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 Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

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 Pleurisy. 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 Pleurisy. 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 Pleurisy. 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 Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, Osteopenia, and Pleurisy.

Neri Cohen is a Thoracic Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia.

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

Qinglin Gao is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Gao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

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 Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Thymic Epithelial Tumor, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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 Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Jian Zhang is an Interventional Radiologist and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zhang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Zhang is currently accepting new patients.

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 Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Liver Embolization, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Jennifer Flaim is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Flaim has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. Her top areas of expertise are Nasal Flaring, Breast Lump, Pleural Effusion, and Pleurisy.

Rafi Raza is a Neuroradiologist and a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Raza is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

Mohammed Shaikh is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shaikh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Bronchogenic Cyst, Pleurisy, Ascites, and Pleural Effusion.

Anette Virta-Paras is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Virta-Paras is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.

Rydhwana Hossain is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hossain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Pneumomediastinum, and Lung Nodules.

Troy Brijbasi is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Brijbasi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Lung Nodules, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

Mitchell Schwartz is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Neurosarcoidosis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Schwartz is currently accepting new patients.

Linda Barr is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Barr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleurisy. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Bronchiectasis, Asthma, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Barr is currently accepting new patients.