Jonathan Efron is a Colorectal Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Efron is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Susan Gearhart is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gearhart is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Colorectal Cancer, Bowel Incontinence, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

"A colorectal surgeon, Dr. Bafford specializes in the treatment of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and benign diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. ""These diseases are very treatable. The surgeries I perform are effective at curing cancer or treating colitis, which allows my patients back to the quality of life they want to have. It's very rewarding to see that type of recovery with so many of my patients,"" she says. Dr. Bafford's special interests include laparoscopic and robotic minimally invasive surgery, approaches that are associated with less pain and a faster recovery. Treatments she offers include surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, sphincter-sparing surgery and organ preservation for rectal cancer, surgery for anorectal disorders, minimally invasive surgery for diverticulitis, treatment of rectal prolapse, and screening and therapeutic colonoscopy. Dr. Bafford has authored or co-authored numerous publications in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and textbooks. Her research interests are in the pathophysiology of colorectal cancer, disparities in colorectal surgery and the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease. Her passion and dedication have earned her a consistent spot on Baltimore magazine's ""Top Doctor"" lists for colon and rectal surgery. Videos Andrea Chao Bafford M.D.Colorectal Surgeon Research Summary Dr. Bafford's research has largely focused on IBD. Utilizing institutional databases and the NSQIP IBD, she has investigated perioperative outcomes in IBD patients as they relate to sex, immunosuppressive medical therapy, trauma, preoperative drainage of abscesses, and fecal diversion. She has also published on the microbiota of perianal Crohn’s disease with the help of an intramural grant. In addition, through interdepartmental collaboration, Dr. Bafford has contributed towards intestinal organoid preparation and 3D colon cancer organoid development used to study immune responses to intestinal infections, intestinal immunity, and colon cancer pathogenesis.". Dr. Bafford is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Ileostomy.

Dr. John Migaly is a distinguished colorectal surgeon and Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery/Ravitch Division at Johns Hopkins Medicine. He specializes in the treatment of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and other benign and complex colorectal conditions. Dr. Migaly is committed to providing advanced, patient-centered care, often using minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopic and robotic surgery, to help reduce recovery time and improve outcomes. Dr. Migaly comes to Johns Hopkins Medicine from the Duke University School of Medicine, serving from 2008-2024 on the surgery faculty treating patients primarily through the Duke Cancer Institute. He was elevated to Program Director of the General Surgery Residency in 2012, and subsequently served as Vice Chair of Education until 2024. His work was critical to the success of the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education missions at Duke Surgery. Dr. Migaly earned his B.A. in Biochemistry from New York University and his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed surgical residency and a research fellowship at Temple University Health Sciences Center, and colorectal surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Florida. Dr. Migaly’s career has been marked not only by a complex and high-volume clinical colon and rectal surgery practice, but also a commitment to research and education, supported by greater than 200 publications, book chapters, and presentations. His research is centered around improving practice patterns and outcomes in colorectal cancer care and recovery. His leadership and dedication to advancing the field of colorectal surgery is evident through his service on committees that shape how colorectal care is delivered nationally, via his past and present service on the Program Committee, the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Videos John Migaly, M.D.Chief of Colorectal Surgery"". Dr. Migaly is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Anal Cancer, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.

Tarek Hassab is a General/Minimally invasive surgeon (MIS) in the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, practicing at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. After receiving his MD, he went on to do 11 years of surgical training including 2 fellowships (sub-specialty training); a Colorectal surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic as well as an Advanced Gastrointestinal/Minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center. As a General/MIS surgeon, Dr. Hassab has had extensive training in all surgical modalities; open, laparoscopic, and Robotic surgical techniques that involve the abdomen. This includes Bariatric, Foregut (Reflux disease, Hiatal hernias), colorectal surgery as well as Hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction. His research interests include patient outcomes data. He has presented his research at many national and international conferences. He was Granted the Scholar of the Year award in 2020 for his efforts in research during his residency. He holds a Masters degree in surgical sciences from University of Alexandria and completed a Research Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Colorectal Surgery department. Videos Tarek Hassab, M.DGeneral Surgeon. Dr. Hassab is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

Nicole Chaumont is a Colorectal Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chaumont is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Diverticular Disease, Encopresis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Lynda Dougherty is a Colorectal Surgeon in Oakland, Maryland. Dr. Dougherty is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hemorrhoids, Ogilvie Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Dr. Lazarev joined Johns Hopkins from the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, where he completed the Present-Levison advanced inflammatory bowel disease fellowship. A specialist in the diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, Dr. Lazarev has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and chapters. Dr. Lazarev is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Peter A. Najjar, M.D., M.B.A., is a surgeon with specialization in colon and rectal surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago and completed his surgical residency and colorectal fellowship at Harvard's Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He offers advanced colorectal care including robotic and laparoscopic approaches for benign and malignant disease. In addition to his clinical experience, Dr. Najjar received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and completed the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in Quality and Patient Safety. He works with the health system to protect patients from harm, improve their outcomes and experiences, and eliminate disparities. Dr. Najjar’s research focuses on making care safe, affordable, and patient-centered from the clinic to the operating room. Dr. Najjar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Anorectal Abscess, Ileostomy, and Fasciotomy.

Gastroenterologist Mouen Khashab specializes in therapeutic endoscopy, and he oversees this group of practitioners across the Johns Hopkins enterprise. Nationally and internationally known in the field of interventional endoscopy, Dr. Khashab has contributed immensely to the field’s advancement as a minimally invasive means to treat gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary disorders. Dr. Khashab earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Indiana University. He then completed a two-year fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining the faculty in 2011. A busy researcher, Dr. Khashab has published more than 600 papers in peer-reviewed journals. In 2013, he described the procedure called gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (known as G-POEM) and was able to disseminate and teach it all over the world. Other procedures that he expanded include peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F), Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM) and full thickness resection. In 2022, he received the Master Endoscopist Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for his numerous contributions to the field. His procedural expertise includes endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), interventional EUS, submucosal endoscopy, POEM/achalasia, endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, luminal stenting, large polyp resection and Barrett’s therapy, among others. Dr. Khashab is involved with multiple gastrointestinal societies and has served on many committees, including the ASGE Standards of Practice Committee, which is in charge of formulating guidelines for the practice of endoscopy. He has also served as an associate editor for the journal Endoscopy, a premier journal in the field. Khashab is a highly sought-after speaker at national and international conferences, and he has participated in multiple live endoscopy conferences. Outside of academic medicine, Dr. Khashab is an entrepreneur. His major interest is in new technology and medical devices, and his goal is to disrupt the field by introducing technology that makes endoscopic procedures safer, easier, efficient and more scalable. Dr. Khashab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

James Zalucki is a Colorectal Surgeon in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Zalucki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Proctitis, Ureteroscopy, and Hernia Surgery.

Lilah Morris-Wiseman, M.D., F.A.C.S., is an endocrine surgeon who serves as chief of the Division of Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Morris-Wiseman came to Johns Hopkins in 2021 from the University of Arizona College of Medicine where she was an Associate Professor of Endocrine Surgery. She has a broad endocrine surgery practice using minimally invasive techniques as appropriate to facilitate excellent clinical outcomes with rapid patient recovery. Her clinical practice emphasizes patient-centered shared decision-making and excellent communication and multidisciplinary collaboration so that a patient’s surgical care occurs within an individualized context. She has been named an associate member of the American College of Surgeons' Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. Awardees are recognized for having devoted their careers to surgical education and are considered premier leaders in their respective fields. Dr. Morris-Wiseman holds committee responsibilities with multiple national organizations including the American Thyroid Association, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and the Association of Program Directors in Surgery. She serves on the editorial board of Clinical Thyroidology, is a reviewer for multiple journals, and has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. Dr. Morris-Wiseman sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore and the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center – Green Spring Station in Lutherville. To support Dr. Morris-Wiseman's research, visit: https://secure.jhu.edu/form/morris-wiseman. Dr. Morris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.

Dr. Stephen C. Yang is a professor of surgery and medical oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. In October 2008 he was named the first recipient of The Arthur B. and Patricia B. Modell Professor in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Yang is an extreme supporter of medical students, being the only surgeon (amongst 20 chosen from the School of Medicine) for the medical student advisory Colleges system, and is the faculty sponsor for the Surgery Interest Group and the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association. Dr. Yang graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in Chemistry and received his M.D. degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and finished his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the Medical College of Virginia. He also completed a 3 year thoracic surgical oncology research fellowship at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. He currently serves on the Postgraduate Affairs, Medical School Admissions, Educational Policy, and Curriculum Reform Committees in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He served on numerous national and international committees for these organizations, and is the Taskforce Chair on the Looking to the Future Residency Scholarships for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons He is Editor of Practical Reviews in Chest Medicine and guest editor/ reviewer for numerous peer review journals. He is co-editor of the book Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, edited the esophageal surgical section in the 2nd edition of Atlas of Gastrointestinal Surgery with John Cameron, M.D., and series editor-in-chief of The Early Diagnosis of Cancer also editing the book volume of The Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer. In 2001, he and his lung transplant team were featured in the ABC series 24/7 and is currently also being followed in the sequel to that series focusing in on resident and medical student teaching. This series as well as other experiences are still shown on the Discovery Channel. The extensive work in preparing an esophageal cancer patient for surgery on the BBC and the Discovery Channel. Dr. Yang's laboratory research interests include using molecular techniques for lung cancer screening and for molecular staging of micrometastasis to predict recurrence following surgical resection. His clinical practice and research covers the breath of general thoracic surgery in pulmonary and esophageal surgery, video-assisted and robotics thoracic surgery, mediastinal and pleural work, lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema, and work in geriatric thoracic surgery. Dr. Yang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Endoscopy, and Thymectomy.

Cornelious Musara is a General Surgeon in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Musara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Gallstones, Gallbladder Disease, Choledocholithiasis, Hernia Surgery, and Ureteroscopy.

Dr. Alexandra Roginsky is a fellowship-trained surgeon with expertise in robotic, minimally invasive and trauma surgery. Dr. Roginsky has two decades of broad surgical experience and is dedicated to finding the most effective, least invasive, way to treat patients. She completed her fellowship training at the University of Illinois at Chicago, her residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She has been listed as a top surgeon by the Consumer’s Research Council of America and is widely published in multiple fields, including minimally invasive surgery and cancer biology. Videos Alexandra B. Roginsky, M.D.Acute Care and Trauma Surgeon Selected Publications Alexandra B. Roginsky, Alexander Tsesis, Hate speech, volition, and neurology, Journal of Law and the Biosciences, Volume 3, Issue 1, April 2016, Pages 174–177, https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsv058 Roginsky, Alexandra. For Our Patients: On Becoming the Surgeon Advocate, Leader, and Learner. (2019). American College of Surgeons. https://www.facs.org/member-services/yfa/advocacy-essays/2019/aroginsky Roginsky, Alexandra. Young Fellows Advocacy and Action. American College of Surgeons. (2018). https://www.facs.org/member-services/yfa/advocacy-essays/2018/roginsky. Dr. Tsesis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Colostomy, and Small Bowel Resection.

James Harris is a General Surgeon in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Harris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Cholecystitis, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Ahmad Ahad is a General Surgeon in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ahad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Ileostomy.

Dr. Duncan specializes in gastrointestinal surgical oncology, including surgery of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon and rectum, gallbladder and pancreas, adrenal and retroperitoneal sarcoma. He has national and international expertise in gastric cancer and hereditary gastric cancer including CDH-1. He wrote the Johns Hopkins Patient Guide for Cancer of the Stomach and Esophagus. Dr. Duncan gives lectures and presentations nationally and internationally on Gastric and GI cancer surgery and works with Johns Hopkins International on cancer programs and centers overseas. Dr. Duncan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Gastroenterologist Saowanee Ngamruengphong specializes in the endoscopic diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal malignancies, premalignant and malignant lesions in the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., early gastric cancer, Barrett's esophagus-associated neoplasia), esophageal cancer, colon polyps or early colorectal cancer, and pancreatic and biliary disease. Dr. Ngamruengphong earned a medical degree from Chulalongkorn University and completed residency training at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She undertook fellowship training in gastroenterology at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education and further fellowship training in therapeutic endoscopy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her research interests include endoscopic resection and the management of precancerous or cancerous gastrointestinal lesions. Dr. Ngamruengphong is a member of several professional organizations, including the Thai Medical Council, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association. Videos Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) — Eileen’s Story Recent News Articles and Media Coverage A Rare, Stomach-Saving Endoscopic Procedure, Inside Tract (Spring 2021) Case Presentation: ESD-TAMIS, Inside Tract (Spring 2019) Innovative Approaches to Colorectal Surgery Benefit Patients, Surgery (Winter 2019) For Colorectal Polyps: Early Detection and Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Winter, 2019) The Cutting Edge of Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Spring, 2017) Stomach Cancer: Know Your Risks & Treatment Options, Johns Hopkins Surgery (4/26/2017). Dr. Ngamruengphong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Stomach Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

Dr. Mullin is an associate professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Mullin has more than 30 years of clinical experience in the field of general gastroenterology. Dr. Mullin is a reviewer and also serves on the editorial board of numerous gastroenterology journals. Videos Hopkins at Home presents, A Woman's Journey: Is It Celiac Disease?. Dr. Mullin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ileostomy. His top areas of expertise are Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Diarrhea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.