Dr. Michael J. Blaha MD MPH is Professor of Cardiology and Epidemiology and presently serves as the Director of Clinical Research for the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Director of the Cardiometabolic Clinic, and Program Director for the Preventive Cardiology Fellowship. His clinical interests include primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on early intervention in patients with advanced subclinical atherosclerosis detected with cardiac computed tomography. Dr. Blaha represents the 4th generation of physicians in his family. After earning a BS in pre-medical studies and classical civilization at the University of Notre Dame in 2001, Dr. Blaha went to Vanderbilt University where in 2006 he received his MD as well as an MPH. in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics. Dr. Blaha then completed his Internal Medicine residency in the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program at Johns Hopkins in 2009 before completing a fellowship in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins in 2012. In 2018, Dr. Blaha received the Dr. Fred Brancati award at Johns Hopkins for excellence in mentoring. He has mentored over 30 trainees, many of which have gone on to hold prominent academic appointments. In 2021, Dr. Blaha was named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher List, representing the top 1% of world’s researchers, and was first named to the Baltimore Magazine Best Doctors List. In 2022, he received the Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award. Clinically, he practices as a preventive cardiologist specializing in cardiometabolic disease and in the interpretation of cardiac CT. His clinic specializes in patients with cardiometabolic disease and advanced subclinical atherosclerosis, and the focused use of an array of lifestyle and pharmacotherapies to mitigate that risk. Dr. Blaha is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Metabolic Syndrome, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Elizabeth Bower is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Bower is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

Joseph Gibbons is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gibbons is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

William Saway is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Saway is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Hypertensive Heart Disease.

Saba Sheikh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Kartik Desai is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Aspergillosis, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, and Folate Deficiency.

Marcelino Albuerne is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Albuerne is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Glycine Encephalopathy, Anemia, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Warren Ross is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Ross is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder, Anemia, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Ross is currently accepting new patients.

Cheryl Leonardi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Leonardi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Enlarged Liver, Anemia, and Pediatric Myocarditis. Dr. Leonardi is currently accepting new patients.

Peter Cheng is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Cheng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Mediastinal Tumor.

Dr. Rajiv Dua, an Ellicott City native, is a Family Physician and sees patients age 3 and up. He completed his Family Medicine residency from Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center before returning back to his hometown. He joined Centennial Medical Group in September of 2004. His current interests include the treatment of obesity and its related disorders, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, exercise and nutrition. He has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for excellence in diabetes care for the period 2009-2012. He is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. He is the director of the CMG medical weight loss program. Dr. Dua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Cirrhosis, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia.

Jennifer Brady is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Brady is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Fainting, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).

Alice Lee, M.D., practices pediatrics and internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Columbia North. Dr. Lee earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed her residency training in both medicine and pediatrics at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She also speaks Korean. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis.

Njideka Udochi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Udochi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Grass Allergy, Food Allergy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Vitamin B12 Deficiency.

Shakunmala Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Anemia.

Harry Li is a primary care provider, practicing in Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Tenesmus.

Dr. Barouch is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and a member of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation group at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Barouch received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1992 and her medical degree from Johns Hopkins in 1996. She continued at Johns Hopkins for residency training in Internal Medicine, completed in 1999, and fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant, completed in 2003. She has expertise in the outpatient management of advanced heart failure and many types of cardiomyopathies. Dr. Barouch also has a longstanding interest in women’s cardiovascular health – particularly in how some cardiac conditions affect women differently or present with distinctive symptoms. She is the Medical Director of the Columbia Heart Failure Clinic, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, and the Howard County Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center. She is also the Director of the Sports Cardiology Program, which offers expert cardiac care specifically geared towards athletes of all abilities. Dr. Barouch believes that educating people about heart disease, medications and lifestyle changes, including healthy eating habits and regular exercise, is critically important in helping her patients understand how to achieve and maintain wellness and feel in control of their cardiovascular health. She is an avid runner and triathlete herself, competing in several triathlons and other races per year, as well as the occasional marathon. Dr. Barouch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis.

Maria Borodatcheva is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Borodatcheva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Resistance to Thyroid Hormone, Thyroid Hormone Plasma Membrane Transport Defect, Familial Hyperthyroidism due to Mutations in TSH Receptor, and Obesity.

Jesse Doran is a Cardiologist in Catonsville,, Maryland. Dr. Doran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Angina, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Martin Albornoz is a Cardiologist in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Albornoz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Angina, Pacemaker Implantation, and Angioplasty.