The 20 Best Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Doctors Near Me in Towson, MD

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. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Lobar Emphysema, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kunisaki is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Sudhir Dutta is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Dutta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Choledocholithiasis, Hiatal Hernia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Dutta is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

David Hutcheon is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Hutcheon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Intestinal Cancer, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hutcheon is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Thymic Epithelial Tumor, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Battafarano is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

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. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Hemorrhoids, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Bedine is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Steven Epstein is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Epstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Epstein is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Agazi Gebreselassie is a Gastroenterologist and a Hospital Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gebreselassie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Jaundice, Macroamylasemia, Portal Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Gebreselassie is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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. He is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastric Dysmotility, Diverticular Disease, Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Onwueme is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Eric Blum is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Blum is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diverticular Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Blum is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Gastroparesis, Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Adrales is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Amin Khan is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 50 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Joshua Forman is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Forman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 77 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Choledocholithiasis, Gallstones, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Andrew Rosenstein is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Rosenstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Crohn's Disease, Lower Esophageal Ring, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Vijay Adimoolam is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Adimoolam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Bile Duct Obstruction, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Jamie Walters is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Walters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. She is also highly rated in 41 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Michael Asike is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Asike is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hemorrhoids, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

John Rabine is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rabine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Obstruction, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Edward Wolf is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wolf is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diverticular Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett Esophagus, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Wolf is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Arjun Vaid is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Vaid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 39 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Jaundice, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Hiccups, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Vaid is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Ernest Tsao is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tsao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. He is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Hepatitis C, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Tsao is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.