Overview
Dr. Damon S. Cooney is an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cooney performs all types of general plastic surgery but specializes in microvascular reconstruction (free flaps). A particular focus of his clinical practice is improving the functional and aesthetic results of head and neck reconstruction. He completed additional fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh to become an expert in microsurgical techniques for reconstructing the extremities, trunk, breast, and head and neck following traumatic and/or oncological defects. Dr. Cooney earned a Ph.D. from Ohio State University Department of Molecular, Cellular and Development Biology. Dr. Cooney’s clinical and basic research focus is composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA). He is a member of the Composite Tissue Allotransplantation team at Johns Hopkins and helps conduct human hand and face transplantation trials. His laboratory work includes engineering human tissues for reconstructive purposes, nerve regeneration, microsurgical education and inducing tolerance in order to reduce or eliminate the need for systemic immunosuppression in transplantation patients. Dr. Cooney has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in addition to being a reviewer for plastic surgery journals. He is a founding member of the American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation.
Dr. Cooney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). His top areas of expertise are Keloids, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Osteotomy, and Abdominal Wall Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 80 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Mary Ella Montgomery Carter
Dr. Mary Ella M. Carter is a plastic surgeon affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. She has a private practice in Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Medical Building in Washington, D.C. Dr. Carter has an expertise in aesthetic and cosmetic plastic surgery, breast reconstruction and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. She also works with skin cancer and melanoma. Dr. Carter earned her medical degree from Georgetown University Hospital. She completed a residency in plastic surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Carter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Her top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Melanoma, and Epidural Lipomatosis.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. Elise Ng is as assistant professor of dermatology and the Director of Dermatologic Surgery in the Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins. She oversees the Johns Hopkins team of Mohs surgeons across four clinical sites, including the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Greenspring Station, the Medical Pavilion at Howard County, and Sibley Memorial Hospital. She also serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship training program and is the clinical co-director of the Melanoma Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her areas of clinical expertise include Mohs micrographic surgery, complex facial reconstruction following skin cancer surgery, melanoma, cosmetic scar revision, and surgical management of benign and malignant skin lesions. Dr. Ng graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and was awarded the Harvard College Scholar Award for academic excellence. She received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and subsequently trained at New York University School of Medicine, one of the nation's top dermatology programs, where she was selected to be chief resident. Following residency, she completed a prestigious fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology with a focus on advanced reconstruction under the tutelage of one of the leaders in the field at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She serves as a reviewer for and her research has been published in premier peer-reviewed journals including Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Ng joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2017 and has been consistently recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore Magazine. Dr. Ng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Her top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Melanoma, and Bowen's Disease.
Marilyn Miller is a Plastic Surgeon in Eldersburg, Maryland. Dr. Miller is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Her top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Dr. Miller is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- KeloidsDr. Cooney isDistinguished. Learn about Keloids.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Wall SurgeryDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Wall Surgery.
- Basal Cell Skin CancerDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Basal Cell Skin Cancer.
- Congenital Generalized LipodystrophyDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy.
- Familial Partial LipodystrophyDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Familial Partial Lipodystrophy.
- GastrostomyDr. Cooney isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)