Dr. Akshintala received his medical degree from the Andhra Medical College in India in 2011. Following this, he completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he established himself as a dedicated researcher. Dr. Akshintala completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2016. He completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2019. Dr. Akshintala then completed additional fellowships in Advanced Endoscopy and Medical Pancreatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2021. As of July 1, 2021, Dr. Akshintala is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Akshintala’s research is focused on the medical as well as endoscopic evaluation and treatment of inflammatory disorders of the pancreas. He is also interested in developing new devices and technologies for the care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Dr. Akshintala has conducted multi-national randomized-controlled trials and has won numerous awards at major national and international conferences for his research. He also has authored more than 60 original articles, editorials, book chapters and review articles. Dr. Akshintala has received grant funding from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Maryland State to support his research. As an innovator, Dr. Akshintala has patented new therapies for gastrointestinal bleeding and pancreas necrosis, a complication of acute pancreatitis. An internationally recognized researcher conducting multi-national clinical trials, Dr. Akshintala holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in India, one of the largest gastroenterology hospitals in the world. Dr. Akshintala is a Ph.D. candidate with the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group in the Netherlands, who have been pioneered landmark clinical trials related to pancreatitis. Dr. Akshintala offers in-person clinic visits at the Baltimore location and also provides telemedicine visits for patients located in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Dr. Akshintala is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Vikesh Singh is a gastroenterologist who specializes in pancreatology and pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. He evaluates and treats patients with inflammatory diseases of the pancreas, including acute and chronic pancreatitis and autoimmune pancreatitis as well as the complications of these diseases. After earning his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Singh remained at Johns Hopkins to complete residency training in internal medicine. He pursued fellowship training in gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He then returned to Johns Hopkins, where he completed a two-year advanced endoscopy fellowship with a focus on pancreaticobiliary endoscopy. Dr. Singh has been on the faculty at Johns Hopkins since 2008, and rose to the rank of professor in 2021. His research interests include acute and chronic pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and novel methods to evaluate and treat abdominal pain. Dr. Singh is a member of the board of directors of the National Pancreas Foundation, chair of the Pancreatic Disorders Section of the American Gastroenterological Association, a councilor for the International Association of Pancreatology and a member of the inaugural medical advisory board for the Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Foundation. Dr. Singh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Pancreatectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Garry R. Cutting is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine in the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Aetna/U.S. Healthcare Professor of Medical Genetics at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Cutting received his undergraduate degree in biology and medical degree from the University of Connecticut. He completed residency training in pediatrics and a fellowship in medical genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cutting is the Medical Director of the DNA Diagnostic Laboratory of Johns Hopkins Genomics. He directed the Medical Genetics Residency Program at Hopkins from 1995 to 2004. Dr. Cutting is the recipient of the Paul di Sant’Agnese Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health. He has published more than 160 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Cutting was elected to the Society of Pediatric Research (1992), the American Society of Clinical Investigation (1995) and the Association of American Physicians (2017). Dr. Cutting’s primary interests lie in the interpretation of DNA variation and their effect upon human phenotypes. Dr. Cutting’s lab focuses on the effect of common and rare variants in the CFTR gene that cause the single gene disorder cystic fibrosis (CF). His lab operates the CFTR2 database, a resource composed of clinical and genetic data on almost 90,000 individuals with CF world-wide. His laboratory also studies the effect of clinically approved and novel modulators upon CFTR protein bearing disease-causing variants. Dr. Cutting’s laboratory is also leader in the identification and characterization of genetic modifiers of cystic fibrosis. His group is currently collaborating with teams at the University of North Carolina and the University of Washington, Seattle to identify common and rare modifier variants of disease severity by whole genome sequencing of 5200 individuals with CF. Dr. Cutting participates in the clinical translation of variant interpretation as the Medical Director of the DNA Diagnostic Laboratory at Johns Hopkins. Finally, as Editor of the journal Human Mutation Dr. Cutting oversees the review and publication of manuscripts reporting the mechanism, distribution and phenotype consequences of variation in our genomes. Dr. Cutting is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome, Coffin-Siris Syndrome, and Meier-Gorlin Syndrome.

Dr. Scott M. Blackman is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and attending at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Blackman cares for infants and children with all types of endocrinologic disorders, including diabetes mellitus and disorders of growth, puberty, and the thyroid and pituitary glands. He runs a multidisciplinary clinic for pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD). He received his A.B. at Princeton University and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics and fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Blackman has been a faculty member in pediatric endocrinology since completing his fellowship in 2007. Dr. Blackman’s research interests include identifying genetic variants responsible for endocrine abnormalities in CF including CF-related diabetes, which is seen commonly in teenagers and adults with cystic fibrosis. His long-term research goals include understanding molecular mechanisms of diabetes, such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as CFRD. He is a recipient of the Gilead Research Scholars Award and has received awards from the Pediatric Endocrine Society and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He receives research funding from the NIH and CF Foundation. He serves as a mentor for EnVision, a national program to train endocrinologists in the care of people with CF; he serves on the Program Planning Committee for the North American CF Conference and on the editorial board of the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. He serves on study sections for the NIH (NIDDK) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and is a U.S. News Top Doctor. Dr. Blackman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Small for Gestational Age, and Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

Dr. Malinda Wu is a pediatric endocrinologist seeing patients at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She specializes in a wide range of pediatric endocrine conditions including metabolic bone disease, pediatric osteoporosis and cystic fibrosis endocrinopathies. Dr. Wu received her M.D. from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. She completed pediatrics residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and her pediatric endocrine fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University (2021). Dr. Wu has been a faculty member at Johns Hopkins since 2021. Dr. Wu’s research interests are in metabolic bone disease and the health of women with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Wu’s current research is focused on women with cystic fibrosis and how estrogen supplementation may impact their health. She has received grant funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Hypogonadism, Malnutrition, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Dr. Peter Mogayzel is the Menowitz/Rosenstein Professor of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric pulmonary medicine and the treatment of cystic fibrosis. He has served as the director of the Johns Hopkins Cystic Fibrosis Center since 2002. Dr. Mogayzel attended Brown University and received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Boston University and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Washington, and finished pediatric pulmonary and pediatric critical care fellowships at Johns Hopkins in 1998 before joining the faculty. His research interests include the regulatory properties of the CFTR gene, mucociliary clearance and development of new therapeutics for cystic fibrosis. Dr. Mogayzel has provided care for children with cystic fibrosis and has been active in the CF community since his arrival at Johns Hopkins. He served as Chairman of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Therapies Committee and the Therapeutic Development Network Protocol Review Committee both of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is also a past Chairman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Center Committee which accredits cystic fibrosis care centers in the US. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Mogayzel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.

Dr. Rita Kalyani is a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She graduated with an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and completed her medical degree, residency, and fellowship at Johns Hopkins. She also obtained a Masters in Health Science degree in Clinical Investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a NIH-funded clinician scientist, Dr. Kalyani has authored over 175 peer-reviewed publications and built a research program focused on understanding the factors leading to development of diabetes complications, particularly in high-risk populations. She has conducted epidemiological and patient-oriented research that has led to fundamental discoveries regarding the development of skeletal muscle loss, physical disability, and frailty in diabetes. She has also spearheaded studies investigating sex differences in cardiovascular disease and diabetes which have influenced primary prevention guidelines. Dr. Kalyani launched the Diabetes Management Service for Johns Hopkins’ Total Pancreatectomy Islet Auto Transplant Program in 2011. She is the co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes POC-IT Guide for healthcare professionals. She is also the founder and past Editor-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Patient Website to Diabetes. Dr. Kalyani has been the Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association since 2025. She previously served as President of Medicine & Science on the ADA's National Board of Directors. She continues to have a clinical practice as an adult endocrinologist. Dr. Kalyani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Pancreatectomy, and Islet Cell Transplantation.

Alexis Thompson is a Pediatrics specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, Infantile Neutropenia, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), and Splenectomy.

Clea Harris is a Hospital Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Her top area of expertise is Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.

Hepatologist Merve Gurakar specializes in liver disease, and treats patients who have portal hypertension. Dr. Gurakar earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She remained at Johns Hopkins for fellowship training in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology. Her research interests include portal hypertension, endo-hepatology and global health. Dr. Gurakar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Pancreas Divisum, Liver Transplant, and Aneurysm Repair.

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

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

Dr. Elham Afghani is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joins us from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She received her medical degree from University of California, Irvine. She completed her internal medicine residency as well as an extra year as chief resident at the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center. She then completed her gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with additional training in pancreatic diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. With a unique specialization in pancreatic disease, she has participated in numerous research projects at the Cedars Sinai division of pancreatico-biliary diseases and was involved in a U01 Consortium for the study of chronic pancreatitis, diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Afghani’s areas of expertise include acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. She is an accomplished researcher with multiple publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals as well as presentations at national meetings. Dr. Afghani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Dr. Aniket Sidhaye is an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His specific clinical interests are cystic fibrosis related endocrine disorders, type 1 diabetes mellitus particularly emerging adults with diabetes, thyroid disorders, metabolic bone disease, and management of hospitalized persons with diabetes. Dr. Sidhaye earned his M.D. from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Northwestern University. He performed a research fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Northwestern University and also performed fellowships in endocrinology and metabolism at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include CF related diabetes, bone health of CF patients after lung transplant, and the care of emerging adults with type 1 diabetes. In addition, he is a committed educator serving as an advisor in the medical school, co-director for the endocrine course for pre-clinical medical students, and program director for our endocrine fellowship. Dr. Sidhaye is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Paget's Disease of Bone.

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

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

Steven Epstein is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Epstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Gastrectomy, 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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Gastric Dysmotility, Diverticular Disease, Diarrhea, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

April Tignor is a Gastroenterologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Tignor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Indigestion, Gastritis, 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 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Barrett Esophagus, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.