Dr. Shashank S. Desai

Dr. Erin D. Michos is a Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology within the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Michos is an internationally known expert in Preventive Cardiology and Women’s Health, having authored >700 publications and 11 book chapters. Her research involves (1) Women’s Cardiovascular Health; (2) Lipids and Lipid management; (3) Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic and Obesity disease management (4) Coronary artery calcium, inflammation and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. She is the co-Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. She is Co-Director of the IMPACT Center (Improving Participation Among Diverse Populations in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials) at Johns Hopkins, funded by the American Heart Association (AHA). She is a co-investigator in several NIH-funded studies including the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohorts. She has served as the Training Director for four AHA Strategic Focused Research Networks. She has mentored over 60 individuals and the recipient of 2 mentoring awards. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Nanette Wegner Award for Women’s Health Medical Leadership by the Women Heart Organization and the Donna Vogel Women’s Health Champion Award by Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Michos completed medical school at Northwestern University, Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a Masters of Health Science degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Michos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Edema. Her top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Vitamin D Deficiency, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Thrombectomy.

Jennifer Brown is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chester, Maryland. Dr. Brown is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Edema. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Failure. Dr. Brown is currently accepting new patients.

Ajay Kadakkal is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kadakkal has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Edema. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, and Heart Failure. Dr. Kadakkal is currently accepting new patients.