Overview
Elizabeth Befekadu is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Befekadu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Pleural Effusion.
Her 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
9901 Medical Ctr Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
19801 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
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.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Yarmus is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology and the director of Interventional Pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as well as the Vice Chair of Medicine for Strategy and Finance. He is an expert in the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and he leads the Interventional Pulmonary research program at Johns Hopkins with research investigating innovative minimally invasive device development and early-stage bronchoscopic treatments. He also has extensive experience in the minimally invasive management of malignant airway obstruction, complex airway management, pleural diseases and symptom relief with minimally invasive procedures such as indwelling pleural catheters and pleurodesis. Dr. Yarmus is a member of the Fleischner Society and a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Yarmus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Lee is a specialist in Interventional Pulmonary and serves as the Wang Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship Director. His areas of clinical expertise include interventional pulmonology, pleural disease, minimal invasive diagnostics and lung cancer at Johns Hopkins. He also has extensive experience in the minimally invasive management of malignant airway obstruction, complex airway management and difficulty airways. In addition, he specializes in the diagnosis and management of pleural diseases and symptom relief with minimally invasive procedures. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the Johns Hopkins Master of Education for Health Professionals. Dr. Lee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Endoscopy, 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 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
- Experienced
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Befekadu isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Befekadu isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- COVID-19Dr. Befekadu isExperienced. Learn about COVID-19.
- Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaDr. Befekadu isExperienced. Learn about Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
- Pleural EffusionDr. Befekadu isExperienced. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- PleurisyDr. Befekadu isExperienced. Learn about Pleurisy.


