Shaun M. Kunisaki, MD, MSc, is Professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Professor at Johns Hopkins University, and Associate Chief of Strategy and Integration in the Division of General Pediatric Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Dr. Kunisaki's clinical practice spans the full breadth of pediatric general, thoracic, and fetal surgery, but he is a nationally and internationally recognized authority in the prenatal and postnatal management of congenital thoracic anomalies, including lung malformations, esophageal atresia, and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. He is the Director of the Fetal Program in General Pediatric Surgery and chairs the Prenatal Pediatrics Steering Committee, a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. As Director of the Pediatric Esophageal Center, he specializes in the management of complex esophageal disorders such as long-gap esophageal atresia. He serves on the Editorial Board of several journals, including Pediatrics and Surgery, and holds senior leadership positions in the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA), Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Dr. Kunisaki has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. His laboratory is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is largely focused on using stem cells derived from a patient's own tissues to better understand and treat several important pediatric surgical diseases. His team has developed techniques to reprogram fetal and neonatal tissues into pluripotent stem cells and organoids, and are working with scientists and engineers to improve long-term outcomes for children with severe birth defects, including spina bifida and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. More recently, he founded the Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network (EPSN), a clinical research collaborative composed of pediatric surgeons from over 20 children's hospitals in the country. A native of southern California, Dr. Kunisaki graduated with honors from Harvard College, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Harvard Medical School. He completed general surgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School followed by a pediatric surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan. He also did additional research fellowships at the Massachusetts General Hospital and at Boston Children's Hospital. Philanthropy plays a crucial role in the work Dr. Kunisaki does by providing seed funding for research, funding for the best educational resources to train the future generation of pediatric surgeons, and additional support services for families receiving treatment that are not covered by insurance. Support Dr. Kunisaki. Dr. Kunisaki is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Lobar Emphysema, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Nasr specializes in the advanced treatment of trauma and critical care injuries in children and serves as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Trauma Program. He is trained in both robotic and minimally invasive surgical procedures and is skilled in the management of congenital colorectal anomalies, also holding the position of Co-Director of the Pediatric Colorectal Program. Dr. Nasr joins Johns Hopkins from the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, where he completed fellowships in both surgical critical care and pediatric surgery. His basic science research interests include studying the inflammatory response following traumatic brain injury in the pediatric population. Clinically, he focuses on implementing systems-based methods to enhance the care of pediatric trauma patients. He also leads a multidisciplinary pediatric colorectal clinic that has a national and international referral base. Dr. Nasr treats conditions such as Hirschsprung disease, complex anorectal malformations (including imperforate anus), and OEIS complex (cloacal exstrophy). Additionally, he manages patients with idiopathic chronic constipation and spina bifida. Dr. Nasr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Cloacal Exstrophy, Infantile Pneumothorax, Traumatic Brain Injury, Collapsed Lung, and Osteotomy.

Fernando Polack is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Polack is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Infantile Pneumothorax, and Cerebral Hypoxia.

Jacqueline Gallup is a full-time assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics. She is co-medical director of the Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program. Dr. Gallup has conducted research in bronchopulmonary dysplasia and surfactant administration. Currently, her research interests include neonatal respiratory pathophysiology and management, neonatal hemodynamics and neonatal renal pathology. She is participating in projects including the Safety and Efficacy trial of Combined Erythropoietin and Melatonin for Preterm Neonates with Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage (principal investigator, Shenandoah Robinson), as well as AWAKEN 2.0, a multicenter, multinational retrospective analysis investigating neonatal acute kidney injury. Dr. Gallup is also involved in quality improvement regarding nephrotoxin-induced acute kidney injury in neonates. Additionally, Dr. Gallup enjoys participating in education for residents and fellows. Dr. Gallup is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Infantile Pneumothorax and Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Dr. Eric McCollum is a pediatric pulmonologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has expertise in global child respiratory health with more than ten years of clinical and research experience in low-resource settings in southern Africa and south Asia. After having lived in Malawi for five years as a clinician with the Baylor Pediatric AIDS Corps and as a NIH Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellow, Dr. McCollum is now primarily based in the countries of Lesotho and Bangladesh. He is the principal investigator of a NIH K01 International Research Scientist Development Award, through the Fogarty International Center, examining the role of pulse oximetry in Bangladeshi children with clinical pneumonia. Dr. McCollum is also a co-investigator for a study comprehensively examining the effectiveness of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in rural Bangladeshi children. In the southern African country of Malawi Dr. McCollum is the principal investigator of a randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of bubble continuous positive airway pressure in children hospitalized with severe clinical pneumonia. He has successfully designed, led, or co-led several multi-site studies in developing countries throughout Africa and Asia including the novel application of pulse oximetry for children with clinical pneumonia by rural Malawian frontline health workers and digital auscultation as a respiratory diagnostic in six low-resource countries participating in the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study. Dr. McCollum has been recognized globally for his contributions to child respiratory health. He has won multiple early career investigator awards and is currently a member of the World Health Organization Technical Support Network for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine impact studies and a member of the World Health Organization expert global working group for the World Health Organization chest radiograph guidelines for children. He holds a joint faculty appointment in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Dr. Mccollum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, and Infantile Pneumothorax.

Dr. William J. Ravekes is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Ravekes serves as medical director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program as well as pediatric cardiology fellowship director. He also specializes in non-invasive imaging, fetal echocardiography and the perioperative and intensive care of fetuses, infants, children and adults with congenital heart disease. Dr. Ravekes earned his medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed a pediatrics residency and chief residency at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital. He served on the faculty of Texas Children’s Hospital prior to joining Johns Hopkins. His research interests include echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function, aortopathies, heart failure and transplantation, and medical education. He has published more than 90 scholarly articles. Dr. Ravekes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS), Pediatric Myocarditis, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and Pulmonary Hypertension.

Dr. Neptune is a pulmonary, critical care physician with expertise in genetic disorders of the matrix with pulmonary manifestations. She is also skilled in the management of patients with advanced obstructive lung disease, especially emphysema. Dr. Neptune has extensive expertise in the diagnosis and management of the pulmonary complications of Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and other matrix disorders and serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Marfan Foundation. She is also an expert on tobacco dependence and is the Vice-Chair of the Tobacco Action Committee of the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Neptune earned her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. She completed her residency and performed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at the University of California, San Francisco. She also performed a fellowship in genetics at Johns Hopkins. Her research interests include therapeutic strategies in Marfan syndrome; mechanisms and prevention of progression of COPD; and hepatocyte growth factor signaling in airspace homeostasis. Dr. Neptune is committed to creating a diverse research community and clinical workforce. She is involved in multiple diversity initiatives at Johns Hopkins and the American Thoracic Society. She is also involved in increasing awareness of tobacco dependence and the needed regulatory policies. Dr. Neptune serves on the Compliance Compensation Subcommittee for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Neptune is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss Syndrome), Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Emphysema.

Dr. Satomi Kawamoto is an Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. She specializes in computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and image-guided biopsy. Dr. Kawamoto received her M.D. from Gunma University in Gunma, Japan, and subsequently completed two residencies, one in internal medicine at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, and a second in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins. She received a postdoctoral fellowship in cross-sectional imaging at Johns Hopkins, and then joined the Johns Hopkins faculty. Dr. Kawamoto’s research focuses on body CT and biopsy, particularly imaging of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems. Dr. Kawamoto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cavernous Lymphangioma, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Dr. Slidell is an associate professor of surgery at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Slidell is the Associate Chief of Health Services Research and Clinical Integration in the Division of General Pediatric Surgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. His clinical practice spans the full breadth of general pediatric surgery, and he is recognized nationally for his expertise in hepatobiliary diseases, foregut surgery, chest wall deformities, and pediatric trauma. Dr. Slidell also has expertise in perioperative quality and safety, programmatic growth, and system alignment. His health services research focuses on improving clinical outcomes and addressing health disparities in pediatric surgery, particularly regarding pediatric trauma care. Dr. Slidell is the author of dozens of peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, and he is the editor of a surgical textbook entitled, Difficult Decisions in Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Slidell is a dedicated educator and mentor passionate about training the next generation of physicians, surgeons, and scientists. He is the Associate Program Director for the pediatric surgery fellowship training program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, and he has received numerous teaching awards throughout his academic career. Dr. Slidell grew up in Maryland and attended medical school at Brown University, followed by a general surgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital. He obtained an M.P.H. at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Slidell was recruited to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center after spending 10 years on the Comer Children’s Hospital faculty at the University of Chicago. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-slidell-9234b65/ Videos Mark Slidell, M.D., M.P.H.Pediatric Surgeon Minimally Invasive Procedures on Children and InfantsQ&A with Mark Slidell. Dr. Slidell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastroschisis, Esophageal Atresia, Biliary Atresia, and Splenectomy.

Shelby Kutty is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Kutty is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Tetralogy of Fallot, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Mikael Petrosyan is a Pediatric Surgeon and a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Petrosyan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Pectus Carinatum, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Petrosyan is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Emily Sangillo is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, MD. She specializes in providing treatment for premature babies and infants with congenital diseases and disorders. Dr. Sangillo graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine before completing a residency in pediatrics at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Later, she completed a fellowship in neonatology at University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Sangillo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Infantile Pneumothorax, Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Pulmonary Hypertension.

Marwa Elgendy is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Elgendy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Atresia of Small Intestine, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, and Gastrostomy.

Shannon Larabee is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Larabee has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Infantile Pneumothorax, Diaphragmatic Hernia, and Gastroschisis.

Brian Englum is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Englum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Spherocytosis, Post-Splenectomy Syndrome, Gastroschisis, Splenectomy, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Englum is currently accepting new patients.

Ruth Karron is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Karron is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top area of expertise is Infantile Pneumothorax.

Fray Stewart is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Stewart is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Pneumothorax, Childhood Pancreatitis, Infantile Pyloric Stenosis, and Gastrostomy.

Susan Aucott is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Aucott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Cerebral Hypoxia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, and Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Michael Bykhovsky is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Bykhovsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. His top areas of expertise are Tricuspid Atresia, Tetralogy of Fallot, Double Discordia, and Ebstein's Anomaly.

Aletta Frazier is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Frazier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Pneumothorax. Her top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Pneumomediastinum, and Febrile Neutropenia.