Mark Ball is a Plastic Surgeon and a Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ball is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Renal Oncocytoma, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.

"Shannon C. O'Connor, M.D., is a medical oncologist with Suburban Hospital. She practices out of Maryland Oncology Hematology. Dr. O'Connor has expertise in hematology and medical oncology with a special focus in women's health, including breast cancer and gynecologic cancers. Dr. O'Connor earned her Master's Degree in Physiology at Georgetown University, followed by her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine. She completed a residency at Washington Hospital Center, as well as a fellowship in hematology and oncology. Dr. O'Connor is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the Montgomery County Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Selected Publications Catlett JP1, Williams SA, O'Connor SC, Krishnan J, Malkovska V. ""Primary lymphoma of bone: an institutional experience."" Leuk Lymphoma. 2008 Nov;49(11):2125-32. doi: 10.1080/10428190802404030.". Dr. O'connor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Cervical Cancer, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix, and Breast Cancer.

Syed Mahmood is a Hematologist and a Hematologist Oncology provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Mahmood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, RUNX1 Familial Platelet Disorder, Colorectal Cancer, and Lynch Syndrome.

"George A. Sotos, M.D., is the chief of hematology and oncology at Suburban Hospital, as well as a member of Suburban's Cancer Committee and the coordinator of Multidisciplinary Cancer Conferences. Dr. Sotos is a partner of Maryland Oncology & Hematology in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Sotos has expertise in medical oncology and hematology, as well as chemotherapy. Dr. Sotos earned his Master of Science in Physiology from Georgetown University, followed by his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed a residency in internal medicine with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in medical oncology with the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Sotos is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, as well as a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society, the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He is also a member of the oncology specialty panel for Johns Hopkins Medicine's Formulary Management Committee and previously served as a member of Suburban Hospital's Medical Staff Executive Committee, Provider Quality Committee and Physician Advisory Board. Dr. Sotos has been named a Top Doctor by Washington Consumers' Checkbook and a Super Doctor by the Washington Post magazine. Castle Connolly has also named him a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas. Dr. Sotos has contributed to numerous publications on medical oncology and hematology topics. Selected Publications Rotello, L, Albrant, D, Nossuli, K, Sotos, G, Samet, C, Rainey, T. ""Impact of a Hospital-Wide Pharmacy Implemented Weight-Based Dosing Protocol for Erythropoietin."" Chest, 124:4 (Suppl):182S (Abstract), 2003. Sotos, George A. ""Ars Brevis."" Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2013; 31:14; 1792-1794; http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/31/14/1792.full.pdf+html". Dr. Sotos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Multiple Myeloma, and Endometrial Cancer.

John Wallmark is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Wallmark is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Multiple Myeloma, and Colorectal Cancer.

Dr. James Xu received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from University of Minnesota. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Yale-New Haven Hospital of Yale University in New Haven, CT, and his hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University in New York City. Because of his unique background in engineering and medicine, Dr. Xu was the recipient of the American Society of Clinical Oncology-Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award in 2011 and Merit Award in 2012. Dr. Xu is a strong advocate of precision medicine and he is the first person to have proposed and preliminarily confirmed the feasibility of using deep sequencing technology to detect genetic mutation in rare cell samples such as circulating tumor cells from cancer patients’ peripheral blood. He has published in peer-reviewed journals in lung, breast, and pancreatic cancers. Dr. Xu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Protein S Deficiency, and Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency.

Jonathan Rhee is a Urologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Rhee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Rhee is currently accepting new patients.

Kasey Morrison is a Urologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Morrison has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bladder, Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Morrison is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Thomas W. Jarrett has an expertise in minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopic, robotic, ureteroscopic, percutaneous and image-guided therapies. Specifically, he has an expertise in percutaneous renal surgery, laparoscopic partial and radical nephrectomy, kidney stones, urinary tract reconstruction and kidney cancer. Dr. Jarrett earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine, where he also completed his internship. He completed a residency in urology at New York Hospital, followed by a visiting fellowship in urology and ultrasonography in Salzburg, Austria. Dr. Jarrett completed his fellowship in endo-urology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He has previously served as the chief of the division of endourology and laparoscopy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the chief of the division of urology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Jarrett has been named a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine and a Top Doctor in the Washington D.C. and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly. He has also been named a Super Doctor by the Washington Post. Dr. Jarrett is a member of the American Urological Association, the Society of Urologic Oncology and the Endourological Society. Dr. Jarrett has contributed to various publications and presentations on urology, earning him first prize in the World Congress of Endourology essay contest and the Faculty Research Award at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He has editorial appointments at the Journal of Endourology and the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques. Dr. Jarrett is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Ureterocele, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Familial Wilms Tumor 2, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Spencer Craven is a Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Craven is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Craven is currently accepting new patients.

Benjamin Cohen is a Urologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Ureterocele, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Cohen is currently accepting new patients.

Richard Pazdur is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Pazdur is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Tissue Biopsy, and Nephrectomy.

Dr. Litvak received his undergraduate degree with distinction from the University of Michigan. He received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he was honored with the Bradley A. Gaither Award for Excellence in Genitourinary Surgery. Dr. Litvak completed his residency in urological surgery at the Boston University School of Medicine where he served as chief resident. In 2005, Dr. Litvak joined Urological Consultants. Shortly thereafter he initiated the laparoscopic urology program at Suburban Hospital where he performed the first laparoscopic nephrectomy. In 2008, he and Dr. Radolinski initiated the Robotic Surgery program at Suburban Hospital. Dr. Litvak has published numerous journal articles and meeting abstracts on a wide array of urological topics. He has also authored several chapters in textbooks of urological surgery. He has taught courses in minimally invasive surgery both domestically and abroad. Dr. Litvak is honored to be recognized by his peers as one of the areas top urologists by receiving the Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Doctors Award. Dr. Litvak is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma, Obstructive Uropathy, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Nephrectomy.

Mark Goldstein is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anal Cancer, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Dr. Kathleen Sterling is part of the Suburban Hospital’s medical staff and a urologist with Urological Consultants, P.A. Dr. Sterling served as chief resident of the University of Maryland Medical Center urology program. During her training, she performed laboratory research related to overactive bladder. With an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, Dr. Sterling served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy, completing two deployments at sea, including one combat mission during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dr. Sterling treats both men and women. Her expertise includes voiding dysfunction, male and female urinary incontinence and female pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Sterling’s practice also encompasses medical and surgical management of kidney stones, erectile dysfunction and urological cancers. Dr. Sterling sees patients in Bethesda and Germantown, Maryland. For appointments, call 301-530-1700. Dr. Sterling is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Urinary Incontinence, Kidney Stones, and Ureteroscopy.

Dr. Kronthal joins the Johns Hopkins Community Radiology division from Drs. Groover, Christie and Merritt (GCM), where he has practiced at both Sibley and Suburban Hospitals for more than eleven years. He received his Bachelor of Arts at Haverford College in 1983 and medical degree at the University of Virginia in 1987. Dr. Kronthal performed both his radiology residency and Body Imaging fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1998 through 1993. Following his fellowship, he spent twelve years with WBA Imaging, during which time he served as Chairman of the Department of Imaging at Prince George’s Hospital Center. Dr. Kronthal was with GCM from 2005 – 2017 and is the incoming Chairman of Radiology at Sibley Hospital. He is a past president of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Radiological Society. He was awarded fellowship in the American College of Radiology in 2005. Dr. Kronthal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Dr. Craig received his Bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, followed by medical school at The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. During his career as a Navy radiologist, Dr. Craig served as Radiologic Consultant to the White House and Capitol Physician and as Chairman of Radiology at both Bethesda Naval Hospital and the Department of Radiologic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology where he was also section head of Genito-Urinary Imaging. Dr. Craig specializes in oncologic imaging and abdominal imaging with a focus on the genito-urinary system lecturing both nationally and internationally. He currently serves as Chairman of Radiology at Suburban Hospital, volunteers with the American Board of Radiology and is a journal reviewer for Radiographics. Dr. Craig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Gallbladder Disease, Pleurisy, and Pleural Effusion.

Sandeep Gurram is a Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gurram is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Peter Pinto is a Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Pinto is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Dr. Mark Markowski is a medical oncologist at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Markowski participates in multidisciplinary clinics at Sibley and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and sees patients in the genitourinary clinics of both hospitals. Dr. Markowski treats numerous types of cancers, with a specialty in prostate and kidney cancers. Dr. Markowski earned his medical degree and Ph.D. in tumor biology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Columbia University, followed by a medical oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Markowski previously served as a research associate at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University. His research interests focus on early phase drug development for prostate cancer, as well a non-castrating therapies for patients with metastatic disease. Dr. Markowski is currently conducting research with funding from a Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program Award and a Challenge Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which focuses on new treatment strategies for prostate cancer patients. Dr. Markowski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Wilms Tumor, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Prostatectomy.