Dr. Hess specializes in pediatric ophthalmology in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Department of Pediatric Medicine. He served as chief of the medical staff from 2017-2019. He joined the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital medical staff in 2004. Dr. Hess earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. He trained as an ophthalmology resident at Medical College of Virginia and completed a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Duke University Eye Center. Dr. Hess is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Esotropia, X-Linked Infantile Nystagmus, and Amblyopia.

Edward Davidson is a Plastic Surgeon in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dr. Davidson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Lambdoid Synostosis, Osteotomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Davidson is currently accepting new patients.

Samer Elbabaa is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Elbabaa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Ventricle Cancer, Hydrocephalus, Myelomeningocele, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Elbabaa is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Dr. S. Alex Rottgers is a pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeon at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is also an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Rottgers received his undergraduate degree in biology and philosophy from Rice University in Houston and his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, graduating with highest honors. He completed his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and performed a fellowship in craniofacial surgery at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Rottgers joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2015. He currently serves as the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Director of the Cleft/Craniofacial Team, and Co-director of the Vascular Anomalies Clinic in St. Petersburg. Dr. Rottgers's research interests include outcomes research of patients with cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosynostosis, and vascular anomalies. He is interested in 3-D surgical planning and modeling of the craniofacial skeleton for treating patients with deformities. Dr. Rottgers is a member of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Society of Craniofacial Surgery, and American Academy of Pediatrics. He is now serving as the Vice President of the Florida Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association. Dr. Rottgers serves as a journal reviewer for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, and PLOS ONE. He has received numerous awards for his exceptional performance, including the 2018 Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Best Consulting Physician, the American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association Paul Black Junior Investigator Award, and the Baylor College of Medicine L. Leighton Hill Excellence in Pediatrics Award and the S. Carl Harvey Memorial Award for excellence in gross anatomy. Dr. Rottgers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Micrognathia, Baller-Gerold Syndrome, Lambdoid Synostosis, and Craniosynostosis.

Brandon Lynn is a Nurse Practitioner in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Lynn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top area of expertise is Baller-Gerold Syndrome.

William Burke is a Physician Assistant in St Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Burke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top area of expertise is Baller-Gerold Syndrome.

Dr. Spinks is a pediatric neurosurgeon and chief of the neurosurgery program at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida in collaboration with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the hospital staff in 2021. He most recently was a neurosurgeon with the Brain and Spine Neuroscience Institute in Lutz, Florida. Dr. Spinks has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and lectured nationally. His research interests include stem cell harvest, minimally invasive neurosurgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, concussion and mild traumatic brain injury. Dr. Spinks earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, New York. He completed a residency at the University of California, Los Angeles, Division of Neurological Surgery, and a fellowship in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Golisano Children's Hospital launches neurosurgery program for kids in effort to reduce transfers to Tampa and Miami, News Press - Ft. Myers (December 21, 2021). Dr. Spinks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Syringobulbia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, and Syringomyelia.

Elizabeth Feldman is a Pediatrics provider in Jensen Beach, Florida. Dr. Feldman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Van Der Woude Syndrome, Sunken Fontanelles, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

George Kamel is a Plastic Surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Kamel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Craniosynostosis, Osteotomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Kamel is currently accepting new patients.

David Morrison is a Pediatrics provider in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Morrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, Esotropia, Cataract Removal, and Tenotomy.

Nisha Agasthya is a Pediatrics provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Agasthya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Legius Syndrome, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

Robert Pearson is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Pembroke Pines,, Florida. Dr. Pearson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Interrupted Aortic Arch, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis.

Clara Dudley is a Pediatrics provider in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Dudley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Obesity in Children, Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), and Familial Short Stature (FSS). Dr. Dudley is currently accepting new patients.

Olga Fraga is a Pediatrics provider in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Fraga is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Delayed Growth, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Obesity in Children. Dr. Fraga is currently accepting new patients.

Lara Hoffman is a Physician Assistant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ms. Hoffman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Baller-Gerold Syndrome, Microtia, Arteriovenous Malformation, and Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly. Ms. Hoffman is currently accepting new patients.

Andrea Scherer is a Neurosurgery provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Scherer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Increased Head Circumference, Brain Herniation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Chiari Malformation. Dr. Scherer is currently accepting new patients.

Pat Ricalde is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Ricalde is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Osteochondroma, Oral Cancer, Acrofacial Dysostosis Weyers Type, and Acrofacial Dysostosis Nager Type. Dr. Ricalde is currently accepting new patients.

Mislen Bauer is a Medical Genetics provider in Miami, Florida. Dr. Bauer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome), Triple X Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Dr. Bauer is currently accepting new patients.

Jennifer Wade is a Physician Assistant in Boynton Beach, Florida. Ms. Wade is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Baller-Gerold Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Baller-Gerold Syndrome, Symphalangism Distal, Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, and Proximal Symphalangism. Ms. Wade is currently accepting new patients.