
Overview
Elliott Exar, M.D., is a pulmonologist specializing in sleep medicine. Dr. Exar treats patients with a variety of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea. He practices sleep medicine at the Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia. Dr. Exar earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and then completed an internship and residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. After his residency, Dr. Exar completed fellowships in pulmonary and critical care and sleep medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Exar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Drowsiness, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Central Sleep Apnea.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 210, Suite 210, Columbia, MD 21044
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Andrew Lerner, M.D., is a clinical instructor of medicine in the pulmonary and critical care medicine department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as well as the director of interventional pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lerner is part of the Sibley Memorial Hospital Lung Nodule and Lung Cancer Screening Clinic, the Multidisciplinary Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery Clinic, and the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Tumor Board Conference. Dr. Lerner has an expertise in minimally invasive procedures for the early diagnosis and treatment of malignant and non-malignant diseases of the airways, lungs and pleura. He is experienced in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, including endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy, navigational bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, tumor ablative techniques, airway stent placement, airway dilation, radial EBUS, conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), bronchial thermoplasty, whole lung lavage and percutaneous lung biopsy; as well as percutaneous tracheostomy, tunneled pleural catheter placement, thoracentesis, tube thoracoscopy, medical thoracoscopy, chemical pleurodesis and upper endoscopy (EGD/PEG) placement. Dr. Lerner earned his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Lerner then completed a two-year advanced fellowship in interventional pulmonology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, including a chief fellowship year. He has been involved in multiple research projects in the field and completed a Science of Clinical Investigation Certificate Program at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Lerner has been a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society since 2011 and earned The Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient Safety Star Award in 2016. Dr. Lerner has contributed to numerous presentations, lectures, publications, book chapters and abstracts. He is a reviewer for several research journals. Dr. Lerner has various research interests and is currently involved in research projects focusing on EBUS bronchoscopy, lung cancer diagnosis and staging, and other topics. Confidential email to reach Dr. Lerner for any questions: alerner@jhu.edu. Dr. Lerner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Eric Anderson is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Anderson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, Lung Adenocarcinoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Christine Argento is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Argento is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Lung Nodules, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- DrowsinessDr. Exar isAdvanced. Learn about Drowsiness.
- Excessive Daytime SleepinessDr. Exar isAdvanced. Learn about Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.
- Obstructive Sleep ApneaDr. Exar isAdvanced. Learn about Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Experienced
- AsthmaDr. Exar isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Exar isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- Central Sleep ApneaDr. Exar isExperienced. Learn about Central Sleep Apnea.
- Chronic CoughDr. Exar isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Cough.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- EmpyemaDr. Exar isExperienced. Learn about Empyema.

