Anita Pasumarthy is a Nephrologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Pasumarthy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease.

Dr. Samir Gautam, is an Assistant Professional of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with expertise in Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine. He staffs patients in Johns Hopkins Hospital, chronic dialysis clinics, Bayview Medical Center and clinic and also has a specialty clinic Post AKI clinic at Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. Dr. Gautam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Nephrosclerosis.

Mohamed G. Atta, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and Director of Von Hippel Lindau Clinical Care Center at Hopkins. A graduate of Mansoura University School of Medicine in Egypt, he completed his internship and residency training in various locations including the Urology and Nephrology Center at Mansoura University, Cabrini Medical Center in New York, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Atta received his MPH degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2005. Dr. Atta is a member of the Health Disparity Committee at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Maryland, the Scientific Council on Kidney of the American Heart Association, the International Society of Nephrology, and the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Atta has participated as principal investigator in several studies, clinical trials, and serves as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Archives of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, Kidney International, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Clinical Infectious Disease, and Journal of Infectious Diseases among others. He authored or co-authored numerous articles published in Genomics, the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of clinical investigation, Clinical Infectious Disease, Circulation, Stem Cells Translational Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, and American Journal of Transplantation, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, American Journal of Kidney Disease, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, and Kidney International, among others. Dr. Atta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Glomerulonephritis, Lupus Nephritis, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Sumeska Thavarajah is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of expertise include nephrology. Dr. Thavarajah earned her M.D. at Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center and performed nephrology fellowships at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and the University of Connecticut Health Center. She serves as chair of the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland’s Medical Advisory Board. She was recognized by the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland with a Linda Cameron Award for Patient Services in 2015. Courses & Syllabi Nephrology Elective (Consultation Service),, Bayview Medical Center, 1/1/15. Dr. Thavarajah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, and Renovascular Hypertension.

Dr. Bradley C. Strunk is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is internal medicine. Dr. Strunk is a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Strunk earned his M.D. at Johns Hopkins. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Strunk is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Renovascular Hypertension, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

Thomas Reifsnyder, M.D., FACS, assistant professor of surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine. After completing a surgical internship, residency and vascular fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he completed an endovascular fellowship at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Before joining Johns Hopkins, Reifsnyder was a member of the teaching faculty at Western Pennsylvania Hospital as well as at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), St. Margaret Hospital. Credentialed in vascular technology, Dr. Reifsnyder serves as director of vascular surgery and the vascular laboratory at Johns Hopkins Bayview. He has co-authored numerous publications and contributed to several professional organizations and committees across the country with his multi-disciplinary expertise. Dr. Reifsnyder is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Peripheral Artery Disease, Idiopathic Edema, Osteotomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Dr. Bernard Jaar is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His areas of clinical expertise include chronic kidney disease and all dialysis modalities. Dr. Jaar earned his M.D. from Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie of the State University of Haiti. He completed nephrology training at Hopitaux de Paris (Hopital Tenon, Hopital Saint Antoine, Hopital Saint Louis) University of Paris V, France. He subsequently completed an internal medicine residency at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia and a nephrology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in addition to a post-doctoral fellowship in Epidemiology and a Master in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests include epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, particularly survival in dialysis patients, peripheral arterial disease and environmental risk factors for kidney disease. Dr. Jaar was recognized with the C. Lockard Conley Award 2021 by the American College of Physician Maryland Chapter for contributions to resident education / research and the National Kidney Foundation Garabed Eknoyan Award 2022 for promoting the mission of NKF in making the lives of people with kidney disease better. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society of Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, American College of Physicians and the International Society of Peritoneal dialysis. Dr. Jaar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Calcinosis, Low Potassium Level, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Haroun’s area of clinical expertise is nephrology. She earned her M.D. at the Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine. She completed her residency and performed a fellowship in nephrology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Haroun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, and Renovascular Hypertension.

Dr. Hicks specializes in congenital aortic pathologies including aberrant subclavian arteries and aortic coarctation, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, complex lower extremity revascularization including lower extremity bypasses and stenting, and carotid endarterectomy. She is skilled in both open and endovascular surgery for the treatment of aortic and peripheral disease. She is also accomplished in clinical research with over 130 peer-reviewed publications and numerous textbook chapters; her research interests include clinical outcomes in aneurysm repair and lower extremity revascularization, as well as high-value care in vascular surgery. A distinguished fellow of the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Hicks is the recipient of the Department of Surgery Rothman Early Career Development Award for Surgical Research and was selected as a Visiting Scholar to the American Board of Medical Specialties for 2018-2019. She is also an appointed member of a CMS Clinical Expert Subcommittee tasked with refining peripheral vascular disease cost measures for implementation in the Quality Payment Program. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-hicks-b211b617/. Dr. Hicks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Aneurysm Repair.

Dr. Abularrage specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery, with a specific interest in minimally invasive techniques for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease and aneurysm repair. His clinical interests include limb preservation, Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb salvage, aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair, visceral stents and bypass, and carotid stents and carotid endarterectomy. Dr. Abularrage is an active researcher within the department and has published widely on outcomes research using large, national databases. Recently, Dr. Abularrage and his team have published their outcomes of patients treated in the Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot & Wound Clinic, showing significantly lower amputation rates compared to national benchmarks. Dr. Abularrage is a distinguished fellow to the Society of the American Board of Surgery, and recipient of the Zehner Award and the R. Clement Darling, Jr. Award. He is nationally renowned for his work in Diabetic peripheral arterial disease and limb preservation. Dr. Abularrage is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement.

Dr. Lum is a clinically busy vascular surgeon specializing in the open and endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease, cartoid artery disease, dialysis access, mesenteric occlusive disease, arterial aneurysms and venous disease. In addition, he has a strong clinical & research interest in thoracic outlet syndrome. Dr Lum also has a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Dr. Lum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Carotid Artery Surgery, and Osteotomy.

Daniel C. Brennan, M.D., joins the Johns Hopkins Division of Renal Medicine as professor of nephrology and medical director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center. Dr. Brennan’s areas of clinical expertise include transplant nephrology and renal disease. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Brennan was the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of renal Diseases at Washington University and the Director of Transplant Nephrology at the Washington University School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell College and earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa, where he completed a residency in internal medicine. He then completed research and clinical nephrology fellowships at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Brennan holds professional memberships at various organizations, including the American College of Physicians, the International Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Nephrology, The Transplantation Society, the American Society of Transplant Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Brennan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

Novia Singh is a Nephrologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Singh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Chronic Kidney Disease.

Steve Sozio is a Nephrologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sozio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Calcinosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Rabb attended medical school at McGill University in Montreal and graduated as University Scholar. After internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, he completed a clinical nephrology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. This was followed in the same institutions by basic research training in leukocyte biology/immunology. Dr. Rabb is currently Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, and Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Kidney Transplant Program. He has been elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and American Association of Professors. Dr. Rabb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Glomerulonephritis, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Mohamad Hanouneh is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include renal medicine. Dr. Hanouneh grew up in Syria and completed his medical school in Tishreen University in Latakia, Syria. He completed Internal Medicine Residency training at Cleveland Clinic, and Nephrology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hanouneh currently serves as a part-time faculty in the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins. He also works in the Nephrology Center of Maryland covering Good Samaritan and Upper Chesapeake Hospitals. Dr. Hanouneh has a passion in medical education. He runs the nephrology board review course and participates in Genes to Society Course of Renal Physiology, which is given to the medical students at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of interests are electrolytes disorders, diabetic kidney disease and nephrolithiasis. Dr. Hanouneh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Low Potassium Level, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, and High Potassium Level.

Dr. Nada Alachkar is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include incompatible kidney transplants, kidney transplants, nephrology and pancreas transplants. Dr. Alachkar earned her M.D. at Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine in Syria. She completed residencies at Aleppo University and Wright State University School of Medicine. She performed clinical fellowship in nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include recurrent glomerular diseases post kidney transplantation; in particular recurrent FSGS post transplant. Also, she is studying biomarkers in kidney transplants; outcome of living and deceased donor kidney transplant recipients with positive crossmatch; and responses to desensitization treatments and post-transplant outcome in highly sensitized patients. Dr. Alachkar is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Alachkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Kidney Transplant, and Splenectomy.

Dr. Fizza Naqvi is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include nephrology, kidney and pancreas transplant. Dr. Naqvi received her medical degree from the Aga Khan Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. She performed a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed training in transplant nephrology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Naqvi speaks English and Urdu. Dr. Naqvi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Jeremy Epstein is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He received his M.D. from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2016. Dr. Epstein was recognized by the Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine with the Norman and Mary Stewart Memorial Award in 2014. Dr. Epstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Gastroparesis, and Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase Deficiency.

Dr. Edward Kraus is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his undergraduate education at Cornell University, received his MD at Northwestern University and completed an Internal Medicine residency at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital in Cleveland, OH. After completing a Nephrology Fellowship at Baltimore City Hospitals, Dr. Kraus has been a member of the faculty since 1981. As part of his clinical duties he has cared for kidney transplant patients during his entire tenure at Johns Hopkins. As the scope of the kidney transplant program grew, his clinical responsibilities during the last 15 years have been limited to care of kidney and pancreas transplant donors and recipients. He currently serves as the Senior Kidney Transplant Nephrologist and Medical Director of the Pancreas Transplant Program. Dr. Kraus’ interests have focused upon factors affecting the long-term outcomes of kidney transplant recipients and barriers to access of care for minority recipients. He has worked extensively with Pathology and has participated in the development of the Johns Hopkins Incompatible Kidney Transplant Program with particular emphasis on evolving concepts of patterns of injury with the goal of development of clinical interventions to preserve allograft function. Dr. Kraus is a member of the National Kidney Foundation, the American Society of Nephrology, the International Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. He actively serves on Committees of these various organizations. Upon nomination by his patients, students and peers in recognition for his clinical care and teaching skills, Dr. Kraus was inducted into the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Kraus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renovascular Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Splenectomy.