Dr. Hansel is a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician. She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and care of patients in the Medical ICU. Dr. Hansel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, Asthma, Bronchitis, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Erin D. Michos is a Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology within the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Michos is an internationally known expert in Preventive Cardiology and Women’s Health, having authored >700 publications and 11 book chapters. Her research involves (1) Women’s Cardiovascular Health; (2) Lipids and Lipid management; (3) Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic and Obesity disease management (4) Coronary artery calcium, inflammation and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. She is the co-Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. She is Co-Director of the IMPACT Center (Improving Participation Among Diverse Populations in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials) at Johns Hopkins, funded by the American Heart Association (AHA). She is a co-investigator in several NIH-funded studies including the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohorts. She has served as the Training Director for four AHA Strategic Focused Research Networks. She has mentored over 60 individuals and the recipient of 2 mentoring awards. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Nanette Wegner Award for Women’s Health Medical Leadership by the Women Heart Organization and the Donna Vogel Women’s Health Champion Award by Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Michos completed medical school at Northwestern University, Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a Masters of Health Science degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Michos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Vitamin D Deficiency, Heart Failure, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Thrombectomy.

Dr. Howard Steiner is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has been practicing pulmonary and sleep consultative medicine since 1989. In his role as a diagnostician, he guides the evaluation and management of respiratory problems including infectious, malignant, allergic, autoimmune, and sleep-related disorders. He has been part-time faculty in the Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Division since 1991, is a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians, and mentors medical students, residents, and pulmonary fellows training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Contact for Research Inquiries 10755 Falls Road Pavilion I, Suite 200 Lutherville, MD 21093 Phone: (410) 583-7124 Selected Publications Lwebuga-Mukasa JS, Steiner H. Monoclonal antibody to rat lung Maclura Pomifera agglutinin (MPA) lectin binding glycoprotein localizes apically on rat and human type II pneumocytes and Clara cells. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Roberts PJ, McBean GJ, Steiner H, Kohler C, Schwarcz R. Lesioning Effects of Ibotenate in the immature rat brain and protection by 2-amino-7 phosphonoheptanoic acid. Soc Neurosci Abst 9:261, 1983. Steiner H, Ingbar DI. Mechanisms of lung injury and repair. In: Matthay RA, Matthay MA, Wiedemann HP eds. Annual Review of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Hanley & Belfus (Philadelphia, 1989), pp 205-223. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells display distinct functional and morphologic properties depending on their culture substratum. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells produce a factor which is Mitogenic for human lung fibroblasts. Amer Rev Resp Dis 139:A492 1989. Steiner H, McBean GJ, Kohler C, Roberts PJ, Schwarcz R. Ibotenate Induced neuronal degeneration in immature rat brain. Brain Research 307:117-124, 1984. Dr. Steiner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Dr. Wise is a pulmonary, critical care physician. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with obstructive lung disease, including those with asthma and COPD. He is a consultant for patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease. He has expertise in pulmonary physiology and lung function testing. Dr. Wise’s research focus is the conduct of multi-center clinical trials in airway diseases and related translational research. Dr. Wise is the co-director of the Pulmonary T32 Multi-disciplinary Training Program in Pulmonary Disease. Dr. Wise is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Sarcoidosis.

Dr. Wendy Post is professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and holds a joint appointment as professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the Lou and Nancy Grasmick Professor of Cardiology. Dr. Post is a cardiologist at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and the Echocardiography Laboratory and is associate faculty at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University. She is Director of Cardiovascular Research for the Division of Cardiology and Director of Research for the Hopkins Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Post received her undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard University. She earned her medical degree from Columbia College of Surgeons and Physicians, Columbia University. After completing her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Hospital, Dr. Post received her master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. She was a research fellow at the Framingham Heart Study, in Framingham, Mass., and completed a fellowship in cardiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Post joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1997. Dr. Post’s research interests include prediction and prevention of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death, noninvasive imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis, genetics of cardiovascular disease, sex and racial/ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease in HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. She is the chair of the steering committee, and the principal investigator for the Hopkins field center for the NIH-funded Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Dr. Post also leads Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Cardiovascular Disease sub-studies. She has been the PI for three R01 grants from NHLBI investigating cardiovascular disease in HIV, and is dual PI on the cardiology NHLBI training grant, which has been continuously funded for over 45 years. Dr. Post is a manuscript reviewer for multiple publications and is currently associate editor of Circulation. She has over 350 peer-reviewed research publications. Dr. Post was elected as a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) in 2015. She mentors multiple medical students, medical house staff, fellows and junior faculty. She was a member of the Hopkins Professorial Promotions Committee and a former Johns Hopkins University Provost Fellow. She was co-chair of the Johns Hopkins University Committee on the Biomedical Scientific Workforce. Dr. Post is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Dr. Richard Leigh is an Assistant Professor of Neurology who is devoted to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular disease. He is an attending on the inpatient stroke service and an integral part of the Brain Attack Team. He also provides consultations and follow-up care for cerebrovascular disease in the outpatient setting. Dr. Richard Leigh was originally trained as a biomedical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University and subsequently went on to work at the National Institutes of Health where he developed brain imaging software. He then embarked on obtaining his medical degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in his home town of Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his medical internship and neurology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center where he received the Distinguished House Staff Award and was selected to be Chief Resident of Neurology. Returning to Johns Hopkins, he then completed a stroke fellowship and subsequently joined the faculty of the cerebrovascular division. Dr. Leigh currently sees patients at the Stroke Prevention Clinic, located in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Wednesday afternoons, and cares for patients in The Johns Hopkins Hospitals Brain Rescue Unit. Dr. Leigh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brown Syndrome, CACH Syndrome, Emphysema, and Thrombectomy.

Dr. Karthik Suresh is a pulmonary and critical care physician. His clinical interests include acute lung injury and critical care medicine. He also specializes in the diagnosis and management of immune-related lung injury, especially in the context of autoimmune conditions and chemotherapy/immunotherapy for cancer. Dr. Suresh is a member of the Hopkins immune-related adverse events (irAE) tox team. He also takes care of critically ill patients in the medical and oncology ICUs. He’s a firm faculty member for the Janeway Firm of the Osler Housestaff Medical Service and provides teaching to medical students, housestaff and fellows. Dr. Suresh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Pulmonary Hypertension.

Stacey-ann Brown is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Cholesterol Pneumonia.

Neelum Mittal is a Radiologist in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Mittal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Angiomyoma, and Uterine Fibroids.

Matthew Woodford is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Woodford has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Emphysema, Bullae, Pneumonia, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

Nils Schnor is a Radiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schnor has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Galactocoele, and Breast Lump.

Opeyemi Ibidapo is a Radiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Ibidapo has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Breast Lump, Galactocoele, Pleural Effusion, and Pleurisy.

Paul Bailey is a Neuroradiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Bailey has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Vertigo, Gallbladder Disease, and Diverticular Disease.

William Karkowsky is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Karkowsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Aspergilloma, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Bronchiectasis, and Aspergillosis.

Donald Slack is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Slack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Thyroidectomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Stephanie Wappel is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Wappel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Drowsiness, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Kuru.

Ari Zaiman is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Zaiman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Endoscopy.

Mitchell Schwartz is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Neurosarcoidosis, and Gastrostomy.

Linda Barr is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Barr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Bronchiectasis, Asthma, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Jennifer Flaim is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Flaim has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Nasal Flaring, Breast Lump, Pleural Effusion, and Pleurisy.