Charles Venditti is a Medical Genetics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Venditti is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Homocystinuria, and Niemann-Pick Disease.

George Bone is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Largo, Maryland. Dr. Bone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Homocystinuria, Methylmalonic Acidemia with Homocystinuria, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder. Dr. Bone is currently accepting new patients.

Kelson Figaro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Glenn Dale,, Maryland. Dr. Figaro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity, Homocystinuria, Methylmalonic Acidemia with Homocystinuria, and Gastrostomy.

Hind Alsharhan is a Medical Genetics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Alsharhan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. Her top areas of expertise are ALG3-CDG, Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, Coenzyme Q Cytochrome C Reductase Deficiency, and Phenylketonuria (PKU).

Shira Ziegler is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ziegler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Hypercementosis, Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder, Homocystinuria, and Maple Syrup Urine Disease.

Dr. Couser obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his Medical Doctorate from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (VCU SOM). Dr. Couser’s ophthalmology residency was completed at Howard University where he served as co-chief resident in the last year of his residency. He received fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at Emory University. Dr. Couser received a master’s degree in biotechnology from the Johns Hopkins University and completed a residency in clinical genetics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is one of only a few individuals currently board-certified by both the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/wilmer/documents/cvs/couser-cv Research Summary My primary research focus involves the identification and management of genetic eye diseases including rare inherited disorders affecting the eyes. Research and scholarly activities have been an integral component of my career path. I have been the principal investigator on 10 clinical trial/IRB studies and a co-investigator on others, participated with several committees or advisory panels related to research activities. I have been credited with over 120 book chapter, journal article and abstract publications. In addition, I served as the primary author/sole editor for a textbook titled Ophthalmic Genetic Diseases: A Quick Reference Guide to the Eye and External Ocular Adnexa Abnormalities, 1st Edition, published by Elsevier in 2018, which is one of only a few textbooks published in this subject area. I also served as a grant review panelist for the National Eye Institute Career Development Awards. Selected Publications *Couser NL, Masood MM, Strande NT, Foreman AKM, Crooks K, Weck KE, Lu M, Wilhelmsen KC, Roche M, Evans JP, Berg JS, Powell CM. 2015. The phenotype of multiple congenital anomalies- hypotonia-seizures syndrome 1: Report and review. Am J Med Genet Part A 9999A:1–6 *Couser NL, Lambert SR. Botulinum toxin: A treatment of consecutive esotropia in children. Strabismus 2012; 20(4):158-161 Couser NL, Lenhart PD, Hutchinson AK. Augmented Hummelsheim procedure to treat complete abducens nerve palsy. J AAPOS 2012;16(4):331-5 *Natario L. Couser, Maheer M. Masood, Arthur S. Aylsworth, and Roger E. Stevenson. Ocular manifestations in the X-linked intellectual disability syndromes. Ophthalmic Genet. 2017, Jan 23:1-12 *Couser NL, Brooks BP, Drack AV, Shankar SP. The evolving role of genetics in ophthalmology. Ophthalmic Genet. 2021 Jan 12:1-4. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2020.1868011. Dr. Couser is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Epicanthal Folds, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, and Hypotonia.

Ayesha Butt, M.D., practices internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Water's Edge. She received her medical degree from Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences, and also completed her residency at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Butt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Familial Hypertension.

Dr. Hilary Vernon is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also an attending physician at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Hilary Vernon has expertise in treating inborn errors of metabolism and mitochondrial disorders. She is the director of the Mitochondrial Care Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Barth Syndrome Interdisciplinary Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her research interests include understanding intermediary metabolism in Barth syndrome and in disorders of branch chain amino acid metabolism. Dr. Vernon also co-directs the Department of Genetic Medicine Clinical Trials Unit, and is the principal investigator on multiple clinical trials for rare diseases. Dr. Vernon received her medical degree and doctorate from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. She completed residencies in genetics and pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University, and a fellowship in clinical laboratory biochemical genetics at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vernon was recognized with the 2010 Francis F. Schwentker Award for Excellence in Research at Johns Hopkins University and the 2011 James B. Sidbury Jr. Fellowship in Biochemical Genetics at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Vernon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Infantile Neutropenia, Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia, and Gastrostomy.

Swati D Phatak, M.D., practices internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Greater Dundalk. She received her medical degree from Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai, India. Dr. Phatak completed residencies at Grant Medical College University of Mumbai and at State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. She speaks English, Hindi and Marathi. Dr. Phatak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Riaz Janjua is a Neurologist in Cumberland, Maryland. Dr. Janjua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Dravet Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy. Dr. Janjua is currently accepting new patients.

"Dr. Ari D. Fishman is a hematologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital and George Washington University Hospital, where he serves as an assistant professor of medicine for the School of Medicine. He practices out of Maryland Oncology and Hematology, located in Wheaton, Maryland and Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Fishman earned his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Fishman previously worked at Washington Oncology Hematology Center, located in Washington, D.C. and Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Fishman has been named a Top Doctor in Hematology and Oncology by Washingtonian Magazine and a Top Doctor by Consumers’ Checkbook magazine. Dr. Fishman is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Fishman has contributed to numerous publications. Selected Publications Fishman AD, Hoffman A, Volterra F, Frymus M, Gentilluci M. ""Intracaval and intracardiac metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumor: a rare cause of hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia."" Cancer Invest. 2002;20(7-8):996-1001.". Dr. Fishman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Alkesh Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia, Chorea-Acanthocytosis, Apo A-I Deficiency, and Fish-Eye Disease.

Husna Baksh is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Baksh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Vitamin D Deficiency, Enlarged Liver, and Pediatric Myocarditis. Dr. Baksh is currently accepting new patients.

Deepnarayan Tiwarri is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Clinton, Maryland. Dr. Tiwarri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pulmonary Embolism, and Anemia. Dr. Tiwarri is currently accepting new patients.

M Meelu is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Waldorf, Maryland. Dr. Meelu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Blood Clots, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Subacute Combined Degeneration. Dr. Meelu is currently accepting new patients.

Gregory Pokrywka is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Pokrywka is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency. Dr. Pokrywka is currently accepting new patients.

Amar Duggirala is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Poolesville, Maryland. Dr. Duggirala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Bronchitis, High Cholesterol, and Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome.

Jose Mendoza is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Mendoza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, and Familial Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Mendoza is currently accepting new patients.

Russell Deluca is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Deluca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, and Lung Cancer.

Rita Gupta is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Homocystinuria. Her top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.