Kester Crosse is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Crosse is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Preston Kim is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Lactose Intolerance, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Richard Andorsky is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Andorsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Crohn's Disease, Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Biju Alex is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Alex is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Portal Hypertension, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

The goal of Grishma Joy, M.D. is having clear communication with each patient. She makes sure her patients know what she is thinking and where she would like to go with their care. She makes a point to actively speak with primary care doctors and exchange emails regularly, so everyone is on the same page. Open and honest communication helps in providing quality care and satisfied patients. Learn more at www.ddamd.com. Dr. Joy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Colitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Marvin Lawrence is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Lawrence is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Berdon Syndrome, Diverticular Disease, and Endoscopy.

James Harris is a General Surgeon in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Harris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Cholecystitis, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Shirali Patel is a General Surgeon in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Gallbladder Disease, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Small Bowel Resection.

Tokunbo Ajayi is a Hospital Medicine provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ajayi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Boils, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Liver Transplant, and Gastrectomy.

Sean Karp is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Karp is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diverticular Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Endoscopy.

Priti Bijpuria is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Bijpuria is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Indigestion, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), and Gastrectomy.

Farzin Rashti is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Rashti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hirschsprung Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Rai was awarded the “TOP DOC” in Gastroenterology award by Baltimore Magazine for 2016. Dr. Rai is a Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, with over 22 years of experience in this field. He is the Medical Director of Gastro Center of Maryland & Cascades Endoscopy Center and has served on the Medical Faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for many years, starting in 1997. He has been in many leadership positions in the Johns Hopkins Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, including as the Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplantation and Director, Clinical Effectiveness. He completed his Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in 1996 and completed an additional year of Advanced Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Transplant Hepatology and Biliary Disorders. Dr. Rai is considered a national thought leader and expert in the field of Gastroenterology and Liver disease and presents regularly at national and regional meetings. He has received many awards including Excellence in Clinical Research Award from the American College of Gastroenterology, Passano Clinician Scientist Award from Johns Hopkins University, Industry Research Scholar Award & Astra-Merck Award from the American Digestive Health Foundation, among others. He has published dozens of scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored many chapters for medical textbooks. He has performed over 50,000 procedures in this field and pioneered new and innovative medical techniques. Dr. Rai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Gastric Dysmotility, Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Marcia (Mimi) Canto, M.D., M.H.S. is a Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Endoscopy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Canto received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines in Manila in 1981 (summa cum laude). She received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1985 from the University of the Philippines and completed her training in Internal Medicine from State University of New York Sciences Center in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Canto completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Gastroenterology-Hepatology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and received a Master of Health Science in Clinical Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1993. Dr. Canto came back to Johns Hopkins after spending three years at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio for advanced endoscopic training. Her primary clinical interests include endoscopy, particularly the use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in detecting early pancreatic cancer and its precursors. She has recently shown that endoscopic ultrasound can be used to detect asymptomatic precancerous lesions in patients with a family history of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Canto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Monik Lammi is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Lammi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Thomas Abernathy is a Gastroenterologist in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Abernathy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Lactose Intolerance, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hemorrhoids, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Allen Banegura is a Gastroenterologist in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Banegura is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Esophagitis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Shaun M. Kunisaki, MD, MSc, is Professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Professor at Johns Hopkins University, and Associate Chief of Strategy and Integration in the Division of General Pediatric Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Dr. Kunisaki's clinical practice spans the full breadth of pediatric general, thoracic, and fetal surgery, but he is a nationally and internationally recognized authority in the prenatal and postnatal management of congenital thoracic anomalies, including lung malformations, esophageal atresia, and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. He is the Director of the Fetal Program in General Pediatric Surgery and chairs the Prenatal Pediatrics Steering Committee, a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. As Director of the Pediatric Esophageal Center, he specializes in the management of complex esophageal disorders such as long-gap esophageal atresia. He serves on the Editorial Board of several journals, including Pediatrics and Surgery, and holds senior leadership positions in the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA), Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Dr. Kunisaki has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. His laboratory is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is largely focused on using stem cells derived from a patient's own tissues to better understand and treat several important pediatric surgical diseases. His team has developed techniques to reprogram fetal and neonatal tissues into pluripotent stem cells and organoids, and are working with scientists and engineers to improve long-term outcomes for children with severe birth defects, including spina bifida and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. More recently, he founded the Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network (EPSN), a clinical research collaborative composed of pediatric surgeons from over 20 children's hospitals in the country. A native of southern California, Dr. Kunisaki graduated with honors from Harvard College, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Harvard Medical School. He completed general surgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School followed by a pediatric surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan. He also did additional research fellowships at the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Boston Children's Hospital. Philanthropy plays a crucial role in the work Dr. Kunisaki does by providing seed funding for research, funding for the best educational resources to train the future generation of pediatric surgeons, and additional support services for families receiving treatment that are not covered by insurance. Support Dr. Kunisaki. Dr. Kunisaki is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Lobar Emphysema, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.

Richard Chasen is a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Chasen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Indigestion, and Diverticular Disease.

Urooj Ahmed is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Indigestion, Portal Hypertension, Childhood Volvulus, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.