Amal Isaiah is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Isaiah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Branchial Cleft Cyst, Enlarged Adenoids, Adenoidectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Isaiah is currently accepting new patients.

Emily Boss, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. (nee Rudnick) is director of pediatric otolaryngology and a professor of otolaryngology, pediatrics, and health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Boss's clinical expertise includes pediatric sinus, ear, nose, neck, and throat conditions. Dr. Boss trained at the University of California Los Angeles, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Dr. Boss is dedicated to improving health outcomes through enhanced doctor-patient communication and organizational change. She is a federally-funded clinician scientist with research focused on patient and family-centered communication, health disparities, and surgical utilization and outcomes. She is the Medical Director for Revenue Cycle Performance Improvement for Johns Hopkins Medicine and a Physician Advisor for Care Coordination and Clinical Resource Management at Johns Hopkins Hospital. An established surgeon, physician leader, and researcher, she is passionate about performance improvement in healthcare delivery. Dr. Boss is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Tongue Tie, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Otitis Media with Effusion, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

Pediatric otolaryngologist David Tunkel specializes in the treatment of airway disorders in children, including obstructive sleep apnea, congenital or acquired abnormalities of the larynx and trachea, and infections of the upper airway, as well as common infections of the ears, nose and throat. He also treats children who need surgery for chronic otitis media, conductive hearing loss and cholesteatoma, and is nationally known for treating children with special needs, including those with cleft palate, Down syndrome, short-stature skeletal dysplasias and neuromotor diseases. A leader in developing evidence-based guidelines to provide optimal care for children with ear, nose and throat diseases, Dr. Tunkel has conducted research that showed the success of new methods of subtotal tonsillectomy in treating sleep-disordered breathing, with improved recovery for many children. Dr. Tunkel earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he remained for residency training in otolaryngology. He completed fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., and served as the director of pediatric otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins for 30 years. He is chair of the Guideline Taskforce for the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, and was the lead developer for guidelines on tinnitus and nosebleed management. In addition, he is an editorial board member for JAMA Otolaryngology. Dr. Tunkel has served as chair of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, and was the chairperson of the otolaryngology section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has been a board member for the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, and has participated in clinical practice guideline development for major national organizations, recently serving on committees for acute otitis media and the use of tympanostomy tubes. Dr. Tunkel has been recognized by Baltimore magazine as a “Top Doctor,” and has received various accolades, including honor awards from the Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Tunkel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Tongue Tie, Otitis Media with Effusion, Otitis, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.

James Benke is a Cardiologist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Benke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cornelia De Lange Syndrome and Adenoidectomy.

"Pediatric otolaryngologist Jonathan Walsh specializes in head and neck masses, thyroid disorders, vascular malformations, tracheostomy, tracheal stenosis, aerodigestive disorders, chronic ear disease (ear infections), sinus disease (sinusitis), hearing loss, ankyloglossia (tongue-tie), sleep apnea and laryngeal cleft, as well as the full spectrum of pediatric head and neck disorders. He offers minimally invasive endoscopic ear surgery and minimally invasive surgeries of the airway, ear and sinus. Dr. Walsh earned a medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed residency training in otolaryngology at University of Rochester Medical Center. He served two years of active-duty service as a major in the U.S. Army at Fort Gordon in Georgia, after which he completed fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology at the University of North Carolina. His research interests are in novel imaging technology applications for head and neck disorders; outcomes and health care disparities; ankyloglossia and lip tie; head and neck masses; and airway imaging and modeling. Dr. Walsh is director of the Johns Hopkins pediatric aerodigestive team and surgical director of the pediatric thyroid team. Additionally, he is an active participant in the vascular anomalies team, fetal therapy multidisciplinary team and pediatric sarcoma tumor board. Dr. Walsh is also the residency program director for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Videos Meet Our Expert - Dr. Jonathan Walsh Recent News Articles and Media Coverage More babies getting their tongues clipped to help breastfeed. But is it necessary? Today Show (7/11/2019) To Improve Breastfeeding, Babies Get Their Tongues Clipped, Is it Necessary? Podast WYPR (3/19/2019) Snipping an infant's ""tongue tie"" can improve breastfeeding. But is surgery being overused? The Inquirer (3/12/2019) Why so Many Babies are Getting Their Tongues Clipped Atlantic, (3/12/2019) The Tongue Tie Conundrum, Slate (2/6/2018) An Incisionless Approach to Ear Drum Repair, Johns Hopkins Medicine (10/2/2018)". Dr. Walsh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Tongue Tie, Infant Hearing Loss, Laryngomalacia, Adenoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Laura Sterni is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatric pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders. She is director of the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center. Dr. Sterni has edited a book on chronic home ventilation in children - Caring for Ventilator Dependent Child: A Clinical Guide. (Sterni. LM and Carroll JL (Eds). Humana Press/Springer Science and Business Media, New York, 2016.) Dr. Sterni received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also completed her residency in pediatrics and her fellowship in pediatric pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins. De. Sterni was recognized by Baltimore magazine as a Top Doctor in pediatric pulmonology in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. She was also recognized in 2016 and 2017 as a Top Doc for the treatment of pediatric sleep disorders. Dr. Sterni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Micrognathia, Koolen De Vries Syndrome, Wildervanck Syndrome, CHARGE Syndrome, and Adenoidectomy.

Jing Liu is a Holistic Medicine provider in Rockville, Maryland. Ms. Liu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Menopause, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Endoscopy, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Ms. Liu is currently accepting new patients.

Lee Akst, M.D., specializes in treating the larynx (voicebox), in particular the treatment of voice and swallowing disorders. He is a leading laryngologist in office-based procedures such as vocal fold injection augmentation, pulsed KTP laser treatment, and laryngeal botox injection. In the operating room, Dr. Akst specializes in phonosurgery for the treatment of vocal cord disease, with emphasis on voice restoration and improvement. A strong focus of his practice involves the use of pulsed angiolytic lasers, which allow for subspecialized care of laryngeal papillomas, laryngeal dysplasia, and early vocal cord cancers while preserving the quality and strength of the voice. Dr. Akst is a national leader in the field of laryngology and serves in leadership roles for the American Laryngological Association, the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He lectures extensively on the treatment of laryngeal disease, teaching other physicians how to care for patients with voice and swallowing concerns. His research interests include the development of robotic laryngeal surgery, the study of voice and swallowing complaints in the elderly, and the advancement of pulsed lasers for the treatment of laryngeal diseases with a focus on leukoplakia. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Akst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngitis, Perichondritis, Endoscopy, and Laryngectomy.

Dr. Julie Hoover-Fong is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hoover-Fong holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition from The Ohio State University, where she also completed her medical degree. She received her Ph.D. in the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Hoover-Fong completed a pediatric internship and residency at Washington University in St. Louis and a fellowship in medical genetics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She joined the Johns Hopkins University faculty in 2002 and progressed to Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics in 2019. She practices and oversees the clinical operations, research and educational ventures for the patients, families and healthcare providers served by the Greenberg Center. Her clinical team develops and improves diagnostic and treatment guidelines for comprehensive care of patients with all types of bone conditions including dwarfism, orofacial clefting, craniosynostosis and more. Dr. Hoover-Fong also mentors and teaches medical students, residents and genetic medicine trainees. As an active clinical researcher, Dr. Hoover-Fong is the Principal Investigator of multiple global clinical trials for achondroplasia, the first multi-center, investigator-initiated natural history study for achondroplasia, and multiple clinical studies for patients with orofacial clefting, hypophosphatasia and other conditions. She is also a co-investigator on the ELSI and Phenotype Review Committees for the Mendel Project, a whole exome sequencing venture to identify the genetic cause of Mendelian conditions. From an institutional service perspective, Dr. Hoover-Fong serves on the Johns Hopkins Associate Professor Promotions Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation. She serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Little People of America, is a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins University and is a charter member of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium, publishing best practice guidelines for patients with skeletal dysplasias. Dr. Hoover is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Achondroplasia, Rhizomelic Syndrome, Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

Xin Chen is a Holistic Medicine provider in Frederick, Maryland. Mr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Periodontitis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Microtia, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Endoscopy.

Alan Schwartz is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, Endoscopy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Schwartz is currently accepting new patients.

Shahzad Hussain is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hussain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Osteotomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Hussain is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Deborah Ann Schwengel is an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatric anesthesiology. Dr. Schwengel is a former program director of the Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Training and Residency Program. She is interested in innovative ways of teaching adults in residency programs and invented the “College Days” Program for Residency Education. She received her undergraduate degree in nursing from Duke University. She earned her M.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She completed her residencies at Yale–New Haven Hospital and Johns Hopkins. She performed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins. She completed the Master of Education in the Health Professions at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Schwengel joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1994. Dr. Schwengel's research interests include graduate medical education, innovative curriculum development, neurophysiologic assessment of learning and hospital disaster preparedness. Dr. Schwengel has been recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education with the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education Outstanding Achievement for an Educational Innovation, The American Society of Anesthesiologists with the Distinguished Educator Award and The Society for Education in Anesthesia Philip Liu Award for best Research Abstract. Dr. Schwengel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia and Adenoidectomy.

Kyle Hatten is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hatten is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Tongue Cancer, Salivary Gland Tumors, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Hatten is currently accepting new patients.

Nadim Khoueir is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Khoueir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Meningocele, Periorbital Cellulitis, Fibrous Dysplasia, Endoscopy, and Adenoidectomy.

Taylor Teplitzky is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Teplitzky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Adenoids, Otitis, Laryngomalacia, Stridor, and Adenoidectomy.

Lauren Claus is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Claus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Achilles Tendon Rupture and Adenoidectomy.

Eric Berg is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Berg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS), Sinusitis, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Berg is currently accepting new patients.

Ran Zhang is a Holistic Medicine provider in Ellicott City, Maryland. Ms. Zhang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. Her top area of expertise is Adenoidectomy.

Dr. Antoine Azar is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include allergy and immunology, asthma, immunotherapy, sinusitis and drug reactions. Dr. Azar serves as the clinical director of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Azar earned his M.D. from the American University of Beirut. He completed residency programs at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the American University of Beirut. He performed a fellowship in allergy and clinical immunology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Azar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Adenoidectomy. His top areas of expertise are Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Common Variable Immune Deficiency, Selective Deficiency of IgA, Adenoidectomy, and Endoscopy.