Alexander Hillel specializes in the medical and surgical management of patients who have scar tissue blocking their larynx and/or trachea, a condition called laryngotracheal stenosis. This condition occurs in patients who have had prolonged intubation, an autoimmune disease or a rare disease called idiopathic subglottic stenosis. He also treats patients with voice and throat problems, including spasmodic dysphonia and swallowing difficulty. After he earned his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Hillel completed his residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a fellowship in laryngology and airway surgery at the Emory Voice Center. Dr. Hillel directs a laboratory that seeks to better understand why scar forms in the larynx and trachea. In an effort to improve treatment, he and his team investigate the relationship between the immune system, bacteria and other antigens and scar formation in the airway. He has led a number of clinical trials to improve treatment for subglottic stenosis, including the first interventional study for idiopathic subglottic stenosis. Researchers in Dr. Hillel’s lab are also testing drugs that may halt the progression of, or reverse, scar formation, and they have engineered a drug-eluting stent that is being tested to translate to patients with subglottic stenosis. He holds sponsored grants to conduct his research from the National Institutes of Health, surgical foundations and the medical device industry. In addition to clinical and research work, Dr. Hillel has a leadership role within the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, serving as the vice director of education. Dr. Hillel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Subglottic Stenosis, Perichondritis, Laryngectomy, and Endoscopy.

Lee Akst, M.D., specializes in treating the larynx (voicebox), in particular the treatment of voice and swallowing disorders. He is a leading laryngologist in office-based procedures such as vocal fold injection augmentation, pulsed KTP laser treatment, and laryngeal botox injection. In the operating room, Dr. Akst specializes in phonosurgery for the treatment of vocal cord disease, with emphasis on voice restoration and improvement. A strong focus of his practice involves the use of pulsed angiolytic lasers, which allow for subspecialized care of laryngeal papillomas, laryngeal dysplasia, and early vocal cord cancers while preserving the quality and strength of the voice. Dr. Akst is a national leader in the field of laryngology and serves in leadership roles for the American Laryngological Association, the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He lectures extensively on the treatment of laryngeal disease, teaching other physicians how to care for patients with voice and swallowing concerns. His research interests include the development of robotic laryngeal surgery, the study of voice and swallowing complaints in the elderly, and the advancement of pulsed lasers for the treatment of laryngeal diseases with a focus on leukoplakia. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Akst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngitis, Perichondritis, Endoscopy, and Laryngectomy.

Laryngologist Simon Best specializes in voice and airway disorders, including the comprehensive care of professional voice-users and performers. He treats patients diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal cancer, precancerous vocal cord dysplasia, benign laryngeal lesions (polyps, cysts, nodules), and laryngeal and tracheal stenosis. He has expertise in the operative management of vocal cord disorders, including Blue Light laser surgery and office-based management of vocal cord papilloma, dysplasia and vocal cord paralysis. Dr. Best earned a medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and completed residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He undertook fellowship training in laryngology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Best has a particular clinical and research interest in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis and sees patients from across the country for specialized care for this disorder. He offers operative and office-based laser for papilloma, utilizing the Blue Light laser, which allows for precise excision of papilloma while preserving underlying vocal function. Dr. Best is also a pioneer in the adjuvant use of bevacizumab for RRP, helping many patients break the cycle of repeated surgeries. The Best Laboratory studies RRP and the development of novel immunotherapies to target the underlying viral infection. This research is conducted in collaboration with the head and neck cancer and cervical cancer research groups at Johns Hopkins, which also study human papillomavirus-related diseases. In addition, Johns Hopkins is a site for ongoing clinical trials in DNA immunotherapy, the goal of which is to eliminate the causative viral infection that leads to RRP. Dr. Best is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Jodi Segal is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has joint appointments in health policy and management, and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Segal is internationally recognized as a clinician-investigator in comparative effectiveness research and pharmacoepidemiology. She trains investigators to conduct research to advance Johns Hopkins Medicine as a learning health system. She serves as the associate director of the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research (CHSOR) and the co-director of the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness (CDSE), both in the School of Public Health. Dr. Segal received a B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University. She earned her M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and her M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency at the University of Chicago and a fellowship in general nternal medicine at Johns Hopkins. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Segal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. Her top areas of expertise are Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis.

Dr. Daniel J. Brotman is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include hospital medicine and internal medicine. Dr. Brotman earned his M.D. at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include hospital medicine, thrombosis and anticoagulation, perioperative medicine, care coordination, and readmissions He was recognized by the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians with an Outstanding Hospitalist Award in 2012, has been named a Top Doctor (hospitalist) by Baltimore Magazine multiple times since 2011, is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), a Master in Hospital Medicine, and a member of the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. Dr. Brotman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Che' Matthew Harris, M.D., is a member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Harris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Infective Endocarditis, Endocarditis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Jeffrey Wolf is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wolf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Thyroidectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Wolf is currently accepting new patients.

Grace Snow is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Snow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. Her top areas of expertise are Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Laryngeal Nerve Damage, Laryngitis, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Snow is currently accepting new patients.

Taylor Teplitzky is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Teplitzky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Adenoids, Otitis, Laryngomalacia, Stridor, and Adenoidectomy.

Quincy Tran is an Emergency Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tran has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), COVID-19, Cerebral Hypoxia, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), and Thrombectomy.

Daniel Gingold is an Emergency Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gingold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Vertigo, Chronic Cough, and Hyperventilation.

Kyle Fletke is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fletke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Tissue Biopsy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Fletke is currently accepting new patients.

Lawrence Appel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Appel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Orthostatic Hypotension, Low Blood Pressure, and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Appel is currently accepting new patients.

Kevin Burns is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Burns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Nidhi Gupta is an Otolaryngologist in Halethorpe, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. Her top areas of expertise are Tonsil Stones, Familial Deafness, Empyema, Enlarged Adenoids, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Peyapong Patanaphan is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Patanaphan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Tinnitus, Familial Deafness, Trachoma, and Laryngitis. Dr. Patanaphan is currently accepting new patients.

Dario Kunar is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kunar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Nasal Polyps, Infant Hearing Loss, and DFNB1. Dr. Kunar is currently accepting new patients.

Aaron Wood is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and Otitis. Dr. Wood is currently accepting new patients.

Marc Dubin is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dubin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps, and Nasal Septal Hematoma. Dr. Dubin is currently accepting new patients.

Douglas Reh is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Reh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperventilation. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Nasal Polyps, and Endoscopy. Dr. Reh is currently accepting new patients.