Dr. Nisha A. Gilotra is a cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology with expertise in advanced heart failure, including the care of heart transplant and ventricular assist device patients. Dr. Gilotra specializes in inflammatory cardiomyopathies, including sarcoidosis, myocarditis and inherited causes of cardiomyopathy. Dr. Gilotra received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her medical residency, general cardiology fellowship and advanced heart failure fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Between fellowships, she served as an Assistant Chief of Service for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Gilotra is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Edward K. Kasper, M.D. is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Natural Sciences. He earned his M.D. at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1984. His internship and residency in Internal Medicine, as well as his fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine, were completed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he then joined the faculty in 1993. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association as well as a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, having served on its board of governors from 2002 to 2006. Dr. Kasper has authored more than 100 articles and three books including, Living Well with Heart Failure. He is currently the Director of Outpatient Cardiology. Dr. Kasper's current research interests focus on the biological origins of heart failure. Specifically, his research has focused on causes and prognosis of patients with cardiomyopathy, a serious condition in which the heart has difficulty pumping blood throughout the body. Dr. Kasper works closely with his team at the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute to understand the best ways to predict and prevent catastrophic cardiac events. With your support, Dr. Kasper will be able to continue his significant work in cardiovascular medicine in hopes of impacting the future of patients with cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Dr. Kasper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Sengers Syndrome, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant.

Dr. Adamo is a physician-scientist and the director for Cardiac Immunology in the Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology. Born and raised in the south of Italy, after completing medical school, Dr. Adamo moved to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Harvard Medical School. He then went to Washington University School of Medicine where he completed post-graduate training in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure/cardiac transplant. He finally returned to basic science to complete post-doctoral training in cardiac immunology. Dr. Adamo is involved in both basic research and clinical research. His basic research focuses on the relationship between the immune system and the heart, in health and disease. His clinical research has focused on heart failure with normalized ejection fraction and patient selection for mechanical circulatory support. A father of 5, Dr. Adamo has a passion for entrepreneurship and has been involved with the launch of 3 start-up companies. He holds a weekly clinic and attends on the inpatient heart failure service within the Hopkins system. Dr. Adamo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Myocarditis.

Dr. Jose Madrazo is a general cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Division of Medicine, and an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Madrazo pursued a cardiovascular fellowship with a focus on echocardiography at the Washington University School of Medicine before joining the Hopkins faculty. Dr. Madrazo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Attack.

Jonathan Chrispin, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, as well as an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Chrispin focuses on all aspects of clinical electrophysiology, including pacemaker/defibrillator implantation and complex catheter ablation for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Dr. Chrispin received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University. He completed intern and residency training in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and served as chief clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellow. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Chrispin directs the Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation and Research program, focusing on using advanced cardiac imaging to better understand the structural substrate associated with the development of ventricular arrhythmias and using artificial intelligence to improve the risk stratification of sudden cardiac death. Further, he is involved in developing clinical trials to improve the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia. His work has led to Dr. Chrispin publishing in a number of international journals, including Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Journal, Nature Cardiovascular Research, Journal of the American Heart Association, and EP Europace. Dr. Chrispin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Sarcoidosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Faranak Moghadam is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Moghadam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Bronchitis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Atypical Pneumonia.

Maeve Jones is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Jones is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Attack, and Coronary Artery Spasm.

Kamani Karandana is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Karandana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Acute Cystitis, COVID-19, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

Ijaz Khan is a Cardiologist in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Myocarditis, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).

Victor Mcglaughlin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Mcglaughlin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, and Pneumonia.

Brijesh Patel is a Cardiologist in Oakland, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Heart Failure, Aortic Regurgitation, and Atrial Fibrillation. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Allison Hays is a general cardiologist and Medical Director of Echocardiography Programs at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Hays graduated from Stanford University with degrees in biology and English. She received her medical training at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and did her residency at the New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia. Dr. Hays pursued cardiology fellowships at New York University Medical Center and at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Hays studies ways to use noninvasive imaging to detect cardiovascular disease. She has advanced multimodality imaging training from Johns Hopkins and attends in the Adult Echocardiography Lab at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In terms of research, she uses Cardiac MRI as a tool to study coronary and systemic endothelial function. Dr. Hays is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiomyopathy, COVID-19, Heart Attack, and Tissue Biopsy.

Dr. Hugh Calkins is the Catherine Ellen Poindexter Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) and arrhythmia management. Dr. Calkins attended Williams College and Harvard Medical School before training in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his cardiology training at Johns Hopkins. His first faculty position was at the University of Michigan, where he directed the Pacemaker Service, and he returned to Johns Hopkins as director of the Arrhythmia Service in 1992. Dr. Calkins is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and is on the editorial board of many other cardiology journals. He is a former member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Electrophysiology Boards Test Writing Committee. Dr. Calkins is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He led a 44-member international task force whose 2012 Expert Consensus Statement gave recommendations for treatment and research of atrial fibrillation. Dr Calkins is a past president of the Heart Rhythm Society and was elected to be a member of the Miler Coulsen Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2014. Dr. Calkins has published more than 500 articles and book chapters on a large variety of cardiac arrhythmias. His research has focused predominantly on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Dr. Calkins has also written extensively on most aspects of heart rhythm disorders and their treatment. Dr. Calkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant.

Daniel Judge is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Judge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

Kavita Sharma MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Program. She sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, downtown campus. A cardiologist specializing in advanced heart failure, her clinical interests include advanced heart failure diagnosis and management, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support including left ventricular assist devices. She has a specialized interest in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and directs one of the largest programs in the country dedicated to caring for patients with this condition. She is the principal investigator of numerous clinical and translational trials in HFpEF and leads a team of nurses, research coordinators, and fellows-in-training in this multi-faceted program. She is an invited speaker at national meetings in topic areas covering advanced heart failure and HFpEF. Dr. Sharma is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, and Cardiac Ablation.

Dr. Jana Lovell is a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, with an expertise in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. She is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Lovell earned her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She then completed her Internal Medicine Residency, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. During her fellowship training, she has completed additional research training, with a focus on the intersection between heart failure and inflammation. Her clinical interests include inflammatory cardiomyopathies and transplant immunology. Selected Publications Lovell JP, Bermea K, Yu J, Rousseau S, Cohen CD, Bhalodia A, Zita MD, Head RD, Blumenthal RS, Alharethi R, Damp J, Boehmer J, Alexis J, McNamara DM, Sharma G, Adamo L; IPAC; IMAC2 Investigators. Serum Proteomic Analysis of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Reveals Distinctive Dysregulation of Inflammatory and Cholesterol Metabolism Pathways. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Sep;11(9):1231-1242. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.05.031. Epub 2023 Aug 2. PMID: 37542511; PMCID: PMC11974612. Lovell JP, Duque C, Rousseau S, Bhalodia A, Bermea K, Cohen CD, Adamo L. B cell-mediated antigen presentation promotes adverse cardiac remodeling in chronic heart failure. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jun 5:2024.05.08.593153. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.08.593153. PMID: 38766182; PMCID: PMC11100706. Chung MP, Lovell J, Kelly W, Mecoli CA, Albayda J, Christopher-Stine L, Gilotra NA, Paik JJ. Myocarditis in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes. J Rheumatol. 2023 Aug;50(8):1039-1046. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.220989. Epub 2023 Apr 1. PMID: 37003604; PMCID: PMC10523850. Dr. Lovell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, and Pericarditis.

Dr. Richard (Rick) Carrick is a general cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Division of Medicine and is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He also serves as associate director of the Johns Hopkins Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence. Originally from Massachusetts, he completed his medical training as well as a Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Vermont and did his internal medicine residency training at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. He completed his Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship and a T32 Research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. His research focuses on the use of advanced computational techniques like machine-learning and artificial intelligence to improve risk stratification in patients with inherited heart disease. Clinically, he specializes in echocardiography and the care of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and other genetic cardiomyopathies. Dr. Carrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Ablation.

Narayan Nair is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Nair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, COVID-19, and Myocarditis.

Christopher Haas is an Interventional Cardiologist in Cumberland,, Maryland. Dr. Haas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Angina, Atherectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Chloe Duvall is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Duvall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, and Heart Failure.