Dr. Hilary Vernon is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also an attending physician at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Hilary Vernon has expertise in treating inborn errors of metabolism and mitochondrial disorders. She is the director of the Mitochondrial Care Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Barth Syndrome Interdisciplinary Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her research interests include understanding intermediary metabolism in Barth syndrome and in disorders of branch chain amino acid metabolism. Dr. Vernon also co-directs the Department of Genetic Medicine Clinical Trials Unit, and is the principal investigator on multiple clinical trials for rare diseases. Dr. Vernon received her medical degree and doctorate from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. She completed residencies in genetics and pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University, and a fellowship in clinical laboratory biochemical genetics at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vernon was recognized with the 2010 Francis F. Schwentker Award for Excellence in Research at Johns Hopkins University and the 2011 James B. Sidbury Jr. Fellowship in Biochemical Genetics at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vernon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Infantile Neutropenia, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, and Gastrostomy.

Mihee Bay is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bay is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Delayed Growth, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and CHARGE Syndrome.

Dr. Chana Richter is a pediatrician at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, with a focus in developmental disabilities. She works at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, primarily focusing on new diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Richter received her Bachelors in Science from Touro University/Lander College of Arts and Sciences, and completed her Masters in Education and Special Education through Touro as well. She taught children of varying ages and abilities, and was the Assistant Director of a school for children with special needs for several years. Dr. Richter studied medicine at the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. She completed residency in Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and focused training in the diagnosis and care of children with autism at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her current focus is bridging the gap to diagnosis of autism and initiation of supportive treatment, as well identifying barriers to diagnosis. Dr. Richter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Delayed Growth, and Developmental Dysphasia Familial.

Dr. Nara Lygia De Macena Sobreira is an assistant professor at the McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise is rare Mendelian phenotypes, analysis of next-generation sequencing, and functional testing of candidate causative variants. She earned her M.D. at the University of Pernambuco in Brazil. She finished her Ph.D. in Human Genetics at Johns Hopkins followed by a one-year postdoc also at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. During her Ph.D., she worked with Dr. David Valle using next-generation sequencing to elucidate the molecular basis of rare Mendelian phenotypes and in 2010 she discovered PTPN11 as the gene responsible for metachondromatosis by using whole-genome sequencing. She completed residencies in clinical genetics at both Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo and Johns Hopkins. Her main clinical and research focus is on identifying the genetic bases of rare phenotypes, mainly, phenotypes associated with cartilage tumors and vascular anomalies (including Ollier disease and Maffucci syndrome), and on understanding the physiopathology of these phenotypes to identify pharmacological strategies to treat them. She has worked extensively on developing strategies to better analyze the variants identified by next-generation sequencing and on novel strategies for data sharing. She participated on the development of PhenoDB, a phenotypic and genomic database, and created PhenoDB Variant Analysis Tool used worldwide. She is also one of the creators of GeneMatcher, VariantMatcher, and one of the co-founders of the Matchmaker Exchange, all intended to share next-generation sequencing data. She has also worked extensively on functional studies that evaluate the possible pathogenic effects of the candidate causative variants. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Living the Hopkins Mission Honorees, Johns Hopkins Medicine Successes in Characterizing Genes through GeneMatcher with Nara L. M. Sobreira, MD, PhD, Ambry Genetics (April 30, 2018) Enfermedades raras: el desafio es encontrar otros pacientes que tienen el mismo mal, Lun (26 de septiembre de 2019) 2021 Science Writers' Boot Camp, Johns Hopkins Medicine (June 7, 2021) Making the Perfect Match, Johns Hopkins Medicine (February 1, 2020). Dr. De Macena Sobreira is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, Greenberg Dysplasia, Blepharophimosis, and Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy.

Dr. Julie Hoover-Fong is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hoover-Fong holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition from The Ohio State University, where she also completed her medical degree. She received her Ph.D. in the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Hoover-Fong completed a pediatric internship and residency at Washington University in St. Louis and a fellowship in medical genetics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She joined the Johns Hopkins University faculty in 2002 and progressed to Professor of Genetic Medicine and Pediatrics in 2019. She practices and oversees the clinical operations, research and educational ventures for the patients, families and healthcare providers served by the Greenberg Center. Her clinical team develops and improves diagnostic and treatment guidelines for comprehensive care of patients with all types of bone conditions including dwarfism, orofacial clefting, craniosynostosis and more. Dr. Hoover-Fong also mentors and teaches medical students, residents and genetic medicine trainees. As an active clinical researcher, Dr. Hoover-Fong is the Principal Investigator of multiple global clinical trials for achondroplasia, the first multi-center, investigator-initiated natural history study for achondroplasia, and multiple clinical studies for patients with orofacial clefting, hypophosphatasia and other conditions. She is also a co-investigator on the ELSI and Phenotype Review Committees for the Mendel Project, a whole exome sequencing venture to identify the genetic cause of Mendelian conditions. From an institutional service perspective, Dr. Hoover-Fong serves on the Johns Hopkins Associate Professor Promotions Committee and the Advisory Committee for the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation. She serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Little People of America, is a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins University and is a charter member of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium, publishing best practice guidelines for patients with skeletal dysplasias. Dr. Hoover is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Achondroplasia, Rhizomelic Syndrome, Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

Trevor Valentine is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Valentine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Microcephaly. Dr. Valentine is currently accepting new patients.

Runa Watkins is a Pediatrics specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Watkins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Celiac Disease, Delayed Growth, Gastroschisis, and Crohn's Disease. Dr. Watkins is currently accepting new patients.

Deborah Badawi is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Badawi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Dysphasia Familial, and Delayed Growth. Dr. Badawi is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. David Valle is a professor of pediatrics and ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and former director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Genetic Medicine. He also serves as a geneticist for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Valle holds a bachelor’s degree and medical degree from Duke University. He completed a pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins University before joining the Johns Hopkins faculty. He is interested in the genetic contributions to health and disease. He is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Inherited Disease Research. Over the years, his laboratory has discovered the genetic causation for more than 20 diseases, including those responsible for inborn errors of metabolism, inherited retinal degeneration, disorders of cellular organelle biogenesis and genetic variations that contribute risk for common disorders such as schizophrenia. Dr. Valle also serves as director of the Predoctoral Training Program in Human Genetics, as well as co-director of the Genes to Society program. He was a 2014 recipient of the annual Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award from the American Society of Human Genetics, which recognizes individuals whose professional achievements have fostered and enriched the development of human genetics as well as its assimilation into the broader context of science, medicine and health. Dr. Valle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top areas of expertise are Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type, Micrognathia, Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD), and Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita.

Rachel Dodge is a Pediatrics specialist and an Emergency Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dodge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Herpangina, Delayed Growth, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Dodge is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests are in the care of pediatric liver diseases, and general gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Karnsakul received his medical degree in 1992 from Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Medical Center, Mahidol University School of Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in 1998 and did a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his postdoctoral research training at USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2008. His research interests center on the understanding and treatment of chronic liver disease, ascites, cholestasis, viral hepatitis especially hepatitis C and hepatitis E, and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease. Dr. Karnsakul is also involved in NIH-funded multicenter research studies including the Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease Project. Dr. Karnsakul is currently a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD). Dr. Karnsakul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top areas of expertise are Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Hepatitis E, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Kevin Thomas Cesa is a pediatric gastroenterologist seeing patients at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore and Frederick Maryland. Dr. Cesa specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and other gastroenterological issues in children. After completing his pediatric residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2019, Dr. Cesa completed a pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition fellowship with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Cesa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis and Delayed Growth.

Dr. Anthony Lawrence Guerrerio is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease. He is the director of the Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic. Dr. Guerrerio received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics and did a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins and then joined the faculty in 2009. His clinical practice focuses on eosinophilic intestinal disease (esophagitis, gastroenteritis and colitis) as well as inflammatory bowel disease—especially in the context of immunodeficiency. He also has a special interest in intestinal problems of those affected by Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Dr. Guerrerio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Delayed Growth, and Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Clay Smith is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Delayed Growth, HNRNPH2-Related Disorder, and Developmental Dysphasia Familial.

Medical School: Madras Medical College, University of Madras, Chennai ,INDIA Residency: 1. Pediatrics- Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL. 2.Neurodevelopmental Disabilities- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,MD. Current Position: Instructor, Department of Neurology , Johns Hopkins Hospital. Assistant Medical Director, Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21211. Dr. Menon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Delayed Growth, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Microcephaly Deafness Syndrome.

Dr. Lance received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. She did residency in general pediatrics at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and additional specialized residency training in neurodevelopmental disabilities at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She received additional research training at Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has a Ph.D. in clinical investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Selected Publications Gipson TT*, Lance EI*, (*co-first authors), Albury RA, Gentner MB, Leppert ML. Disparities in Identification of Comorbid Diagnoses in Children with ADHD. Clin Pediatr 2015 54(4):376-81. Lance EI*, Sreenivasan AK*, (*co-first authors), Zabel TA, Kossof EH, Comi AM. Aspirin Use in Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Side Effects and Clinical Outcomes. J Child Neurol 2013 28(2): 213-218. Lance EI, Casella JF, Everett AD, Barron-Casella E. Proteomic and Biomarker Studies and Neurological Complications of Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease. Proteomics Clin Appl 2014 8(11-12):813-27. Lance EI, Comi AM, Johnston MV, Casella JF, Shapiro, BK. Risk Factors for Attention and Behavioral Issues in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease. Clin Pediatr ahead of print 2015 Jul 6. Lance EI, Dupont BR, Holden KR. Expansion of the Deletion 13q Syndrome Phenotype: A Case Report. J Child Neurol 2007 22(9): 1124-1127. Lance EI, Lanier K, Zabel TA, Comi AM. Stimulant Use in Patients with Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Safety and Efficacy. Ped Neurol 2014 51(5): 675-680. Lance EI, Shapiro BK. Confounding Diagnoses in the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Population: A child with Hearing Loss, Absence Epilepsy, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. J Child Neurol 2013 28(5): 645 – 647. Lance EI, York, JM, Lee LC, Zimmerman, AW. Association between Regression and Self Injury among Children with Autism. Res Dev Disabil 2014 35(2): 408 – 413. Dr. Lance is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Distal 18q Deletion Syndrome, and 15q11.2 Microdeletion.

Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain. Dr. Comi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.

Charles Chua, M.D., earned his medical degree from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida, and completed his residency training at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. He enjoys establishing relationships with his patients and their families and believes that preventative care is one of the key aspects of pediatrics. He has an interest in managing ADHD. In his free time, Dr. Chua enjoys playing board games and being with his friends and family. Dr. Chua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Herpangina, Obesity in Children, and Jaundice.

Dr. Ann O'Shea Scheimann is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatric gastroenterology, nutrition and pediatric liver disease including cholestatic liver disease and fatty liver disease. Dr. Scheimann received her B.S. from the University of Dayton. She earned her M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and her M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins. She completed her internship and residency in pediatric medicine and a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at the Baylor College of Medicine. In 2000, she joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in pediatrics, where her research focuses on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity and Prader-Willi syndrome. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Scheimann was an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. In 2005, she developed Weigh Smart, a comprehensive pediatric weight management program funded by the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, and the University of Maryland. She currently serves as the chair of the Pediatric Nutrition Advisory Committee at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Dr. Scheimann serves on the editorial boards of Pediatrics and Therapeutics, World Journal of Gastroenterology and World Journal of Hepatology. She has received numerous awards and including a grant from the Mt. Washington Pediatric Foundation to start the Weigh Smart program. She has received research support from Agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Foundation for Prader-willi Research and Prader-willi Syndrome Association. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of the Study of Liver Disease, Obesity Society and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Dr. Scheimann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. Her top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Obesity, Prader-Willi Syndrome, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Jonathan Clemens is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Clemens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delayed Growth. His top area of expertise is Delayed Growth. Dr. Clemens is currently accepting new patients.