David J. Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., is the Garrett Family Professor of Pediatric Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University, and Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief and co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Hackam’s clinical practice focuses on complex neonatal surgery. As pediatric surgeon in chief and co-director of the Childrens Center, Dr. Hackam oversees all perioperative clinical operations that involve children, with a strong emphasis on quality and safety, programmatic growth, and system alignment. Dr. Hackam's research is focused on unraveling the mechanisms of necrotizing enterocolitis, which is the leading cause of death in premature infants from gastrointestinal disease. His work has identified a series of novel pathways that, in response to the abnormal microflora that characterizes the premature intestine, leads to intestinal mucosal barrier breakdown, bacterial translocation, mesenteric vasoconstriction, and NEC. In seeking to translate these findings to clinical studies, we have developed a family of molecules that can prevent NEC development, and which have in part been licensed for clinical development. In additional work, Hackam has developed a prototype artificial intestine, derived from patient-specific intestine stem cells, which we have implanted into pre-clinical models, for the treatment of short bowel syndrome, a devastating complication of NEC. Finally, using single-cell RNA-seq and cell tracking technology, Hackam has worked towards understanding and treating NEC-associated brain injury, a major complication of NEC, and has engineered nanoparticle-packaged molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier, and reverse the processes that lead to this disease. These studies are funded by three ro1s, a T32, a MIRA (a maximizing investigators’ research award) and 3 industry grants from companies with an interest in NEC treatment and prevention. Dr. Hackam seeks to work with industry partners, as well as nurses, doctors, and families of patients around the country, in order to develop novel regimens to safely and effectively deliver appropriate nutrition to the most vulnerable infants, who are at risk for the development of intestinal disease. Dr. Hackam is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Necrosis, Short Bowel Syndrome, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Jonathan Bell is a Gastroenterologist in Berlin, Maryland. Dr. Bell is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diverticular Disease, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Sunil Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cumberland, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Craniectomy, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Gaffar Syed is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Syed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Ureteroscopy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Syed is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jennifer Fundora is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She specializes in diagnosing and treating premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. She has a specialized interest in neonatal intestinal injury as well as nutrition, feeding and growth. Dr. Fundora graduated from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. She then completed a residency in pediatrics and later a fellowship in neonatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fundora is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, and Gastroschisis.

Jamie Walters is a Gastroenterologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Walters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Joshua Forman is a Gastroenterologist in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Forman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Gallstones, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Rose Viscardi is a Neonatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Viscardi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, and Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn.

Yogesh Vohra is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Vohra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Vohra is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Truong Bao is the Director of Montgomery Medical's Hospital Practices. He completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1994 with honors Magna Cum Laude. He also earned his MD at the University of Maryland, Baltimore with. Dr. Bao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Ghulam Abbas is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hebron, Maryland. Dr. Abbas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Anemia.

Sharad Satyal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Satyal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Satyal is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Kartikeya Makker is the medical director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He diagnoses and treats premature babies and newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. Dr. Makker graduated from the Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College. He then completed a residency in pediatrics at the Maimonides Medical Center, and later a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Makker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Premature Infant, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, and Patent Ductus Arteriosus.

Aleyamma Mathew is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Mathew is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Orthostatic Hypotension.

Estelle Gauda is a Neonatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gauda is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Infantile Apnea, Premature Infant, Apnea of Prematurity, and Cerebral Hypoxia.

Josjin Vazhappilly is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Vazhappilly is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Anemia.

Aminur Khan is a Gastroenterologist in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Diarrhea, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

David Jencks is a Gastroenterologist in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Jencks is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastric Dysmotility, Indigestion, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Shahana Karim is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Crofton, Maryland. Dr. Karim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Dysgraphia, Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, and Dementia. Dr. Karim is currently accepting new patients.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.