Dr. Christopher K. Lippincott is an infectious diseases specialist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Clinical Director for the Johns Hopkins Center for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis. He is an expert in the care of patients with mycobacterial infections (NTM and tuberculosis), HIV/AIDS, Lyme disease, and general infectious diseases. He provides teaching to medical students, residents and fellows at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Lippincott earned his M.D. at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and infectious diseases fellowship at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. He also earned a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University in 2015, Dr. Lippincott practiced infectious diseases internationally for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Abkhazia, Georgia) and Right to Care (Johannesburg, South Africa). Dr. Lippincott’s research interests include mycobacterial infections (NTM and tuberculosis) and bronchiectasis. Dr. Lippincott is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Swimming Pool Granuloma, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Osteomyelitis, and Osteomyelitis in Children.

Dr. Howard Steiner is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has been practicing pulmonary and sleep consultative medicine since 1989. In his role as a diagnostician, he guides the evaluation and management of respiratory problems including infectious, malignant, allergic, autoimmune, and sleep-related disorders. He has been part-time faculty in the Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Division since 1991, is a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians, and mentors medical students, residents, and pulmonary fellows training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Contact for Research Inquiries 10755 Falls Road Pavilion I, Suite 200 Lutherville, MD 21093 Phone: (410) 583-7124 Selected Publications Lwebuga-Mukasa JS, Steiner H. Monoclonal antibody to rat lung Maclura Pomifera agglutinin (MPA) lectin binding glycoprotein localizes apically on rat and human type II pneumocytes and Clara cells. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Roberts PJ, McBean GJ, Steiner H, Kohler C, Schwarcz R. Lesioning Effects of Ibotenate in the immature rat brain and protection by 2-amino-7 phosphonoheptanoic acid. Soc Neurosci Abst 9:261, 1983. Steiner H, Ingbar DI. Mechanisms of lung injury and repair. In: Matthay RA, Matthay MA, Wiedemann HP eds. Annual Review of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Hanley & Belfus (Philadelphia, 1989), pp 205-223. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells display distinct functional and morphologic properties depending on their culture substratum. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells produce a factor which is Mitogenic for human lung fibroblasts. Amer Rev Resp Dis 139:A492 1989. Steiner H, McBean GJ, Kohler C, Roberts PJ, Schwarcz R. Ibotenate Induced neuronal degeneration in immature rat brain. Brain Research 307:117-124, 1984. Dr. Steiner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Dr. Michael T. Melia is an Associate Professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include general infectious diseases, HIV and Lyme disease. He serves as the Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. After receiving his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Melia completed his internal medicine residency, infectious diseases fellowship, and chief medical residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2008. Dr. Melia's academic and research interests center around medical education and coaching in medicine. He is the current Chair of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice and is a past Chair of the IDSA Training Program Directors' Committee. In 2015, Dr. Melia was recognized with the Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award from the Institute for Excellence in Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Melia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Hepatitis C, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, and HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Wise is a pulmonary, critical care physician. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with obstructive lung disease, including those with asthma and COPD. He is a consultant for patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease. He has expertise in pulmonary physiology and lung function testing. Dr. Wise’s research focus is the conduct of multi-center clinical trials in airway diseases and related translational research. Dr. Wise is the co-director of the Pulmonary T32 Multi-disciplinary Training Program in Pulmonary Disease. Dr. Wise is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Sarcoidosis.

Dr. Paul Auwaerter is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr virus and fever of unknown origin. Dr. Auwaerter serves as the clinical director of the Division of Infectious Diseases. He is also the director of the Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases and the chief medical officer of the Point of Care-Information Technology (POC-IT) Center. He earned his M.D. from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. His research interests include tick-borne diseases and point of care information technology. Dr. Auwaerter serves on the Clinical Compensation Subcommittee for the Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine. He was recognized with a Healthnetworks Service Excellence Award in 2014. He is a member of the American Society of Microbiology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Auwaerter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Infectious Myocarditis, Babesiosis, and Osteomyelitis.

Dr. Stefan Loy Zimmerman is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Departments of Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology). He specializes in cardiothoracic imaging and is the Division Director of Diagnostic Imaging and Director of Cardiac Imaging. He is the program director for the Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship in Radiology. Dr. Zimmerman earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed both a radiology residency and a cardiovascular imaging fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the use of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. He has particular interest in the use of cardiac imaging for management of arrhythmias, diagnosis and prognosis of arrhythmogenic right and left ventricular cardiomyopathy, and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Zimmerman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Rhabdoid Tumor Predisposition Syndrome, Synovial Sarcoma, Cardiac Ablation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

John Baddley is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Baddley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cryptococcosis, Shingles, Sepsis, and Febrile Neutropenia.

Erica Johnson, M.D., earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, followed by a medical degree at the University of Maryland. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Johnson serves as a fellow of the American College of Physicians, and recently completed 11 years as a medical corps officer in the United States Army, where she served as associate program director for the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) Internal Medicine Residency and Infectious Disease Fellowship Programs at BAMC. She also held an appointment as assistant professor of medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Johnson has research interests in infections associated with combat trauma and deployment infection control, as well as HIV outcomes, gender-based health issues, and disparities in care. Lab Website Erica Johnson Lab - Lab Website Research in the Erica Johnson Lab investigates infection control in military deployment environments as well as infections that are associated with combat trauma. We explore topics such as HIV outcomes, gender-based health issues and disparities in care. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and HIV/AIDS.

Richard Huslig is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Huslig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Huslig is currently accepting new patients.

Brandon Eilertson is an Infectious Disease provider in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Eilertson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cryptococcosis, Osteomyelitis, HIV/AIDS, and Myelitis. Dr. Eilertson is currently accepting new patients.

Theodore Bailey is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Bailey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Osteomyelitis, SAPHO Syndrome, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Bailey is currently accepting new patients.

Mary Newman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Newman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Decorticate Posture, Decerebrate Posture, Congenital Arteriovenous Shunt, and Bullous Pemphigoid.

Jonathan Zenilman is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zenilman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Urethritis, Gonorrhea, Swimming Pool Granuloma, and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Dr. Zenilman is currently accepting new patients.

Elie Khalil is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Khalil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).

Rabin Shrestha is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Rosedale, Maryland. Dr. Shrestha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, and Gastrostomy.

Ashutosh Sachdeva is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sachdeva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Pleural Effusion, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Albert Polito is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Polito is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Interstitial Lung Disease, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

Dr. Berger is Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Division of General Internal Medicine and Core Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, with joint appointment in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. With an active practice in primary care internal medicine at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Berger focuses his clinical, educational, and research work, as well as his widely read publications for the lay public, on the ways in which shared decision making in the doctor-patient encounter might be in conflict with medical evidence and the political, social, and psychological realities of the patient. Dr. Berger teaches residents in their internal medicine clinic and medical students on the wards at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and is part of a Berman faculty team which teaches bioethics to residents in a number of Johns Hopkins specialty programs. He is also staff physician at the Esperanza Clinic Health Center, a free clinic serving undocumented Spanish-speaking immigrants. Dr. Berger is the author of two books for the lay public on doctor-patient communication and on patient preference in the context of medical evidence. Dr. Berger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease.

Jennifer Hoffmann is a Nurse Practitioner in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Hoffmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Her top area of expertise is Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease.

Dr. Elisa H. Ignatius is an infectious diseases and clinical pharmacology specialist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is an expert in the care of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections, tuberculosis (TB), bronchiectasis, HIV/AIDS, and other general infectious diseases. Additionally, she provides teaching for medical students, residents, and fellows at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Ignatius earned her M.D. and completed Internal Medicine residency at Emory University School of Medicine. She also obtained a Masters of Science in the Control of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where her research focused on drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa. After completing residency, she worked as a co-investigator on HIV prevention clinical trials in Atlanta, Georgia. She then came to Johns Hopkins University where she completed fellowships in both Infectious Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology. Dr. Ignatius’s research interests focus on treatment optimization strategies for mycobacterial infections (NTM and TB), including regimens of novel and standard drugs. Dr. Ignatius is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease and Osteomyelitis.