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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

Rachel Dodge is a Pediatrics specialist and an Emergency Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dodge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Herpangina, Delayed Growth, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Dodge is currently accepting new patients.

Dominique Long is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Long 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 Panhypopituitarism.

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.

Howard Kader is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kader is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Fecal Impaction, Crohn's Disease, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Colitis, and Liver Transplant.

Amanda Louis is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Louis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Short Stature (Growth Disorders). Dr. Louis is currently accepting new patients.

Marisa Mendes is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mendes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, Microcephaly, Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, and Obesity in Children.

Jennifer Hong is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Esophagitis, Delayed Growth, Diarrhea, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Dr. Hong is currently accepting new patients.

Sofia Saenz-Ayala is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Saenz-Ayala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS), Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Deficiency, and Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Deficiency. Dr. Saenz-Ayala is currently accepting new patients.

Maria Nikita is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nikita 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), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Precocious Puberty.

Francis Tintani is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tintani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). His top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS).

Kristen Johnson is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), and Familial Short Stature (FSS).

Sara Di Vall is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Di Vall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Hypothyroidism, Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), and Familial Short Stature (FSS).

Rachel Spar is a Nurse Practitioner in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Spar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Her top areas of expertise are Roseola, Herpangina, Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS). Ms. Spar is currently accepting new patients.