Dr. Kayode Williams is an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an assistant professor of business at the Carey School of Business at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Williams earned his medical degree from the College of Medicine University of Lagos. Following training at renowned medical institutions such as the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Dr. Williams completed his residency in anesthesiology in England in 1995. Subsequently, he became a Fellow of Faculty of Anesthesia, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FFARCSI). Dr. Williams joined the University of Michigan in 1997, completed a second residency training in anesthesiology in 2001, a fellowship in pain medicine in 2002, and received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in 2004. Dr. Williams joined the Division of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2005 to develop new private practice venture, and to extend the division’s reach beyond the academic milieu and into the community. From 2009 - 2011, Dr. Williams served as the medical director at the Blaustein Pain Treatment Center at Johns Hopkins. His research focuses on translational research in neuromodulation, with emphasis on the mechanisms and efficacy of spinal cord stimulation in neuropathic pain, peripheral neuropathies and peripheral vascular disease. His interest in the business of medicine is prompted by the desire to enhance value proposition for physician groups and hospitals through effective resource management. Dr. Williams’s business focus is on specialty practice development, acute in-patient revenue cycle management and medical management consulting. Dr. Williams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Facet Joint Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Neuralgia.

Paul Christo is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Christo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Central Pain Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Osteotomy.

Roshni Patel, CRNP is a nurse practitioner. She specializes in cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention. Roshni also performs pre-operative cardiac clearance for patients undergoing surgery. Her expertise includes managing patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. Ms. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. Her top area of expertise is Facet Joint Syndrome.

Dr. Ali Bydon is a renowned neurosurgeon and director of the Division of Spine Surgery and the Neurosurgical Spine Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As the endowed Ziya Gokaslan Professor of Neurosurgery, he is dedicated to advancing the field through innovative clinical practices and extensive research. Additionally, Dr. Bydon serves as the vice chair for strategic planning within the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Bydon’s clinical practice is centered on degenerative disorders of the spine, spinal tumors, spinal trauma and complex spinal reconstruction. He is an esteemed member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Bydon earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1999 and completed his residency in neurological surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where he graduated with distinction in 2006. He further honed his skillset by completing fellowships in minimally invasive spine surgery and the surgical treatment of peripheral nerves, followed by a one-year instructorship in spinal oncology and complex reconstructive spinal surgery at Johns Hopkins in 2007. His research focuses on spinal biomechanics and surgical outcomes. He has co-authored over 265 peer-reviewed manuscripts and numerous book chapters. Dr. Bydon has made significant contributions to the understanding of optimal surgical management for conditions such as spinal synovial cysts, cervical myelopathy, lumbar spondylolisthesis, ossified posterior longitudinal ligament, cervical degenerative disorders, cervical myelopathy, thoracic myelopathy and metastatic diseases to the spine, among others. Dr. Bydon has presented at more than 200 national and international scientific meetings, underscoring his commitment to advancing knowledge in the field. An educator who has trained over 75 practicing neurosurgeons, Dr. Bydon has received prestigious accolades, including the Richard Otenasak Faculty Teaching Award and the Chairman’s Neurosurgical Teacher of the Year Award. His leadership roles have included serving on the residency review committee and the patient access committee at Johns Hopkins, as well as a yearlong term as the neurosurgical representative on the Johns Hopkins Faculty Senate. He has also served as a medical director with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, overseeing clinical and educational activities at renowned institutions in Lebanon and Brazil. Dr. Bydon has performed more than 5,000 surgeries. His commitment to excellence in patient care, education and research makes him a leading authority in spine surgery, dedicated to providing transformative care to patients seeking relief and recovery. Dr. Bydon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Dr. Debraj “Raj” Mukherjee’s clinical focus is the treatment of patients with primary and metastatic brain lesions. His clinical work and research emphasize the development of individual treatment plans that optimize survival and quality of life in all patients. After receiving his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Mukherjee was recruited to Johns Hopkins, where he studied epidemiology, biostatistics and clinical design at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and served as Director of the Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Mukherjee completed neurosurgery residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar. He completed an open and endoscopic skull base fellowship with the Center for Skull Base Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was a Copeland Scholar. Throughout his career, Dr. Mukherjee has led patient-centered research pursuits in neuro-oncology including development of a national registry for patients with brain tumors, creation of disease-specific quality of life instruments for patients with skull base tumors, and development of innovative clinical trials in neuro-oncology. He leads the Meningioma, Brain Metastasis, and Neurosurgical Oncology centers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and he serves as Assistant Residency Program Director for one of the largest neurosurgical training programs in the country. His work has been supported by the American Medical Association, Glioblastoma Foundation, National Institute on Aging, and National Cancer Institute. Dr. Mukherjee can be contacted at drraj@jhmi.edu. Dr. Mukherjee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

Steven Diener is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Diener is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

Dr. Grami, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. He is a member of the Pain Medicine Division and became the Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Director in 2024. Dr. Grami grew up in Davis, California and obtained his medical degree and Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He completed his anesthesia residency at the University of Pittsburgh (main campus) and his pain medicine fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Before joining Johns Hopkins, he was at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania for nearly 15 years. He enjoys teaching and interacting with fellows, residents and medical students. Outside of work, Dr. Grami enjoys time with his wife and 2 young children and exercising. Dr. Grami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Chronic Pain, and Sciatica.

Eellan Sivanesan is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sivanesan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and Shingles.

Dr. Steven Levin is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2015 with 20 years of experience in pain management. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University, and comes to Johns Hopkins from New Haven, Connecticut, where he was partner and director at Advanced Diagnostic Pain Management Treatment Center. Experienced in comprehensive pain management, Dr. Levin treats patients with a wide range of chronic pain conditions, such as spine-related pain, nerve injury, neuropathic pain, cancer pain, joint disease, myofascial pain and biomechanical dysfunction. He is committed to providing quality pain management to his patients with interventions that may include medication, facet injections, joint injections, nerve blocks, implantable therapies, radiofrequency ablation and cryotherapy. He has been selected as one of America’s Top Doctors since 2006 and was one of Connecticut’s Top Doctors in Pain Management from 2013 to 2015. Being among the first physicians to become fellowship-trained in pain medicine, Dr. Levin has worked hard to raise awareness of chronic pain and make pain treatments available to all patients. In Connecticut, he worked with the American Alliance of Pain Initiatives to help develop standards of pain treatment for The Joint Commission, an organization that accredits health care organizations in the U.S. He also served as a co-chair of the American Cancer Society’s Connecticut Cancer Pain Initiative and is a board member of the non-profit Health Assistance Intervention Education Network in Connecticut. He finds his work very rewarding because he values the opportunity to positively influence the lives of patients who have not had good options in the past. He finds intrinsic satisfaction in seeing his patients return to a more functional state and live happier, more rewarding lives. Dr. Levin studied molecular genetics at the University of Pennsylvania before attending medical school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After earning his Doctorate of Medicine in 1990, he completed a residency in anesthesiology (1994) and a fellowship in pain management (1995), both at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Levin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Spinal Stenosis, Facet Joint Syndrome, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

Ehsan Abdeshahian is a Physiatrist in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Abdeshahian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Invertebral Disc Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease. Dr. Abdeshahian is currently accepting new patients.

Malcolm Moses-Hampton is a Pain Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Spinal Stenosis, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease.

Oluyemisi Adewunmi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lanham, Maryland. Dr. Adewunmi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Evgeny Tsimerinov is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Tsimerinov is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Invertebral Disc Disease, and Brain Stem Cancer.

Anita Jones is a Physician Assistant in Bethesda, Maryland. Ms. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Facet Joint Syndrome, and Vertebral Artery Dissection.

Jason Shen is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Shen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Brain Stem Cancer, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET).

Chukwuma Onyewu is a Pain Medicine specialist and a Physiatrist in Forest Hill, Maryland. Dr. Onyewu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Muscle Spasms, and Opisthotonos. Dr. Onyewu is currently accepting new patients.

Nathan Moskowitz is a Neurosurgery provider in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Moskowitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pallister-Hall Syndrome, Choroid Plexus Papilloma, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Moskowitz is currently accepting new patients.

Srinivasa Raja is an Anesthesiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Raja is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

James Pendleton is a Physiatrist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Pendleton has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome and Osteotomy.

Ali Akmal is a Pain Medicine provider in Hagerstown, Maryland. Dr. Akmal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Facet Joint Syndrome.