Sonja Rasmussen, MD, MS is Professor in the Department of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She joined Johns Hopkins after 4 years at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine and College of Public Health and Health Professions where she served as a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology and as the Director of UF’s Precision Health Program. Before joining University of Florida in 2018, she served for 20 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, where she held several scientific leadership roles. She served in leadership roles during several CDC responses to public health emergencies, including 2009 H1N1 influenza, H7N9 influenza, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Zika virus. Dr. Rasmussen is an author on >300 peer-reviewed publications and is the lead editor of The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual, released by Oxford University Press in 2019. Her research interests focus on understanding the effects of infections and medications during pregnancy, genetic and environmental risk factors for birth defects, and morbidity and mortality associated with genetic conditions. Dr. Rasmussen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Gastroschisis, and Cortical Dysplasia.

Katherine Goetzinger is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Goetzinger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Preeclampsia, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Gestational Diabetes, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Salpingo-Oophorectomy. Dr. Goetzinger is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Slidell is an associate professor of surgery at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Slidell is the Associate Chief of Health Services Research and Clinical Integration in the Division of General Pediatric Surgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. His clinical practice spans the full breadth of general pediatric surgery, and he is recognized nationally for his expertise in hepatobiliary diseases, foregut surgery, chest wall deformities, and pediatric trauma. Dr. Slidell also has expertise in perioperative quality and safety, programmatic growth, and system alignment. His health services research focuses on improving clinical outcomes and addressing health disparities in pediatric surgery, particularly regarding pediatric trauma care. Dr. Slidell is the author of dozens of peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, and he is the editor of a surgical textbook entitled, Difficult Decisions in Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Slidell is a dedicated educator and mentor passionate about training the next generation of physicians, surgeons, and scientists. He is the Associate Program Director for the pediatric surgery fellowship training program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, and he has received numerous teaching awards throughout his academic career. Dr. Slidell grew up in Maryland and attended medical school at Brown University, followed by a general surgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital. He obtained an M.P.H. at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Slidell was recruited to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center after spending 10 years on the Comer Children’s Hospital faculty at the University of Chicago. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-slidell-9234b65/ Videos Mark Slidell, M.D., M.P.H.Pediatric Surgeon Minimally Invasive Procedures on Children and InfantsQ&A with Mark Slidell. Dr. Slidell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastroschisis, Esophageal Atresia, Biliary Atresia, and Splenectomy.

Khyzer Aziz is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. Dr. Aziz is also an assistant professor of pediatrics and general internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He began his academic journey at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Later, he received training at the Jacobi Medical Center in New York, and completed a fellowship in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, before officially joining the faculty in 2020. In addition to being a neonatologist, Dr. Aziz is highly innovative and skilled in the latest medical and technological advances. He is director of the Johns Hopkins NICU Precision Medicine Center of Excellence, associate director of the Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences Informatics Programs in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, and is the chief medical information officer (CMIO) for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Aziz is a designated researcher for the Johns Hopkins AI-X Foundry, an organization that provides the framework and support infrastructure for artificial intelligence and data science efforts across the Johns Hopkins institutions. Along with his expertise in machine learning, data science and ethics, he is a member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Artificial Intelligence Task Force. As the CMIO for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Dr. Aziz focuses on using emerging technologies, such as generative AI, in health care to help transform how high-quality, cutting-edge care is delivered to patients and their families in today’s increasingly digital world. Dr. Aziz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Premature Infant, Gastroschisis, and Childhood Volvulus.

Yinin Hu is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Cheverly, Maryland. Dr. Hu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, Osteitis Fibrosa, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroidectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Hu is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jennifer Fundora is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She specializes in diagnosing and treating premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. She has a specialized interest in neonatal intestinal injury as well as nutrition, feeding and growth. Dr. Fundora graduated from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. She then completed a residency in pediatrics and later a fellowship in neonatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fundora is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, and Gastroschisis.

Samuel Alaish is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Alaish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Pectus Excavatum, Esophageal Atresia, and Gastroschisis.

Dr. Angie Jelin is the assistant director of prenatal genetics at the Prenatal Diagnostic Center in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Her areas of clinical expertise include prenatal genetic counseling, fetal imaging, chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis, with a focus on fetal complications in pregnancy. Dr. Jelin earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She did her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco, and then remained there to complete a maternal-fetal medicine and genetics fellowship. In 2015, Dr. Jelin joined the Johns Hopkins faculty, at which time she also received a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health grant to study fetal genetic disorders. Dr. Jelin’s research involves fetal imaging and genetic diagnoses, including whole exome sequencing. Dr. Jelin is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the International Society of Prenatal Diagnosis. She currently serves on the IRB committee of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Jelin has published many articles in obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine journals. Dr. Jelin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Polyhydramnios, Bilateral Renal Agenesis Dominant Type, Lung Agenesis, and Atresia of Small Intestine.

Dr. Fagen specializes in pediatric radiology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2019. Dr. Fagen earned her medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. She completed her internship at National Capital Consortium and residency in diagnostic radiology at Naval Medical Center San Diego. She completed a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Children’s National Medical Center. Dr. Fagen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Omphalocele and Gastroschisis.

Daniel Rhee, M.D., M.P.H., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Program. Dr. Rhee’s areas of clinical expertise include pediatric surgical oncology as well as neonatal and general pediatric surgery. Dr. Rhee received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed his residency in general surgery at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital before completing fellowships at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Pediatric Surgery and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Pediatric Surgical Oncology. Dr. Rhee is a member of several professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, the Association of Academic Surgeons, the Children’s Oncology Group, and The International Society of Paediatric Surgical Oncology. Dr. Rhee’s research interests involve childhood tumors including neuroblastoma, sarcoma, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma, pancreatoblastoma, reconstruction for chest wall tumors, germ cell tumors, and desmoplastic small round cell tumors. His research interests also include use of 3D printing for simulation for surgical training, improving surgical outcomes in pediatric surgery and improving access to surgical care in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Rhee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Appendicitis, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Appendectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Wayne Leung is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore. He diagnoses and treats babies who are born prematurely and newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. He provides point-of-care ultrasound, point-of-care echocardiography and hemodynamics care. A graduate of the Eastern Virginia Medical School, Dr. Leung completed a pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters before performing a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Leung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top area of expertise is Gastroschisis.

Dr. Richard Southard’s specialty is in pediatric radiology, with more than 25 years of experience in private practice and hospital settings. He joins Johns Hopkins from Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where he is vice chief of Radiology Operations. Previously, he served as a pediatric radiologist, partner and president of Radiology Consultants North Dallas, a Texas-based private practice group. He earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University before going on to an internship and residency in pediatric medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric radiology at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. Dr. Southard’s research has focused on CT radiation dose reduction, imaging of congenital heart disease, implementation and validation of iterative reconstruction noise reduction techniques and dual-energy spectral CT applications in children. He joined the pediatric radiology faculty in February 2023 and will be working remotely from Arizona. Dr. Southard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Bronchogenic Cyst, Dextrocardia, and Collins Pope Syndrome.

Dr. Sara Kathryn Smith is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of liver disorders, such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson’s disease, metabolic diseases, biliary atresia, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and acute liver failure. Dr. Smith is a trained pediatric transplant hepatologist, with special focus in caring for young liver transplant patients before and after surgery. Dr. Smith obtained her medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. She followed that by completing a residency in pediatrics at Jackson Memorial Hospital at the University of Miami. She next completed a fellowship in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Rady Children’s Hospital at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Smith completed her advanced fellowship in pediatric transplant hepatology at Benioff Children's Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Liver, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Chickenpox, Rubella, and Liver Transplant.

Amy Brown is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroschisis, Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, Congenital Syphilis, and Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Dr. Brown is currently accepting new patients.

Brian Englum is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Englum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Spherocytosis, Post-Splenectomy Syndrome, Gastroschisis, Splenectomy, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Englum is currently accepting new patients.

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

Lina Diaz-Calderon is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Diaz-Calderon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Gastroschisis, Short Bowel Syndrome, Delayed Growth, and Appendectomy. Dr. Diaz-Calderon is currently accepting new patients.

Jenna Nadolsky is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Nadolsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroschisis, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, and Undescended Testicle.

Sripriya Sundararajan is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sundararajan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Retinopathy of Prematurity, Neonatal Sepsis, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Premature Infant. Dr. Sundararajan is currently accepting new patients.

James Moore is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Moore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Pectus Excavatum, Pectus Carinatum, Undescended Testicle, Gastroschisis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Moore is currently accepting new patients.