Joseph Dirocco is a Colorectal Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Dirocco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encopresis, Hemorrhoids, Bowel Incontinence, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hemorrhoidectomy.

Francesco Grasso is a Colorectal Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Grasso is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Genital Warts, Bladder Reconstruction, and Ureteroscopy.

George Apostolides is a Colorectal Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Apostolides is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Bowel Incontinence, Rectal Prolapse, Encopresis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Ivane Chua is a Colorectal Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Chua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Rectal Prolapse, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Dr. Stevens is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and an attending surgeon at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Stevens obtained his medical degree from the University of Arizona where he also completed his residency in general surgery. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at the University of Maryland, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. During his fellowship, Dr. Stevens completed a Master of Public Health degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Stevens’ research interests center on surgical and trauma-care strengthening in resource-poor settings. Dr. Stevens is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Perforation, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy.

Mariuxi Manukyan, M.D., is an assistant professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins, working primarily with the Division of Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Manukyan’s areas of clinical expertise include critical care, general surgery and trauma. Before joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Manukyan was an acute care surgery fellow with the Department of Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at The University of Texas Medical Center in Houston. Dr. Manukyan received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and earned her medical degree from Brown Alpert Medical School. She completed her residency at Indiana University and fellowships in acute care surgery and surgical critical care at UT Houston Medical Center. She is a member of the Association for Academic Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, the Pan American Trauma Society, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Dr. Manukyan’s research interests include the field of geriatric trauma, specifically in identifying the specific risks associated within the geriatric trauma population and in finding in-hospital methods to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with this patient population. Dr. Manukyan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

John Flowers is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Flowers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Hernia, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Flowers is currently accepting new patients.

Qinglin Gao is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Gao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Hashim Hesham is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hesham is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Subdural Hematoma, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Farheen Qurashi is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Qurashi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Qurashi is currently accepting new patients.

Sameer Syed is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Syed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastrostomy.

Marc Gertner is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gertner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Rectal Prolapse, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Gertner is currently accepting new patients.

Sarkis Aghazarian is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Aghazarian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Ogilvie Syndrome, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Hernia Surgery, and Vagotomy. Dr. Aghazarian is currently accepting new patients.

David Nasrallah is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nasrallah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Hernia, Acrospiroma, Juvenile Angiofibroma, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Nasrallah is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Katherine L. Florecki is a trauma and acute care surgeon and surgical intensivist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from The University of Medicine and Health Sciences and completed her surgical residency at Sinai Hospital. She subsequently completed a surgical critical care fellowship followed by an acute care surgery fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Outside of her clinical work, her passion is medical education. Dr. Florecki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Fasciitis, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Removal, and Gastrostomy.

Raymond Fang, M.D., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and the Trauma Medical Director at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Fang’s areas of clinical expertise include trauma surgery, surgical critical care, military medicine and patient transport/evacuation. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Fang served for 22 years as a wartime trauma surgeon in the United States Air Force. From 2004-2011, he proudly cared for the Nation’s Wounded Warrior as a trauma surgeon at the United States Army’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), Germany, the receiving hospital for all casualties evacuated from Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. His efforts were essential in LRMC’s verification as the first American College of Surgeons (ACS) Level II trauma center outside of the United States in 2007. He was appointed Chief, LRMC Trauma Program in 2009 and led its ACS Level II re-verification in 2010, and its elevation to ACS Level I status in 2011. In 2011, Dr. Fang became the Director, United States Air Force Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills embedded within the University of Maryland’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland. In this role, he prepared Air Force Medical Service personnel to deploy in support of operations worldwide by immersing them in trauma care while personally providing trauma and emergency care to the citizens of Maryland. He held a faculty appointment as a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery with the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Fang received his undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his medical degree (cum laude) from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery training at the combined United States Air Force/University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio training program. He performed a Critical Care fellowship at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. Dr. Fang is a member and holds leadership and committee positions with various organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. He is also a lifetime member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. Dr. Fang’s research interests include the initial resuscitation of injured patients, the diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injuries, trauma program and trauma system development, medical simulation training, and trauma performance improvement and patient safety. As an academic surgeon-researcher, Col Fang is an author of 47 published, peer-reviewed medical articles and 9 book chapters. He has presented nearly 200 papers and invited lectures at regional, national and international meetings. Dr. Fang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ear Barotrauma, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Dr. James Facciola is a clinical instructor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. He specializes in body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and image-guided biopsy. Dr. Facciola graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in 2013. He subsequently completed a preliminary surgical internship at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at Temple University Hospital. Following residency, he completed a year-long fellowship in cross-sectional imaging at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Facciola’s research has included study of the anatomic changes seen in the male and female pelvis in children with bladder exstrophy. He joins the Johns Hopkins faculty in July 2019. Dr. Facciola is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Exstrophy of the Bladder, Pleural Effusion, and Pancreatic Cancer.

Elliott Haut is a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Haut is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Low Blood Pressure, Hernia Surgery, and Appendectomy.

Semenawit Burka is a primary care provider, practicing in Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Burka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Pericarditis, Acute Kidney Failure, High Cholesterol, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Peter A. Najjar, M.D., M.B.A., is a surgeon with specialization in colon and rectal surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago and completed his surgical residency and colorectal fellowship at Harvard's Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He offers advanced colorectal care including robotic and laparoscopic approaches for benign and malignant disease. In addition to his clinical experience, Dr. Najjar received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and completed the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in Quality and Patient Safety. He works with the health system to protect patients from harm, improve their outcomes and experiences, and eliminate disparities. Dr. Najjar’s research focuses on making care safe, affordable, and patient-centered from the clinic to the operating room. Dr. Najjar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ogilvie Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Anorectal Abscess, Ileostomy, and Fasciotomy.