Courtney L. Kraus, M.D., is Knights Templar Eye Foundation Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Kraus specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus, including amblyopia (lazy eye), with a particular interest in pediatric cataract and corneal diseases. She has enjoyed participating in surgical mission trips to underserved areas in the developing world. Dr. Kraus received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where she also completed her residency in ophthalmology after an internship in internal medicine at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, Missouri. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus at the Storm Eye Institute at The Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Kraus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Brown Syndrome, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.

Debra Counts is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and an Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Counts is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Klinefelter Syndrome, and Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Dr. Counts is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Yasmin Akhtar is a Clinical Associate of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the department of Pediatric Endocrinology. Dr. Akhtar completed her undergraduate studies at Loyola University Chicago. She went to medical school at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. She worked as a general pediatrician at a FQHC in Pittsburgh for 1 year then moved to Baltimore in 2014 where she completed her pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. After fellowship, she spent a year working for Kaiser Permanente as a general pediatrician and also caring for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and endocrine diagnoses. Dr Akhtar’s clinical activities include both diabetes and pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Precocious Puberty, Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS).

Dr. Kristin M. Arcara completed her undergraduate studies at SUNY Buffalo, and received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. She then completed her residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, spending an additional year serving as Chief Resident. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Arcara has been a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins since 2014. After her fellowship, Dr. Arcara spent one year as a Pediatric Endocrinologist at Children’s National Medical Center before returning to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Arcara’s clinical activities include heading a multidisciplinary Pediatric Diabetes clinic at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, consisting of certified diabetes educators, registered dietitian and a team of psychologists with extensive training and expertise in the unique issues surrounding management of diabetes in children. She also has general pediatric endocrine clinics in which she evaluates and treats a variety of disorders including short stature, abnormal pubertal development, thyroid disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, pituitary adenoma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and disorders of sexual differentiation, Turner syndrome and Prader Willi syndrome among others. Dr. Arcara is a member of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital’s multidisciplinary Prader Willi Syndrome clinic. Dr. Arcara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Turner Syndrome, Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis, and Short Stature (Growth Disorders).

Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain. Dr. Comi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.

Dr. Janet L. Crane is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Crane is the Director of the Pediatric Bone Health Program, which focuses on the care of children with rare metabolic bone diseases and osteoporosis/skeletal fragility syndromes. Dr. Crane received her bachelor’s degree in nutritional science from the University of Missouri. She completed her medical degree at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, residency in pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri and fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Johns Hopkins University in 2013. Dr. Crane is a faculty member of the Center for Musculoskeletal Research. Her research is focused on bone modeling and remodeling factors that result in proper bone growth and strength. The goal of her studies is to identify diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets to enhance bone strength in children who have recurrent fractures. Dr. Crane also participates in industry sponosored clinical studies to investigate the safety and efficacy of medications for metabolic bone disease and skeletal fragility. Dr. Crane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, Short Stature (Growth Disorders), and Noonan Syndrome.

Dr. Melissa Riedy Spevak is an Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. She specializes in pediatric radiology, with an emphasis on imaging of child abuse, pediatric oncologic imaging and pediatric uroradiology. Dr. Spevak received her M.D from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University now known as Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. She completed residencies in radiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital at Harvard University. Dr. Spevak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Gas Bloat Syndrome, Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS).

Dr. Richard Southard’s specialty is in pediatric radiology, with more than 25 years of experience in private practice and hospital settings. He joins Johns Hopkins from Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where he is vice chief of Radiology Operations. Previously, he served as a pediatric radiologist, partner and president of Radiology Consultants North Dallas, a Texas-based private practice group. He earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University before going on to an internship and residency in pediatric medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and fellowship in pediatric radiology at Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital. Dr. Southard’s research has focused on CT radiation dose reduction, imaging of congenital heart disease, implementation and validation of iterative reconstruction noise reduction techniques and dual-energy spectral CT applications in children. He joined the pediatric radiology faculty in February 2023 and will be working remotely from Arizona. Dr. Southard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Bronchogenic Cyst, Dextrocardia, and Collins Pope Syndrome.

Alvaro Ramos is a Pediatrics provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ramos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Herpangina, Roseola, Scarlet Fever, and Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS).

Jason Goldstein is a Pediatrics provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Croup, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Viral Gastroenteritis. Dr. Goldstein is currently accepting new patients.

Julie King is a Pediatrics provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. King is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Croup, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Familial Short Stature (FSS). Dr. King is currently accepting new patients.

Travis Ganunis is a Pediatrics provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Ganunis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Croup, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP). Dr. Ganunis is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jaqueline Weissman is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Hospital and Institute of Genomic Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is also director of the Center for Tuberous Sclerosis and Related Disorder at Kennedy Krieger Institute. She focuses on genetic and epigenetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders - particularly intellectual disability - and how specific genetic and epigenetic changes lead to specific neuroanatomic, neurophysiologic and cognitive phenotypes. She is also interested in developing specific cognitive profiles in genetic syndromes as potential outcome measures for trials and to help localize deficits. Currently most of her research is centered around Kabuki Syndrome. Dr. Weissman received her B.A. with. Dr. Harris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome, Coffin-Lowry Syndrome, Galactosialidosis, and Odontotrichomelic Syndrome.

Jeffries Bucci is a Pediatrics provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Bucci is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Herpangina, Croup, Delayed Growth, and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Dr. Bucci is currently accepting new patients.

Michelle Hearns is a Pediatrics provider in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Hearns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Croup, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Dr. Hearns is currently accepting new patients.

Neha Vyas is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Vyas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Precocious Puberty, and Familial Short Stature (FSS).

Ryan Miller is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Miller is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Precocious Puberty.

Paula Newton is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Newton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Precocious Puberty.

Elizabeth Parker is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Parker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Familial Short Stature (FSS), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), and Precocious Puberty.

Ana Burgos is a Pediatrics provider in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Burgos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Short Stature (Growth Disorders). Dr. Burgos is currently accepting new patients.