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.

Sudhir Dutta is a Gastroenterologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Dutta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Choledocholithiasis, Hiatal Hernia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

David Hutcheon is a Gastroenterologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Hutcheon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Intestinal Cancer, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Richard Battafarano, M.D., Ph.D., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as director of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery and the first regional director of general thoracic surgery. He comes to Johns Hopkins from University of Maryland Medical System, where he was chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Battafarano specializes in the treatment of benign and malignant diseases and lesions of the chest, including minimally invasive operations such as video-assisted thoracscopic surgery (VATS) for lung and esophageal cancers. He also has a special interest in treating Barretts esophagus, emphysema, mesothelioma and paraesophageal hernias. The focus of Dr. Battafaranos basic and translational research includes outcomes in the surgical management of early stage lung cancer patients with neuroendocrine histology, optimal management of lung cancer patients with mediastinal lymph node metastases, and the effect of survivin overexpression in the development of esophageal cancer. Dr. Battafarano sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Centers at Green Spring Station and at White Marsh. Dr. Battafarano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Thymic Epithelial Tumor, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Marshall Bedine is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. He earned his M.D. from the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Bedine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Hemorrhoids, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Steven Epstein is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Epstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Agazi Gebreselassie is a Gastroenterologist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gebreselassie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Macroamylasemia, Portal Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Dr. Onwueme graduated with Distinction from Yale University with dual BSc/MSc degrees in chemistry and received MD and PhD degrees from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Clinical Fellow Harvard Medical School) and his Gastroenterology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is currently the Director of clinical trials at Woodholme Gastroenterology and has an ardent interest in the role of microbial metabolites in gut diseases. Dr. Onwueme prizes commitment to quality and compassionate patient care to which he devotes his practice. He has expert knowledge in gut microbiology and a special interest in diarrheal diseases, disordered gut motility, autoimmune and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Onwueme is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Diverticular Disease, Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Eric Blum is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Blum is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Gina Adrales, M.D., M.P.H., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as Director of the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Training and Innovation Center, and Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Bariatric Surgery Fellowship. Her areas of clinical expertise include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gallbladder disease, achalasia, splenectomy (spleen removal), benign gastric and intestinal surgery, bariatric surgery, and open and laparoscopic hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, incisional, umbilical, hiatal, paraesophageal). Dr. Adrales has been named an associate member of the American College of Surgeons' Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. Awardees are recognized for having devoted their careers to surgical education and are considered premier leaders in their respective fields. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Adrales was on faculty at Dartmouth where she directed the Surgery Clerkship, the Hernia Surgery Center, and the Bariatric Surgery Program. During her tenure at Dartmouth, she earned her Masters of Public Health at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She received her undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary and her medical degree from the University of Virginia. She completed her residency at the Carolinas Medical Center and a research and clinical fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at the University of Kentucky before her first faculty appointment at the Medical College of Georgia. A national leader in hernia surgery, Dr. Adrales serves on the Executive Council of the Americas Hernia Society and previously served on the Executive Council of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative to improve the safety and quality of hernia surgery. She is actively involved in a number of committees for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons including various roles in surgical education, the development of the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery and an innovative interactive hernia surgery education module. Dr. Adrales’ research interests include health services research, clinical outcomes and quality improvement in minimally invasive foregut surgery, bariatric and metabolic surgery, and abdominal wall reconstruction. She has presented her work regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Adrales is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Gastroparesis, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Jamie Walters is a Gastroenterologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Walters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Michael Asike is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Asike is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

John Rabine is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rabine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Edward Wolf is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wolf is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Arjun Vaid is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Vaid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Hiccups, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Ernest Tsao is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tsao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Hepatitis C, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Loc Le is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Le 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), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Barrett Esophagus, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Suneetha Desiraju is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. After graduating from the New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Desiraju completed a residency in pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. Then, she completed a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Desiraju is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Polyhydramnios, and Anemia.

Dr. Stephen C. Yang is a professor of surgery and medical oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. In October 2008 he was named the first recipient of The Arthur B. and Patricia B. Modell Professor in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Yang is an extreme supporter of medical students, being the only surgeon (amongst 20 chosen from the School of Medicine) for the medical student advisory Colleges system, and is the faculty sponsor for the Surgery Interest Group and the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association. Dr. Yang graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in Chemistry and received his M.D. degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and finished his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the Medical College of Virginia. He also completed a 3 year thoracic surgical oncology research fellowship at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. He currently serves on the Postgraduate Affairs, Medical School Admissions, Educational Policy, and Curriculum Reform Committees in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He served on numerous national and international committees for these organizations, and is the Taskforce Chair on the Looking to the Future Residency Scholarships for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons He is Editor of Practical Reviews in Chest Medicine and guest editor/ reviewer for numerous peer review journals. He is co-editor of the book Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, edited the esophageal surgical section in the 2nd edition of Atlas of Gastrointestinal Surgery with John Cameron, M.D., and series editor-in-chief of The Early Diagnosis of Cancer also editing the book volume of The Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer. In 2001, he and his lung transplant team were featured in the ABC series 24/7 and is currently also being followed in the sequel to that series focusing in on resident and medical student teaching. This series as well as other experiences are still shown on the Discovery Channel. The extensive work in preparing an esophageal cancer patient for surgery on the BBC and the Discovery Channel. Dr. Yang's laboratory research interests include using molecular techniques for lung cancer screening and for molecular staging of micrometastasis to predict recurrence following surgical resection. His clinical practice and research covers the breath of general thoracic surgery in pulmonary and esophageal surgery, video-assisted and robotics thoracic surgery, mediastinal and pleural work, lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema, and work in geriatric thoracic surgery. Dr. Yang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Endoscopy, and Thymectomy.

Daniel Rhee, M.D., M.P.H., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Program. Dr. Rhee’s areas of clinical expertise include pediatric surgical oncology as well as neonatal and general pediatric surgery. Dr. Rhee received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed his residency in general surgery at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital before completing fellowships at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Pediatric Surgery and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Pediatric Surgical Oncology. Dr. Rhee is a member of several professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, the Association of Academic Surgeons, the Children’s Oncology Group, and The International Society of Paediatric Surgical Oncology. Dr. Rhee’s research interests involve childhood tumors including neuroblastoma, sarcoma, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma, pancreatoblastoma, reconstruction for chest wall tumors, germ cell tumors, and desmoplastic small round cell tumors. His research interests also include use of 3D printing for simulation for surgical training, improving surgical outcomes in pediatric surgery and improving access to surgical care in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Rhee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Appendicitis, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Appendectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.