Dr. Yasmin Akhtar is a Clinical Associate of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the department of Pediatric Endocrinology. Dr. Akhtar completed her undergraduate studies at Loyola University Chicago. She went to medical school at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. She worked as a general pediatrician at a FQHC in Pittsburgh for 1 year then moved to Baltimore in 2014 where she completed her pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. After fellowship, she spent a year working for Kaiser Permanente as a general pediatrician and also caring for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and endocrine diagnoses. Dr Akhtar’s clinical activities include both diabetes and pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Precocious Puberty, Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS).

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Hypothyroidism, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Vitamin D Deficiency.

Elizabeth Jenkins is an Endocrinologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Jenkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Hirsutism in Women, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, and Hyperthyroidism.

Lynne Gaynes is an Endocrinologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gaynes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

Mark Sivieri is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Sivieri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD), Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus Infections, and IgG4-Related Disease.

Lisa Keithley is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Elkridge, Maryland. Dr. Keithley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Hypertension. Dr. Keithley is currently accepting new patients.

Kashif Munir is an Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Munir is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Storm, Pituitary Tumor, and Thyroidectomy.

Debra Counts is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and an Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Counts is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Klinefelter Syndrome, and Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Dr. Counts is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Douglas Ball is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in oncology. His areas of clinical expertise include diagnostic radiology, endocrine oncology, thyroid cancer and thyroid diseases. Dr. Ball earned his M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh-Presbyterian University Hospital and performed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include medullary thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Dr. Ball is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

Dr. Kristin M. Arcara completed her undergraduate studies at SUNY Buffalo, and received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. She then completed her residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, spending an additional year serving as Chief Resident. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Arcara has been a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins since 2014. After her fellowship, Dr. Arcara spent one year as a Pediatric Endocrinologist at Children’s National Medical Center before returning to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Arcara’s clinical activities include heading a multidisciplinary Pediatric Diabetes clinic at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, consisting of certified diabetes educators, registered dietitian and a team of psychologists with extensive training and expertise in the unique issues surrounding management of diabetes in children. She also has general pediatric endocrine clinics in which she evaluates and treats a variety of disorders including short stature, abnormal pubertal development, thyroid disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, pituitary adenoma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and disorders of sexual differentiation, Turner syndrome and Prader Willi syndrome among others. Dr. Arcara is a member of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital’s multidisciplinary Prader Willi Syndrome clinic. Dr. Arcara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Turner Syndrome, Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis, and Short Stature (Growth Disorders).

Dr. David W. Cooke is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cooke’s clinical activities include both a general pediatric endocrine clinic and a pediatric diabetes clinic. His clinical interests include all endocrine disorders in children and adolescents, including short stature, abnormal pubertal development, growth hormone dysregulation, thyroid disorders, hormone deficiencies, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidis, pituitary adenoma, prolactinoma, goiter, Cushing's disease, Addison's disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and disorders of sexual differentiation, Turner syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome, among others. He serves as clinical director of the division of pediatric endocrinology and director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program at Johns Hopkins. He is a member of the Johns Hopkins Klinefelter Syndrome Center. Dr. Cooke completed his undergraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and received his medical degree from the Duke University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology. He has been a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins since 1993. After his fellowship, Dr. Cooke spent five years of additional research training in the Department of Biological Chemistry at Johns Hopkins, supported by an individual Physician Scientist Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Cooke’s past research interest was the molecular basis of insulin resistance and obesity, with studies examining the role the adipocyte plays in these conditions. He had received research funding for these studies from the NIH and from the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Cooke is a recipient of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Institute for Excellence in Education award for Outstanding Achievement in Medical and Biomedical Education. He also has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine. Dr. Cooke is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society and Pediatric Endocrinology Society. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Cooke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Klinefelter Syndrome, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Precocious Puberty, and Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

Dr. Janet L. Crane is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Crane is the Director of the Pediatric Bone Health Program, which focuses on the care of children with rare metabolic bone diseases and osteoporosis/skeletal fragility syndromes. Dr. Crane received her bachelor’s degree in nutritional science from the University of Missouri. She completed her medical degree at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, residency in pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri and fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Johns Hopkins University in 2013. Dr. Crane is a faculty member of the Center for Musculoskeletal Research. Her research is focused on bone modeling and remodeling factors that result in proper bone growth and strength. The goal of her studies is to identify diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets to enhance bone strength in children who have recurrent fractures. Dr. Crane also participates in industry sponosored clinical studies to investigate the safety and efficacy of medications for metabolic bone disease and skeletal fragility. Dr. Crane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, Short Stature (Growth Disorders), and Noonan Syndrome.

Dr. Scott M. Blackman is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and attending at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Blackman cares for infants and children with all types of endocrinologic disorders, including diabetes mellitus and disorders of growth, puberty, and the thyroid and pituitary glands. He runs a multidisciplinary clinic for pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD). He received his A.B. at Princeton University and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics and fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Blackman has been a faculty member in pediatric endocrinology since completing his fellowship in 2007. Dr. Blackman’s research interests include identifying genetic variants responsible for endocrine abnormalities in CF including CF-related diabetes, which is seen commonly in teenagers and adults with cystic fibrosis. His long-term research goals include understanding molecular mechanisms of diabetes, such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as CFRD. He is a recipient of the Gilead Research Scholars Award and has received awards from the Pediatric Endocrine Society and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He receives research funding from the NIH and CF Foundation. He serves as a mentor for EnVision, a national program to train endocrinologists in the care of people with CF; he serves on the Program Planning Committee for the North American CF Conference and on the editorial board of the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. He serves on study sections for the NIH (NIDDK) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and is a U.S. News Top Doctor. Dr. Blackman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Small for Gestational Age, and Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

Dr. Risa Wolf is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her clinical practice focuses on pediatric diabetes care and other endocrine issues. Dr. Wolf received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, after which she attended the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where she graduated with Distinction in Research, and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, followed by a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. During her fellowship, Dr. Wolf was awarded prestigious grants from both the Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Endocrine Society to support her research in obesity and metabolism. Dr. Wolf also spent two years working at Broward Health in Florida, where she developed a Comprehensive Pediatric Diabetes Center. She is the Founder and Medical Director of Camp Charm City diabetes camp in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Wolf's research focus is on clinical care innovations to improve outcomes in pediatric diabetes. She is the Principal Investigator of a study implementing point-of-care diabetes retinopathy screening into pediatric diabetes care, a Co-Investigator for Trialnet, and the Principal Investigator for the Pediatric Diabetes Consortium site at Johns Hopkins. She also studies a novel family of proteins, called CTRPs, to determine their impact on glucose and lipid metabolism in the context of obesity and diabetes. Dr. Wolf is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, the Endocrine Society, and the American Diabetes Association. CV https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns-hopkins-childrens-center/_documents/_cvs/wolf_risa_m_cv.pdf. Dr. Wolf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency.

Jacquelyn Manfredo is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Her top area of expertise is Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency.

Dr. Malinda Wu is a pediatric endocrinologist seeing patients at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She specializes in a wide range of pediatric endocrine conditions including metabolic bone disease, pediatric osteoporosis and cystic fibrosis endocrinopathies. Dr. Wu received her M.D. from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. She completed pediatrics residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and her pediatric endocrine fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University (2021). Dr. Wu has been a faculty member at Johns Hopkins since 2021. Dr. Wu’s research interests are in metabolic bone disease and the health of women with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Wu’s current research is focused on women with cystic fibrosis and how estrogen supplementation may impact their health. She has received grant funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. . Her top areas of expertise are Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Hypogonadism, Malnutrition, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Sheela N. Magge, M.D., M.S.C.E., is a pediatric endocrinologist and the director of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, as well as the Lawson Wilkins Endowed Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Magge’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders in children and adolescents. Primary related conditions that she treats include type 2 diabetes mellitus, pre-diabetes, obesity, congenital insulin resistance syndromes, congenital lipodystrophy and polycystic ovary syndrome. Dr. Magge is an active member of the National Pediatric Endocrine Society. She is also a standing member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Human Studies of Diabetes and Obesity Study Section. A professor of pediatrics, Dr. Magge obtained a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. . Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Congenital Hyperinsulinism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

Ryan Miller is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Miller is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Precocious Puberty.

Paula Newton is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Newton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Short Stature (Growth Disorders), Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS), Familial Short Stature (FSS), and Precocious Puberty.

Irfan Khan is an Endocrinologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Khan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Storm, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Graves Disease, and Toxic Nodular Goiter.