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 an Elite 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.

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 an Elite 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.

Christine Argento is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Argento is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Lung Nodules, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Howard Steiner is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has been practicing pulmonary and sleep consultative medicine since 1989. In his role as a diagnostician, he guides the evaluation and management of respiratory problems including infectious, malignant, allergic, autoimmune, and sleep-related disorders. He has been part-time faculty in the Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Division since 1991, is a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians, and mentors medical students, residents, and pulmonary fellows training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Contact for Research Inquiries 10755 Falls Road Pavilion I, Suite 200 Lutherville, MD 21093 Phone: (410) 583-7124 Selected Publications Lwebuga-Mukasa JS, Steiner H. Monoclonal antibody to rat lung Maclura Pomifera agglutinin (MPA) lectin binding glycoprotein localizes apically on rat and human type II pneumocytes and Clara cells. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Roberts PJ, McBean GJ, Steiner H, Kohler C, Schwarcz R. Lesioning Effects of Ibotenate in the immature rat brain and protection by 2-amino-7 phosphonoheptanoic acid. Soc Neurosci Abst 9:261, 1983. Steiner H, Ingbar DI. Mechanisms of lung injury and repair. In: Matthay RA, Matthay MA, Wiedemann HP eds. Annual Review of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Hanley & Belfus (Philadelphia, 1989), pp 205-223. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells display distinct functional and morphologic properties depending on their culture substratum. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells produce a factor which is Mitogenic for human lung fibroblasts. Amer Rev Resp Dis 139:A492 1989. Steiner H, McBean GJ, Kohler C, Roberts PJ, Schwarcz R. Ibotenate Induced neuronal degeneration in immature rat brain. Brain Research 307:117-124, 1984. Dr. Steiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Richard Battafarano, M.D., Ph.D., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as director of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery and the first regional director of general thoracic surgery. He comes to Johns Hopkins from University of Maryland Medical System, where he was chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Battafarano specializes in the treatment of benign and malignant diseases and lesions of the chest, including minimally invasive operations such as video-assisted thoracscopic surgery (VATS) for lung and esophageal cancers. He also has a special interest in treating Barretts esophagus, emphysema, mesothelioma and paraesophageal hernias. The focus of Dr. Battafaranos basic and translational research includes outcomes in the surgical management of early stage lung cancer patients with neuroendocrine histology, optimal management of lung cancer patients with mediastinal lymph node metastases, and the effect of survivin overexpression in the development of esophageal cancer. Dr. Battafarano sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Centers at Green Spring Station and at White Marsh. Dr. Battafarano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Thymic Epithelial Tumor, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Ahmet Kilic is a cardiac surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an associate professor of surgery at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also serves as director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Kilic's areas of clinical expertise include adult cardiac surgery with a special interest in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Kilic served as associate professor of surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and was the director of the heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support programs. He was co-director of the advanced heart failure program as well as the vice director of clinical and academic affairs in the division of cardiac surgery. Although a recognized leader in the field of heart failure, Dr. Kilic’s expertise runs the spectrum of cardiac surgery. Dr. Kilic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Jamshid Danaie is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Danaie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Collapsed Lung, and Gas Bloat Syndrome.

Dr. David Feigin is a Professor (PAR) in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. His area of clinical expertise is diagnostic radiology. Dr. Feigin previously served as the Associate Director of Residency in Diagnostic Radiology program and the Director of Chest Imaging. Dr. Feigin received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. He earned his M.D. from New York University. He completed his residency and performed a fellowship in Nuclear Medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Feigin’s research interests are chest imaging, specializing in plain films and HRCT education, especially for post-graduate students. Dr. Feigin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Pleural Effusion, Colonic Malakoplakia, and Pleurisy.

Dr. Julianna Czum’s primary focus is cardiothoracic imaging, with clinical subspecialties in noninvasive cardiovascular and thoracic imaging. Dr. Czum earned her medical degree from UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School before going on to an internship at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital and residency at St. Barnabas Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in cardiovascular magnetic resonance in a combined Henry Jackson Foundation-funded program at the National Institutes of Health, National Naval Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Czum joined the diagnostic faculty in June 2022. Dr. Czum is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Chronic Cough, and Lung Nodules.

Dr. John Eng is a Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Academic Development in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science with a joint appointment in the Division of Health Sciences Informatics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is diagnostic radiology. Dr. Eng received his undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin and earned his M.D. from University of Wisconsin Medical School. He completed his residency in radiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Eng was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholar at the National Institutes of Health and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Eng’s research interests are in the statistical evaluation of diagnostic tests, radiology informatics, and evidence-based radiology. Dr. Eng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Mononeuritis Multiplex, Femoral Nerve Dysfunction, Lung Nodules, and Collapsed Lung.

Vikash Gupta is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Cholesterol Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Collapsed Lung, and Thrombectomy.

Dr. Christopher Testa specializes in diagnostic radiology, with 10 years of experience in hospital and private practice settings. Dr. Testa earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. After completing an internship in internal medicine and residency in diagnostic radiology at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., where he also served as chief resident, he went on to a fellowship in cross-sectional body imaging at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Testa joined the Community Radiology Division in the NCR in November 2021. Dr. Testa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Nasal Flaring, and Gallbladder Disease.

Dr. Homeira Zahiri is a Clinical Associate in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. She received her medical degree from Islamic Azad University - Tehran Branch. She performed residencies at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center in nuclear medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in radiology. Dr. Zahiri completed a body imaging fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Zahiri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Visceromegaly.

Dr. Marc Paul specializes in diagnostic body imaging with more than 30 years of experience in various private practice settings. Dr. Paul earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Following an internal medicine internship and residency at Sinai Hospital, he completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He went on to a fellowship in cross-sectional imaging at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Paul joined the diagnostic faculty in March 2022. Dr. Paul is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2.

Opeyemi Ibidapo is a Radiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Ibidapo has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Breast Lump, Galactocoele, Pleural Effusion, and Pleurisy.

Margaret Lynch-Nyhan is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lynch-Nyhan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Thyroid Nodule, Pleurisy, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

Charles Yim is a Radiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Yim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Pleurisy, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

Manuel Soto-Fournier is a Radiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Soto-Fournier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, Osteopenia, and Pleurisy.

Audrey Fernandes is a Radiologist in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Fernandes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. Her top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Biliary Dyskinesia, and Visceromegaly.

Adeel Shahid is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shahid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Liver Embolization, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.