The 20 Best Secondary Peritonitis Doctors Near Me in Baltimore, MD

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 134 doctor with experience in Secondary Peritonitis near Baltimore, MD. Of these, 125 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic

    Dr. Mohamad Hanouneh is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include renal medicine. Dr. Hanouneh grew up in Syria and completed his medical school in Tishreen University in Latakia, Syria. He completed Internal Medicine Residency training at Cleveland Clinic, and Nephrology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hanouneh currently serves as a part-time faculty in the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins. He also works in the Nephrology Center of Maryland covering Good Samaritan and Upper Chesapeake Hospitals. Dr. Hanouneh has a passion in medical education. He runs the nephrology board review course and participates in Genes to Society Course of Renal Physiology, which is given to the medical students at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of interests are electrolytes disorders, diabetic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis. Dr. Hanouneh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Low Potassium Level, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, and High Potassium Level. Dr. Hanouneh is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Greek

    Dr. Georgiades earned a series of degrees (BSc-Mechanical Engineering, MS & PhD-Radiological Sciences and an MD). He received a 1-year training in Internal Medicine at Harvard and subsequently, completed subspecialty training at Johns Hopkins in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. He has been a full time faculty at Johns Hopkins since 2003 (except for a 3 year hiatus 2012-2015 when he set up a private practice overseas). He has held various positions including fellowship director, clinical director and was a member of many Departmental and Institutional committees. He is a prolific researcher with more than 100 manuscripts, more than 100 abstracts, 28 book chapters and numerous presentations at national and international fora. Dr. Georgiades is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Bile Duct Obstruction, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Liver Embolization, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Georgiades is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ogilvie Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Perforation, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Stevens is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

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    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Robert Liddell is an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Surgery and Division Chief of Interventional Radiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His specialty is interventional radiology, with an expertise in interventional oncology and vascular and interventional radiology. Dr. Liddell received his MBBCh at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Diagnostic Radiology and his fellowship in Interventional Radiology. Videos Interventional Radiology. Dr. Liddell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Obstruction, Ascites, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Embolization, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Liddell is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Grafe (Gray) Lyons is a specialist in vascular and interventional radiology. His clinical focus is in the diagnosis and treatment of arterial and venous vascular disease and minimally-invasive, image-guided procedures. Dr. Lyons earned a B.S. from Davidson College and M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Duke University in North Carolina. He completed internship in general surgery and residency in radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. He then completed fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute in Florida. Dr. Lyons joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins Medicine in 2019 as an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science in the Division of Vascular and Interventional radiology. Dr. Lyons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mesenchymoma, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Bile Duct Stricture, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Lyons is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Distinguished in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery
    Distinguished in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery

    Mercy Medical Center

    301 Saint Paul St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Fitzpatrick is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fitzpatrick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peritonitis, Secondary Peritonitis, Hernia, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy.

    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Radiology
    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Radiology

    Mercy Medical Center

    301 Saint Paul St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brad Cogan is a Radiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cogan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peritonitis, Secondary Peritonitis, Lung Nodules, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Ureteroscopy.

    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Radiology
    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Radiology

    Mercy Medical Center

    301 Saint Paul St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Sill is a Radiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Intussusception in Children, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), and Visceromegaly.

    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Intensive Care Medicine

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    22 S Greene St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jose Diaz is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Diaz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Fistula, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Intensive Care Medicine

    University Of Maryland Pediatric Associates PA

    22 S Greene St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Betzold is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Betzold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Radiology
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Radiology

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Urdu

    Dr. Atif Zaheer is a Professor of Radiology and Radiological science at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as well as the director of the Cross-Sectional Body Imaging Fellowship program. Dr. Zaheer practices at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Zaheer earned his medical degree from the Aga Khan University. He completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, followed by a fellowship in abdominal imaging and interventional radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Zaheer is also the medical director of the e-Radiology learning program at Johns Hopkins, which provides radiology residents and practicing radiologists around the world with a lecture series designed to address core knowledge of normal anatomy, pathology and background physics required for successful practice of the field. Dr. Zaheer is clinically active in cross-sectional imaging of the body using CT, MRI and Ultrasound and is also involved in multidisciplinary conferences for pancreas, liver and rectal cancer imaging. His research interests include imaging of tumors and inflammatory disorders of the pancreas and is considered a leader in pancreatic imaging. He is the associate editor of the journal Abdominal Radiology and actively participates in clinical trials, publishes scientific articles, authors books on pancreatic and gastrointestinal imaging, and gives talks at national and international conferences. Dr. Zaheer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreas Divisum, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Zaheer is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Interventional Radiology

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hebrew

    Dr. Lemore Carmi is an Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. She specializes in interventional radiology. Dr. Carmi received her M.D. from Drexel University in 2003, and performed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the Hahnemann University Hospital in 2008. She completed a fellowship in interventional radiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2009, and then joined the Johns Hopkins faculty. Dr. Carmi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cholestasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Jaundice, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Carmi is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Japanese

    Dr. Satomi Kawamoto is an Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. She specializes in computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and image-guided biopsy. Dr. Kawamoto received her M.D. from Gunma University in Gunma, Japan, and subsequently completed two residencies, one in internal medicine at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, and a second in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins. She received a postdoctoral fellowship in cross-sectional imaging at Johns Hopkins, and then joined the Johns Hopkins faculty. Dr. Kawamoto’s research focuses on body CT and biopsy, particularly imaging of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems. Dr. Kawamoto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Neuroendocrine Tumor, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Kawamoto is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Polish

    "Dr. Katarzyna J. Macura is a professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine department of radiology and radiological science, a professor of oncology and urology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer. She is a radiologist consultant for the Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Macura established a clinical and research prostate imaging program with a focus on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Dr. Macura has expertise in cross-sectional body imaging, MRI and prostate cancer, and image-guided biopsies. Dr. Macura earned her medical degree from the Medical University of Lodz in Poland. She completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the Medical College of Georgia and a fellowship in cross-sectional body imaging at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to arrival at Hopkins in 2000, Dr. Macura completed post-doctoral research in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. With a PhD degree in Medical Informatics, she had pioneered early applications of Artificial Intelligence for medical decision support, a domain that is now rapidly expanding owing to the advancement of computer technologies and recent recognition that decision support augments appropriate utilization of medical technologies, provides second opinion systems for improved diagnostics and management, and allows optimization of medical care delivery with the assessment of quality and safety. Dr. Macura is a certified knowledge engineer. Dr. Macura is a member of several national and international radiology organizations. She served as president of the Maryland Radiological Society, the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Radiology (ACR), between 2013 and 2015, as well as president of the American Association for Women in Radiology (AAWR) in 2005. She was a Chancellor on the ACR Board of Chancellors, serving as the Inaugural Chair of the ACR Commission for Women and Diversity, between 2013 and 2019. She served as Vice-President of the ACR 2019-2020. She was named the Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Hopkins Radiology Residents in 2005 and 2021, and received the Resident Mentoring Awards in 2018 and 2024. Dr. Macura was also named the Honored Educator by the Radiological Society of North America in 2012 and 2014. In 2016, she received the ""Diamond"" Jim Brady Urology Residents teaching award and the AAWR Marie Sklodowska-Curie award. In 2022, she received the Gold Medal from the American College of Radiology. Dr. Macura is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR), the Society for Advanced Body Imaging (FSABI), and the American Association for Women in Radiology (FAAWR).". Dr. Macura is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostatectomy, and Penectomy. Dr. Macura is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Javad R. Azadi is the Director of Quality and Safety and an Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. He specializes in ultrasound, ultrasound-guided biopsy, body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), body computed tomography (CT), adult fluoroscopy, as well as cardiac CTA and MRI. Dr. Azadi has served on the RSNA’s COVID-19 Task Force to write educational and policy papers on the COVID-19 pandemic for other radiologists worldwide. He has received grant support as a co-investigator from the NIH, DARPA, and AHRQ. Currently, Dr. Azadi is an organizer of the HVPAA’s annual Architecture of High-Value Health Care and has given talks on providing high-value radiology care to national physician audiences. He is an active member of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU), RSNA, and the American College of Radiology (ACR). Dr. Azadi has broad academic interests including the development of novel imaging techniques, improving high-value care in medicine, and medical education. Dr. Azadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. His clinical expertise encompasses Splenic Infarction, Thyroid Nodule, Pancreas Divisum, and Pleurisy. Dr. Azadi is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 03, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 03, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Duncan specializes in gastrointestinal surgical oncology, including surgery of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon and rectum, gallbladder and pancreas, adrenal and retroperitoneal sarcoma. He has national and international expertise in gastric cancer and hereditary gastric cancer including CDH-1. He wrote the Johns Hopkins Patient Guide for Cancer of the Stomach and Esophagus. Dr. Duncan gives lectures and presentations nationally and internationally on Gastric and GI cancer surgery and works with Johns Hopkins International on cancer programs and centers overseas. Dr. Duncan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stomach Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Duncan is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 3400, Suite 3400, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Bernard Jaar is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His areas of clinical expertise include chronic kidney disease and all dialysis modalities. Dr. Jaar earned his M.D. from Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie of the State University of Haiti. He completed nephrology training at Hopitaux de Paris (Hopital Tenon, Hopital Saint Antoine, Hopital Saint Louis) University of Paris V, France. He subsequently completed an internal medicine residency at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia and a nephrology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in addition to a post-doctoral fellowship in Epidemiology and a Master in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests include epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, particularly survival in dialysis patients, peripheral arterial disease and environmental risk factors for kidney disease. Dr. Jaar was recognized with the C. Lockard Conley Award 2021 by the American College of Physician Maryland Chapter for contributions to resident education / research and the National Kidney Foundation Garabed Eknoyan Award 2022 for promoting the mission of NKF in making the lives of people with kidney disease better. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society of Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, American College of Physicians and the International Society of Peritoneal dialysis. Dr. Jaar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Calcinosis, Nephrosclerosis, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Jaar is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 3400, Suite 3400, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Offers Telehealth

    Farah Abifaraj is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Abifaraj is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), High Potassium Level, and Juvenile Paget's Disease. Dr. Abifaraj is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    General Surgery

    Mercy Medical Center

    301 Saint Paul St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeffery Nelson is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Proctitis, Rectal Prolapse, Levator Syndrome, Ureteroscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis
    Experienced in Secondary Peritonitis

    MidAtlantic Nephrology Associates

    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Telugu

    Anita Pasumarthy is a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Pasumarthy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Pasumarthy is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Secondary Peritonitis?

    The peritoneum is the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the organs in the abdomen. Peritonitis is present when this tissue becomes inflamed or infected. Secondary peritonitis is when another condition is the cause.

    When should I see a Secondary Peritonitis doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Secondary Peritonitis doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Secondary Peritonitis doctors near Baltimore, MD?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Secondary Peritonitis doctors near Baltimore, MD?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Secondary Peritonitis doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Secondary Peritonitis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Secondary Peritonitis doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Secondary Peritonitis doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Secondary Peritonitis doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Secondary Peritonitis doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Secondary Peritonitis doctors near Baltimore, MD?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Secondary Peritonitis doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Secondary Peritonitis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Secondary Peritonitis doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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