Overview
Bryan Defranco is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Defranco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, and Familial Prostate Cancer.
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Locations
8600 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
5755 Cedar Ln, Columbia, MD 21044
6420 Rockledge Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817
5759 Cedar Ln, Columbia, MD 21044
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Stefan Loy Zimmerman is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Departments of Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology). He specializes in cardiothoracic imaging and is the Division Director of Diagnostic Imaging and Director of Cardiac Imaging. He is the program director for the Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship in Radiology. Dr. Zimmerman earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed both a radiology residency and a cardiovascular imaging fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the use of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. He has particular interest in the use of cardiac imaging for management of arrhythmias, diagnosis and prognosis of arrhythmogenic right and left ventricular cardiomyopathy, and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Zimmerman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Liposarcoma, Cardiac Ablation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Ahlawat earned a Bachelor of Arts with magna cum laude at New York University. She completed both her Medical Degree as well as residency training in diagnostic radiology at Rutgers University’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Ahlawat completed her Pediatric Radiology Fellowship at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC and went on to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD to do a Fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology. After completion of her fellowship, Dr. Ahlawat joined as faculty in the Diagnostic Division of the department of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins University. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. Dr. Ahlawat’s expertise is Diagnostic Radiology with additional training in pediatric and musculoskeletal radiology. Dr. Ahlawat specializes in high resolution magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of peripheral nerves, specifically detection and characterization of peripheral nerve injury; MR imaging of peripheral nerve tumors and peripheral nerve tumor syndromes; whole body MR imaging in the setting of peripheral nerve tumor syndromes; and advanced MR techniques such as quantitative diffusion weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient mapping in characterization of bone and soft tissue tumors. Dr. Shivani Ahlawat also serves as the Director of the Musculoskeletal Fellowship Program. Dr. Ahlawat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Schwannomatosis, Neurofibromatosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), and Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2).
Inova Reston Mri Center LLC
Jong-ho Choi is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Herndon, Virginia. Dr. Choi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Visceromegaly, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Choi is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Lung NodulesDr. Defranco isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Nodules.
- Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)Dr. Defranco isDistinguished. Learn about Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).
- Advanced
- Collapsed LungDr. Defranco isAdvanced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Defranco isAdvanced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Defranco isAdvanced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Defranco isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Defranco isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Defranco isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Experienced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Defranco isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Defranco isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Defranco isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AngiomyomaDr. Defranco isExperienced. Learn about Angiomyoma.
- Baker CystDr. Defranco isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Defranco isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.

