Dr. Perrin is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Primary Care in the Department of Pediatrics and the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. She has a joint appointment in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship Program-trained clinician investigator whose area of research expertise is patient-oriented preventive care, health services research, health disparities, and the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity. She has also developed, disseminated, and studied many tools to help pediatricians in practice prevent and treat obesity including the color-coded BMI charts that many use in outpatient practice. She has been the lead on numerous grants (including a multi-site randomized controlled trial NIH R01 and its renewal) on obesity and children’s health. She was previously faculty at UNC (where she won the Hettleman award, the highest award for university scholarship) and Duke. She has held previous roles as Associate Vice Chancellor for Research for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Division Chief of Primary Care Pediatrics, founding Director of the Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, and a fellowship director of the National Clinicians Scholars Program at Duke University. She previously served as the national chair for the Academic Pediatrics Association Research Committee. Dr. Perrin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Premature Infant, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Hypertension.

Ravi Passi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cantonsville, Maryland. Dr. Passi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Passi is currently accepting new patients.

Marcelino Albuerne is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Albuerne is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Glycine Encephalopathy, Anemia, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Kate Connor is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Connor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top area of expertise is Obesity in Children.

Elizabeth Bower is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Bower is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

James Tansinda is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Tansinda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

Michele Henley is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Henley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Vulvovaginitis, Acute Cystitis, and Syphilis.

Ebenezer Quainoo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Quainoo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Occupational Hearing Loss, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Pediatric Myocarditis.

Rubina Alvi is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Elkridge, Maryland. Dr. Alvi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Vitamin D Deficiency, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Familial Hypertension.

Nakiya Showell is a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Showell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Jacobsen Syndrome, 15q11.2 Microdeletion, and Distal 18q Deletion Syndrome.

Nicholas Argento, M.D. attended Georgetown University and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, then the University of Maryland School of Medicine and graduated Cum Laude. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism at the University of Maryland Medical System. He joined Maryland Endocrine full time in 1991. He has been the Medical Advisor to the diabetes program at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center since 1995, and gives talks regularly to medical and patient audiences on diabetes. He has a strong interest in type 1 diabetes (T1D), and has extensive experience in utilizing insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to help patients safely achieve better blood glucose control. He has 4 publications in medical journals on different aspects of CGM use, and was co-author or contributor to multiple chapters in the 2013 American Diabetes Association book, Putting Your Patient On The Pump, 2nd edition. He has presented clinical research multiple times at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions and other medical meetings, and has spoken to local, national, and international audiences on insulin pumps and the clinical application of CGM technology. He is very active on and lends medical support to and has written numerous articles for the T1DExchange website myglu.org, a website dedicated to outreach, research and engagement of and for the T1D community. For more information, visit marylandendocrine.com. Dr. Argento is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Hypothyroidism, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Vitamin D Deficiency.

Heidi Karon is an Endocrinologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Karon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Storm, Hyperthyroidism, and Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

Andrew Averbach is a General Surgeon in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Averbach is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Vagotomy.

Shadi Barakat is an Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Barakat has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Toxic Nodular Goiter, Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroid Storm.

Julio Menocal is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Menocal has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Insomnia, Empyema, Sinusitis, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Menocal is currently accepting new patients.

Cheryl Parks is an Adolescent Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Parks is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Asthma in Children, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, and Increased Head Circumference. Dr. Parks is currently accepting new patients.

Mahfuzul Khan is an Endocrinologist in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hyperthyroidism, and Thyroid Storm.

Charles Chua, M.D., earned his medical degree from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida, and completed his residency training at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. He enjoys establishing relationships with his patients and their families and believes that preventative care is one of the key aspects of pediatrics. He has an interest in managing ADHD. In his free time, Dr. Chua enjoys playing board games and being with his friends and family. Dr. Chua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Herpangina, Obesity in Children, and Jaundice.

Dr. Sujay Pathak holds dual roles with Johns Hopkins Community Physicians as a primary care provider, and with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as director of the Advanced Ambulatory Clerkship. This position places him squarely at the intersection of primary care theory and practice. He brings both the theoretical expertise and the immense clinical resources of Johns Hopkins Medicine to the clinical care of individuals from all walks of life. As such, he holds himself to the standard of our great primary care leaders in the division of General Internal Medicine, and exemplifies for learners and patients the sort of personalized, expert, compassionate, and high-value care that you'd expect for yourself or your family. As the Physician Quality Champion for both the JHCP Remington Site, as well as for Johns Hopkins Community Physicians more broadly, Dr. Pathak helps JHCP providers embrace the future of healthcare and adapt their practice style to more effectively manage their patient panels. As such, he works to transform healthcare to meet the complex needs of our Johns Hopkins entire patient population, keeping their conditions well-managed, their preventive care needs met, and ultimately, ensuring the best possible outcome for each one. Videos The Hospital Elective: How a personal experience led one provider to create a chance for med students to 'walk in the shoes' of non physicians. Dr. Pathak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Colleen Leavitt, M.D., practices internal medicine and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. She received her medical degree and completed her residency in medicine & pediatrics at Loyola University School of Medicine. Dr. Leavitt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.