Lawrence Appel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Appel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Orthostatic Hypotension, Low Blood Pressure, and Familial Dysautonomia. Dr. Appel is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Cole is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cole is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, and Endocardial Cushion Defect.

David Jackson is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Jackson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, and Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.

Dr. Jeffrey Brinker directs the cardiac pacemaker service and is an expert in interventional cardiology including pacemakers and implantable cardio defibrillators (ICDs), angioplasty, heart catheterization and lead extraction. Dr. Brinker received his undergraduate degree from Hofstra University and his medical degree AOA summa cum laude from the State University of New York’s Downstate Medical Center. He interned at Johns Hopkins Hospital and entered the residency program at Kings County Hospital, interrupting his residency for military service. After completing his residency at Kings County, he pursued a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky and in cardiovascular disease at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Brinker joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1978. He directed the Catheterization Laboratory until 1990 and the Interventional Cardiology program until 1999. Dr. Brinker has published over 250 journal articles and book chapters on topics of interventional cardiology. His research interests include cardiovascular imaging, cardiac pacemakers and lead extraction. He has served on the editorial boards of several medical journals and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including seven military awards and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Brinker is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and serves on national health care committees and task forces. Dr. Brinker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Familial Dysautonomia, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, Thrombectomy, and Cardiac Ablation.

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 Orthostatic Hypotension. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Orthostatic Hypotension.

Lindsay Zilliox is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zilliox is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. Her top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Orthostatic Hypotension, Diabetic Neuropathy, Familial Dysautonomia, and Gastrostomy.

John Gottdiener is a Cardiologist in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Gottdiener is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Atrial Fibrillation, and Ectopic Heartbeat.

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 Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Dr. Barney J. Stern is a neurologist specializing in vascular neurology and neurological complications of sarcoidosis. His work in vascular neurology has covered all aspects of stroke management, including prevention and acute, subacute and chronic care. Dr. Stern also provides complex care management for patients suffering from neurosarcoidosis. His research focuses on understanding the biology and clinical outcomes of neurovascular disease and neurological complications associated with sarcoidosis. Dr. Stern has served as the medical safety monitor on a number of National Institutes of Health (NIH) stroke studies. In his new role at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Stern will be seeing outpatients as a member of the Advanced Clinical Neurology division with Dr. John Probasco. Dr. Stern is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Stroke, Herpes Zoster Oticus, Arachnoiditis, and Thrombectomy.

Joban Vaishnav is a cardiologist specializing in heart failure in Baltimore, Maryland. Additionally, she is an assistant professor at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has special interest in amyloidosis. Dr. Vaishnav earned her medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she also completed fellowships in cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. Dr. Vaishnav is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

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 Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Ablation.

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Attack.

Dr. Barouch is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and a member of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation group at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Barouch received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1992 and her medical degree from Johns Hopkins in 1996. She continued at Johns Hopkins for residency training in Internal Medicine, completed in 1999, and fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant, completed in 2003. She has expertise in the outpatient management of advanced heart failure and many types of cardiomyopathies. Dr. Barouch also has a longstanding interest in women’s cardiovascular health – particularly in how some cardiac conditions affect women differently or present with distinctive symptoms. She is the Medical Director of the Columbia Heart Failure Clinic, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, and the Howard County Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center. She is also the Director of the Sports Cardiology Program, which offers expert cardiac care specifically geared towards athletes of all abilities. Dr. Barouch believes that educating people about heart disease, medications and lifestyle changes, including healthy eating habits and regular exercise, is critically important in helping her patients understand how to achieve and maintain wellness and feel in control of their cardiovascular health. She is an avid runner and triathlete herself, competing in several triathlons and other races per year, as well as the occasional marathon. Dr. Barouch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis.

Dr. Maniu joins the interventional section as an interventional cardiologist with over two decades of experience in academic, hospital, and community settings. He earned his medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine, as well as fellowships in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and Rochester. Clinically, Dr. Maniu sees outpatients at the Cardiology Clinic in Columbia, and he will cover the interventional lab at Howard County Medical Center. Also, he interprets outpatient echos, primarily at our Columbia Clinic office. Dr. Maniu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Pulmonary Edema, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

William Saway is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Saway is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Hypertensive Heart Disease.

Jennifer Brady is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Brady is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. Her top areas of expertise are Fainting, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).

Mohammad Khoshnoodi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Khoshnoodi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome.

Steven Diener is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Diener is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

Merrill Ansher is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ansher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Delirium, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Dr. Eric Schwartz joined Cardiovascular Specialists in July 2012. In addition to training in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound, Dr. Schwartz is trained in the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. A Howard County native, Dr. Schwartz and his wife have two sons. In his spare time, he is an avid Peloton cyclist and enjoys strength training. A member of the Active physician admitting staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, he currently serves as the Chairman, Department of Medicine, Chair of the Medical Staff Credentials Committee, Co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center STEMI Committee, and Medical Director of the Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Lab. Dr. Shwartz is a member of the Electrophysiology Clinical Community of the JHHS. He is a past recipient of the HCGH Physician of the Year award, and two-time winner of the Johns Hopkins Innovations in Clinical Care Excellence Award. Videos Implantable Heart Monitor - Loop Recorder (Q&A) Implantable Devices for People with Heart Conditions (Q&A) 2018 Physician of the Year. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, and Pacemaker Implantation.