Dr. Fernando Goes, the Director of our Stanley and Elizabeth Star Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Mood Disorders, is a psychiatrist focused on the study and treatment of severe mood disorders. As a disease-oriented clinician-scientist, his goal in leading the center is to better understand the causes, course, and treatment of severe mood disorders to facilitate the development of better treatments and implement improvements in patient care. His current research project encompasses genomic studies of mood disorders diverse populations, clinical trials of new medications, and the clinical utility of novel wearables technology to better track mood, sleep and activity. Dr. Goes directs the Bayview Mood Disorders Clinic, where he cares for patients with bipolar disorders and sees patients for consultations at the East Baltimore campus. Dr. Goes is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Schizophrenia.

Sushma Jani is a Psychiatrist and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Jani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Dr. Potash returned to Johns Hopkins as Director of Psychiatry and Psychiatrist-in-Chief in 2017. Prior to that he was Chair and Department Executive Officer of the University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry from 2011-17. Dr. Potash graduated in 1984 from Yale College, where he majored in English. Following graduation, he served in the Peace Corps in the West African country of Senegal, and there decided to become a physician. He completed his master’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins, focusing on epidemiology and international health. He then went on to medical school at Hopkins, medical internship at Hopkins Bayview, and a year working as a general practitioner in another West African country, Benin. He returned to do his psychiatric residency at Hopkins and served as chief resident in 1997-98. He then joined Dr. Ray DePaulo’s mood disorders program, and eventually became the program’s research director before moving to Iowa. Dr. Potash’s work has focused on investigation of the genetic and epigenetic basis of mood disorders—depression and bipolar disorder. These efforts have resulted in over 170 publications and consistent NIH funding. He has been particularly interested in the genetic basis of the psychotic forms of bipolar disorder, and in the epigenetic mechanisms through which stress plays a role in depression. Dr. Potash co-leads the Bipolar Sequencing Consortium, and is a member of the Council on Research for the American Psychiatric Association. He serves as Treasurer for the International Society for Psychiatric Genetics, and he has played a leading role in the National Network of Depression Centers. In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Potash is also an active clinician who sees mood disorders patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Potash is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Schizophrenia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Dr. David Bond is a clinician-scientist with 20 years of experience in treating people with bipolar disorder. His main clinical interests are the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage bipolar disorder, bipolar depression, and co-occurring conditions like anxiety disorders and ADHD. He has been an investigator in numerous clinical trials investigating the effectiveness and safety of treatments for bipolar disorder. Dr. Bond co-authored the 2013, 2018, and 2021 Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments/International Society for Bipolar Disorders (CANMAT/ISBD) Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Bipolar Disorder, the most widely used treatment guidelines worldwide. Dr Bond’s research focuses on the relationship between body health and brain health, and he has conducted brain imaging studies investigating the relationships between elevated body mass index, tobacco use, and brain illness progression in bipolar disorder. Dr. Bond leads the Johns Hopkins Hospital Bipolar Disorder Clinic. Dr. Bond is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Anorexia, Bulimia, and Schizoaffective Disorder.

Milap Nowrangi, M.D., MS, is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Nowrangi specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of age-related cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. He also is interested in the treatment or management of behavioral and cognitive sequelae of neurological diseases, including those caused by traumatic brain injury, stroke, epilepsy or toxic exposures. Dr. Nowrangi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID).

Sandra Onyeagoro is a Psychiatrist in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Onyeagoro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Onyeagoro is currently accepting new patients.

David Chandran is a Neurologist and a Psychiatrist in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Chandran is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, and Gumma. Dr. Chandran is currently accepting new patients.

Milan Joshi is a Psychiatrist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Joshi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Joshi is currently accepting new patients.

Ariel Vitali is a Psychiatrist and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Vitali is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression, and Schizophrenia. Dr. Vitali is currently accepting new patients.

Andy Angelino is a Psychiatrist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Angelino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Jeffrey Lafferman is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lafferman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Lisa Sloat is a Psychiatrist in Jessup, Maryland. Dr. Sloat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Nadia Zakriya is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zakriya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Major Depression.

Edward Swanton is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Swanton is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Vascular Dementia, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Swanton is currently accepting new patients.

Geeta Sharma is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sharma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizoaffective Disorder.

Chul Kwon is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kwon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizophrenia.

Jemima Kankam is a Psychiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kankam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Her top areas of expertise are Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Schizoaffective Disorder.

William Narrow is a Psychiatrist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Narrow is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Bikash Sharma is a Psychiatrist and an Addiction Medicine provider in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top areas of expertise are Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Pecevich is a Psychiatrist in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Pecevich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder (BPD). His top area of expertise is Bipolar Disorder (BPD).