaedist-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is nationally renowned as an expert on the treatment of complex foot and ankle patients, lower extremity trauma patients and amputees. Dr. Ficke received his M.D. from Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in 1987. He completed a transitional internship at Madigan Army Medical Center, and finished his residency in orthopaedic surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center. He also completed an AO fellowship in Trauma in Munich Germany, and a foot and ankle fellowship in Dallas, Texas. Prior to his current position, Dr. Ficke was chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. He also served the U.S. Army Surgeon General as the senior advisor on policy and personnel for orthopaedics and extremity injuries for seven years. During his deployment as deputy commander of clinical services at the 228th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, from 2004 to 2005, he was the senior orthopedic surgeon, treating more than 600 U.S. soldiers and Iraqi patients for war injuries. Dr. Ficke has received numerous awards for his skills as a surgeon and educator, as well as two dozen military decorations and awards including the Bronze Star and Meritorious Service Medals. His service earned him the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons’ prestigious 2010 Colonel Brian Allgood Memorial Leadership Award, and The Surgeon General's 2010 Major General Lewis Aspey Mologne Award. He has served as the co-chair of the Extremity War Injury Symposium sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons since 2005. Dr. Ficke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Ear Barotrauma, Contracture Deformity, Leg or Foot Amputation, and Fasciotomy.

Brock Lindsey, M.D., is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in orthopaedic oncology. He treats children and adults with all types of bone and soft tissue sarcomas. Dr. Lindsey has expertise in nanoparticle delivery of immunotherapy, immunodiagnostics as a novel treatment for osteosarcoma, as well as complex reconstruction after amputation, including osseointegration. Dr. Lindsey earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati. He then completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at West Virginia University’s (WVU) J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, becoming the department’s first to complete a research fellowship during residency. Dr. Lindsey also pursued a fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and UPMC Children’s Hospital before returning to WVU Medicine as an attending physician. During his 12 years at WVU Medicine, Dr. Lindsey created programs in musculoskeletal oncology and adult reconstruction as well as a multidisciplinary amputation clinic. He also led a musculoskeletal research laboratory into the national rankings for federal funding for orthopaedic surgery departments. His research focuses on improving treatment strategies for metastatic osteosarcoma and exploring human/machine interfaces for amputees. His work has been published in local, national and international basic science and clinical research journals. Dr. Lindsey has experience mentoring and training students at all levels from undergraduate and graduate students to postdoctoral positions. He won Press Ganey’s “Top Provider” award every year between 2013 and 2018. He also founded ICaPath, a biotech startup derived from his laboratory research that is currently working toward a first in-human clinical trial. Videos Brock Lindsey, M.D.Orthopaedic Oncologist OsseointegrationQ&A with Dr. Brock Lindsey. Dr. Lindsey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Bone Tumor, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Sophia Strike, M.D., is a hand surgeon serving patients in Bethesda, Baltimore, and Columbia, Maryland. She specializes in adult and pediatric conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow, including congenital deformities, nerve injuries and nerve compression, arthritis and fractures. She also has special training in benign and malignant hand and wrist tumors in children and adults. Dr. Strike has completed her fellowship in hand surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, prior to which she worked and trained as a resident at the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. During her training, Dr. Strike received an award for clinical excellence and co-authored numerous research publications in the field of hand surgery. Dr. Strike is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Ganglion Cyst, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Bone Tumor.

Dr. Dorianne Feldman is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She focuses on critical care physical medicine and rehabilitation. She combines both her skills as a physical therapist and physiatrist when treating her patients. Dr. Feldman holds B.S. and M.S.P.T. degrees from Boston University, and received her M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine. Following medical school, she completed a preliminary year in internal medicine at Mercy Medical Center/University of Maryland and then a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She served as chief resident from 2008-2009 for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and was subsequently appointed as a clinical associate. Dr. Feldman has published extensively, including five chapters in professional books. She has received numerous awards and honors, and was twice the recipient of the Hopkins Healer Award for excellence in patient care during residency. In April 2017, Dr. Feldman was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Inductees are honored for their professionalism, communication skills, diagnostic prowess, depth of knowledge, ability to negotiate the health care system, passion for patient care and service as a role model to medical trainees. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Dorianne Feldman, M.D., inducted into Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Dr. Feldman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transverse Myelitis, Paraplegia, and Bursitis.

Dr. Greg Osgood is an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. His areas of expertise include orthopaedic trauma, with a special focus on fracture non-unions, pelvis and acetabular injuries, and fractures and surgical infections. Dr. Osgood’s undergraduate degree is from Harvard University. He completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Dr. Osgood began his orthopaedic residency training with the United States Air Force and completed this training at New York Orthopaedic Hospital at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. In 2005, he completed an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2010 as the organization''s first orthopaedic trauma faculty member. Dr. Osgood’s interests in orthopaedic trauma care include fracture non-unions, pelvis and acetabular injuries, routine fractures and surgical infections. Dr. Osgood is a former major in the United States Air Force. He completed several combat deployments, providing orthopaedic trauma care to our military. Dr. Osgood is actively involved in numerous professional organizations, including being the associate editor of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, a member of the AO North America Teaching Faculty, a member of the Education Committee of the Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation, Orthopaedic Trauma Association Military Committee, and the director of the Humanitarian Program of the Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation. Videos Dr. Greg OsgoodOrthopaedic Trauma Surgeon An Innovative Approach to Nerve Repair ‚Äî Santi‚Äôs Story. Dr. Osgood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Acute Pain, Compartment Syndrome, Hip Replacement, and Vertebroplasty.

Dr. R. Samuel Mayer is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests include complications of critical illness, spine disorders, pain management, disorders of muscle tone and cancer rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer serves as the director of cancer rehabilitation, director of undergraduate medical education and residency program director for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He graduated from the honors program in medical education at Northwestern University School of Medicine and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rush Medical College. He was chair of the Committee on Medical Education for the American Medical Student Association while he was a medical student. After completing his residency, he remained on faculty at Rush Medical College, eventually becoming the residency program director and acting chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He joined the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins in 2001. Dr. Mayer serves as director of the Medical Student Summer Clinical Experience in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for the Association of Academic Physiatrists. He is Editor in Chief of Knowledge NOW, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation's online encyclopedia of the field. In 2014, he was named Distinguished Clinician by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Mayer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Hemiplegia, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

Azuka Olele, D.P.M., is a podiatrist at East Baltimore Medical Center and Greater Dundalk. Dr. Olele received his undergraduate degree from University of California, Irvine and medical degree from Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine. He has five years of private practice experience. Dr. Olele completed a three-year residency in foot and ankle reconstructive surgery at Westchester General Hospital in Miami, Florida. He trained in all areas of podiatric medicine, sports medicine, wound management, diabetic limb salvage and lower extremity reconstructive surgery. When Dr. Olele is not with his patients, he loves to watch sports, movies, travel and spend time with friends and family. Dr. Olele is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Fungal Nail Infection, Fibromatosis, Plantar Fasciitis, and Ledderhose Disease.

John Antoniades is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Antoniades is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Antoniades is currently accepting new patients.

Naomi De Tablan, D.P.M., is a podiatrist in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She specializes in foot and ankle surgery and nonsurgical treatments of foot and ankle conditions. She has experience caring for people with foot and ankle conditions including sprains, arthritis, deformities, wounds and related conditions. She is also skilled in a variety of procedures to restore the form and function of feet and ankles affected by trauma, injury or deformity. Dr. De Tablan obtained her podiatric medicine degree from the California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California. She completed a residency in podiatric medicine and surgery with added credential in reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco, California. She trained in all areas of podiatric medicine, wound management, sports medicine and diabetic limb salvage. Before joining Johns Hopkins, she was a podiatrist for the Providence Medical Group in California for five years. Lectures & Presentations Lateral Talocalcaneonavicular Joint Dislocation with Associated Comminuted Cuboid Fracture after a Low-Energy Mechanism: A Case Report., Poster Presentation, The 2017 Western Foot and Ankle Conference Poster Session, 1/1/17. Dr. De Tablan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Flat Feet, Fungal Nail Infection, Corns and Calluses, and Tendinitis.

Hayden Hoffler is a Podiatric Medicine provider in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Hoffler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Bunions, Tendinitis, Ledderhose Disease, and Fibromatosis.

Clayton Alexander is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Wesley Durand is an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Durand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Shoulder Arthroscopy, and Spinal Fusion.

Amiethab Aiyer, M.D., is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in treating patients with foot and ankle conditions, such as fractures, deformities, and ligament and tendon tears. He is skilled in minimally invasive bunion correction, Achilles tendon rupture repair, as well as ankle reconstruction and replacement. Dr. Aiyer is the division chief of foot and ankle surgery in the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his medical training at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. During his fourth year of medical school, Dr. Aiyer completed a research fellowship at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, also in Philadelphia. He then completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. During the residency, Dr. Aiyer received multiple awards, including the Alan Levine Orthopaedic Graduate Medical Education Scholarship from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). He has also been selected to present at the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Resident Research Symposium and as an American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Emerging Leader. In his final year of residency, he received the Gold Humanism Resident Teacher Award. Dr. Aiyer went on to complete a research and clinical fellowship at the Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. As a researcher, he is currently investigating diagnosis, surgical treatments and patient outcomes for bunions, Achilles tendon ruptures, ankle arthritis, ankle trauma and other conditions affecting the foot and ankle. His research encompasses clinical, basic science and biomechanical studies. He has presented his research at numerous conferences held by the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, AAOS and other professional organizations of which he is a member. He is a fellow of the AAOS and AOA, and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Along with special interests in clinical practice and multiple facets of orthopaedic foot and ankle research, he is passionate about teaching residents and medical students; he has been mentoring medical students for several years. Dr. Aiyer has been recognized for his commitment to education with multiple teaching and faculty educator awards, and he is working with other orthopaedic surgeons to develop a nationwide push for medical student mentorship. Using social media platforms, he co-founded the @orthomentor Instagram account to provide students with easy access to mentorship and advising. Dr. Aiyer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Achilles Tendon Rupture, Metatarsus Adductus, Flat Feet, Tendinitis, and Osteotomy.

Kamala Littleton is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Littleton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, and Knee Replacement. Dr. Littleton is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Ciotola is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ciotola is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Tendinitis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Ciotola is currently accepting new patients.

Gregory Gasbarro is an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gasbarro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Pseudoachondroplasia, Axillary Nerve Dysfunction, Tenotomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gasbarro is currently accepting new patients.

Lew Schon is a Podiatric Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Schon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Flat Feet, Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Osteotomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Schon is currently accepting new patients.

Rebecca Cerrato is an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cerrato is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Flat Feet, Tendinitis, Metatarsalgia, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy. Dr. Cerrato is currently accepting new patients.

John Campbell is an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Campbell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tendinitis. His top areas of expertise are Flat Feet, Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Accessory Navicular Bone, and Tenotomy. Dr. Campbell is currently accepting new patients.