Vikas Kalra is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Kalra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Bidirectional Tachycardia, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Kalra is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jennifer Tanio is a cardiologist at the Johns Hopkins Health Care and Surgery Center at Green Spring Station. Dr. Tanio received her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the University of Pennsylvania and pursued cardiology fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Tanio worked in private practice before joining the Johns Hopkins cardiology faculty. Dr. Tanio’s clinical expertise includes preventive cardiology and heart disease. Dr. Tanio is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Prolapse, Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Dr. Rameen J. Molavi is part-time on the medical faculty as an instructor in medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine within the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is internal medicine. Dr. Molavi is also the managing physician and chair of Park Medical Associates, a member of Johns Hopkins Regional Physicians. He is the recipient of the 2025 Samuel P. Asper Award for excellence in medicine from the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Molavi holds a B.A. in biology from Rice University in Houston, TX. He earned his M.D. at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in categorical internal medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He began medical practice in Lutherville in 1999 and joined Park Medical Associates in 2009. His practice focus is on primary care for adults of all ages. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Dr. Rameen Molavi: COVID-19 Testing Realities, WYPR (April 28, 2020) Samuel Asper Award, American College of Physicians (2025). Dr. Molavi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Manuel Ramos is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Ramos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Ramos is currently accepting new patients.

Stephen Pollock is a Cardiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Pollock is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, and Apoplexy.

Dr. Shilpi Ahmed’s areas of clinical expertise include cardiology and internal medicine. She earned her M.B.B.S. from Mymensingh Medical College. She completed a residency in cardiology at Nagasaki University and a residency in internal medicine at Medical College of Georgia – Augusta University. She performed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Medical College of Georgia – Augusta University. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Dr. Stacy Fisher is a cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland specializing in the care of adult congenital heart disease, pregnancy-related heart disease and congenital heart pulmonary hypertension. She is Associate Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Center at the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute and Director of the ACHD Training Program. She is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research focus is congenital heart disease in adults including pulmonary hypertension, inherited heart disease and 3D printing translational medicine. She is interested in imaging and using 3D modeling to advance cardiac care and education. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Her fellowship in cardiology was at the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, including serving as the Chief Cardiology Fellow. She was then an Adult Congenital Heart Fellow at the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital. After completing her fellowship in 2001, she joined a Baltimore cardiology practice and was named Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Services and the Co-Director of the Cardiac Critical Care Unit at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, positions which she held until 2011. She then joined University of Maryland School of Medicine as Director of Women’s and Complex Heart diseases where she started and directed the Adult Congenital Heart Program and practiced through 2022 when she joined Johns Hopkins. She was recently the President of the American Heart Association’s Greater Maryland Region. Videos Dr. Stacy Fisher. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Reed David Riley is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and chief of cardiology at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Dr. Riley received his undergraduate degree from Duke University. He earned a medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed a residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins in 2007, Dr. Riley was a cardiology fellow at Duke University and staff cardiologist at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He is currently also a teaching attending on the Osler Medical Service’s Barker Firm at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Riley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Apoplexy, and Angina.

Jaideep Patel is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, and Heart Failure.

Frank Morris is a Cardiologist in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Morris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and High Cholesterol.

Susan Molinaro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Molinaro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Hypothyroidism, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, and Osteoporosis.

Lisa Simonson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Simonson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Prerenal Azotemia, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Howard Yang, M.D., practices family medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Green Spring Station. He received his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in family medicine at Asylum Hall Family Practice- University of Connecticut. Dr. Yang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Thymic Epithelial Tumor.

Benjamin Fakheri is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Fakheri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Splenic Infarction.

Roger Blumenthal is the Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology, professor of medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Baltimore, Maryland. His principal clinical and research interests involve: 1) strategies to improve cardiovascular risk assessment to identify those adults at elevated risk and those at very low risk of cardiovascular disease and 2) the optimal management of atherosclerotic vascular disease. He is an expert in the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Dr. Blumenthal was the principal developer of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. He is on the official national spokesperson panel for the American Heart Association and has co-written more than 600 articles dealing with many aspects of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis management. An experienced writer, Dr. Blumenthal is on the editorial board of Circulation, Cardiology Today, and The American College of Cardiology and Extended Learning Center. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention Council. He was co-editor-in-chief of the textbook Preventive Cardiology – A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease. He received his medical degree from Cornell Medical College, where he was awarded the Weiss Prize for Excellence in Clinical Medicine. He did his internal medicine and cardiology fellowship training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining the Johns Hopkins cardiology faculty. Dr. Blumenthal was the 2019 recipient of the Landon School Anthony Kupka Distinguished Alumnus Award. He was co-chairperson of the 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Guideline on prevention of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Blumenthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Brenda Lapkovsky, M.D., is a family medicine provider at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians' Green Spring Station location. Dr. Lapkovsky earned her Doctor of Medicine from Ross University, School of Medicine. She completed a residency in family practice at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, and a residency internship in internal medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Dr. Lapkovsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Vitamin D Deficiency.

As a concierge physician with Johns Hopkins Personalized Care and general internist, I am grateful for the opportunity to develop longitudinal relationships with my patients. I believe in meeting my patients where they are, as they are, and listening first. Then, we work together with the shared goal of their best possible health. A healthy lifestyle is the first step; keeping people healthy is my favorite thing to do. I am also constantly updating my medical knowledge so that my patients can benefit from the highest-quality medical advances and approaches. I am adept at coordinating care across multiple specialists when needed, and ensuring that my patients feel supported through their medical journeys. I received my AB in History at Stanford and my MD from Yale. I completed training in internal medicine at the University of Washington, where the medical students nominated me to the medical honors society, Alpha Omega Alpha, in recognition of outstanding teaching. I was selected to be a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and obtained my M.S. in health studies at the University of Chicago, focusing on patient-physician communication. In 2003, I joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in General Internal Medicine. I served as a course and clerkship director for medical students, an outpatient preceptor for the Internal Medicine residents, and was Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. My work was recognized by the Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award, the Johns Hopkins University Diversity Council Diversity Leadership Award, and the Department of Medicine Ambulatory Teaching Award. I have been selected as a Baltimore Magazine Top Doctor, and as one of the Best Doctors in America by my peers for many years in a row. I was nominated 3 times as Best Physician at Johns Hopkins. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. I continue to teach the medical students and residents. Outside of work, I love spending time with my teenage twins and our dogs, Pepper and Levi. I am an avid reader, walker, cook, and baker, and enjoy time in the garden and with friends and family. Dr. Clever is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Tala K Al-Talib, M.D. is a cardiologist in Baltimore, MD. She is the Medical Director of Johns Hopkins Medicine – Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Greenspring Station. Dr. Al-Talib’s clinical areas of focus are in general and preventative cardiology. She specializes in cardiovascular disease in women, with a particular interest in cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment of cardiac conditions in women with breast cancer or other oncological history. She was integral in the establishment of the Preventative Cardiology Program to Improve Heart Health for Female Breast Cancer Survivors, a collaborative effort to detect asymptomatic cardiovascular disease and ultimately prevent cardiovascular events in this patient group. After receiving her medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Al-Talib completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she was Chief Medical Resident. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at University of Maryland Medical Center. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Al-Talib also serves as an inpatient echocardiographer at Bayview Medical Center, performing transesophageal echo (TEE) and cardioversions and attends on the inpatient cardiology services. Videos Red Chair SeriesDr. Tala Al-Talib. Dr. Al is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Cardiomyopathy Due to Anthracyclines, Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy, and Apoplexy.

Dr. Helene Hedian is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Education at the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, and the Assistant Vice Chair for LGBTQ+ Equity and Education in the Department of Medicine. Her academic interests include internal medicine, medical education, and the specific health needs of LGBTQ patients. Dr. Hedian studied biochemistry and Spanish at the University of Dayton, attended medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Maryland, where she was selected as a chief resident. She joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in 2016. Her research focuses on provider attitudes and knowledge regarding LGBTQ health, with the goal of expanding competent and compassionate healthcare practices. In her clinical practice, she has cared for hundreds of transgender and gender diverse patients. To support primary care providers who prescribe gender-affirming hormones, she authored the Quick Guide: Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy by the Primary Care Provider. As of February 2024, the Quick Guide has been downloaded over 1,500 times and in the following locations: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States. Dr. Hedian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Sickle Cell Disease.

Dr. Youngjee Choi is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include internal medicine, cancer survivorship, and primary care. Dr. Choi completed her undergraduate degrees in psychology and philosophy-neuroscience-psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. She received her medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed internship and residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Choi was selected as a chief resident and was a faculty member at Washington University School of Medicine before joining the Division of General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins in 2015. She is an active member of the Society of General Internal Medicine. Her academic and clinical interests include medical education, high value care, and improving the delivery of care for cancer survivors. She is currently the director of the Johns Hopkins Primary Care for Cancer Survivors program. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Choi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Colonoscopy.