The 20 Best Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Doctors in Maryland, US

Dr. Peter Mogayzel is the Menowitz/Rosenstein Professor of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric pulmonary medicine and the treatment of cystic fibrosis. He has served as the director of the Johns Hopkins Cystic Fibrosis Center since 2002. Dr. Mogayzel attended Brown University and received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Boston University and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Washington, and finished pediatric pulmonary and pediatric critical care fellowships at Johns Hopkins in 1998 before joining the faculty. His research interests include the regulatory properties of the CFTR gene, mucociliary clearance and development of new therapeutics for cystic fibrosis. Dr. Mogayzel has provided care for children with cystic fibrosis and has been active in the CF community since his arrival at Johns Hopkins. He served as Chairman of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Therapies Committee and the Therapeutic Development Network Protocol Review Committee both of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is also a past Chairman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Center Committee which accredits cystic fibrosis care centers in the US. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Mogayzel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Pseudomonas Stutzeri Infections.

Dr. Merlo is an internist who specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Dr. Merlo also has clinical expertise in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis as well as clinical expertise in the care of patients with advanced lung disease who may require or have undergone lung transplantation. Dr. Merlo holds a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Merlo attended the College of the Holy Cross and completed medical school and residency training in internal medicine at Georgetown University. He completed both clinical and research fellowships in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins, and earned his M.P.H. at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests include outcomes in lung transplantation and cystic fibrosis, HIV-related pulmonary disease, and outcomes in Osler Weber Rendu. Dr. Merlo serves as the Associate Program Director of Scholarship for the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program. He has contributed numerous scientific papers and book chapters related to cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation, and his awards include the Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Merlo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Aspergillosis, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Shruti Paranjape attended the University of Pennsylvania and received her M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. She completed her pediatrics residency and pediatric pulmonology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She has served as the Assistant Director of the CF Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her awards include the James Sutherland Award for Outstanding Research by a Young Investigator. Dr. Paranjape is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, and Jaundice.

Dr. Laura Sterni is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatric pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders. She is director of the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center. Dr. Sterni has edited a book on chronic home ventilation in children - Caring for Ventilator Dependent Child: A Clinical Guide. (Sterni. LM and Carroll JL (Eds). Humana Press/Springer Science and Business Media, New York, 2016.) Dr. Sterni received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also completed her residency in pediatrics and her fellowship in pediatric pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins. De. Sterni was recognized by Baltimore magazine as a Top Doctor in pediatric pulmonology in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017. She was also recognized in 2016 and 2017 as a Top Doc for the treatment of pediatric sleep disorders. Dr. Sterni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Micrognathia, Wildervanck Syndrome, Koolen De Vries Syndrome, Microcephaly Deafness Syndrome, and Adenoidectomy.

Sharon Mcgrath is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mcgrath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Infant, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

Anastassios Koumbourlis is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Koumbourlis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, and Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis.

Folasade Ogunlesi is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ogunlesi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Asthma, Asthma in Children, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), and Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis.

Maria Arroyo is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Arroyo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, and Omphalocele.

Pim Suwannarat is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Suwannarat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her top areas of expertise are Triple X Syndrome, Classic Galactosemia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and Chromosome 10q Deletion. Dr. Suwannarat is currently accepting new patients.