Dr. Maryam Keshtkar Jahromi is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is infectious diseases. Dr. Keshtkar Jahromi is a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Keshtkar Jahromi earned her M.D. at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. She completed an infectious diseases residency at Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and an internal medicine residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. She performed a fellowship in infectious diseases at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Lab Website Maryam Jahromi Lab The Maryam Jahromi Lab researches infectious diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, endocarditis, viral hemorrhagic fevers, brucellosis, Clostridium difficile and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. We are particularly interested in the impact of the influenza vaccine on systemic inflammation. Recent areas of focus include the relationship between influenza vaccination and cardiovascular outcomes, the emergence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iran, and prospects for vaccines and therapies for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Dr. Jahromi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are Togaviridae Disease, Cryptococcosis, Western Equine Encephalitis, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever.

Dr. Sean Agbor-Enoh is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pulmonary and critical care medicine. He received his M.D. from the University of Cameroon. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and performed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Agbor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Lung Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

Kaiser Ahmad is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cardiac Arrest, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Drowsiness, and Endoscopy.

Nikhil Huprikar is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Huprikar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Long Haul COVID, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Eosinophilic Pneumonia.

Niharika Khanna is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Khanna has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), HIV/AIDS, and Hypertension. Dr. Khanna is currently accepting new patients.

Zaw Tun is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Tun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Dengue Fever, Tetanus, Obesity in Children, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever. Dr. Tun is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Catanzaro is an Infectious Disease provider in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Catanzaro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Scrofula, Lymphangitis, Cellulitis, and Pneumonia. Dr. Catanzaro is currently accepting new patients.

Kathleen Neuzil is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Neuzil is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are Typhoid Fever, Salmonella Enterocolitis, Flu, and COVID-19.

Dr. Annie Antar is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include internal medicine and infectious diseases. Her areas of research expertise include long COVID, long COVID in people living with HIV, HIV cure, and suboptimal CD4 response after antiretroviral therapy. Dr. Antar earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed both her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Antar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are Long Haul COVID, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), COVID-19, and HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Aaron M. Milstone is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointments in Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. A pediatric epidemiologist, Dr. Milstone specializes in treating infectious diseases in children. He serves as an associate hospital epidemiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the pediatric lead for infection prevention for the Johns Hopkins Health System. Dr. Milstone earned his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed both a pediatrics residency and a research fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He also completed a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He holds a M.H.S. (Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Milstone joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2007. His research interests focus on antibiotic resistance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections. He had led numerous clinical trials including the Pediatric SCRUB Trial and TREAT PARENTS Trial testing strategies to prevent organism transmission and healthcare-associated infections. He is principal investigator of the BrighT STAR Collaborative, guiding hospitals nationwide to reduce over-testing as a strategy to reduce antibiotic use and resistance. Dr. Milstone is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. His many other professional honors include the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society’s 2014 Young Investigator Award, the inaugural 2013 Caroline B. Hall Clinical Innovation Award, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2018 Mentor Scholar Award, and 2023 Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality & Safety. Dr. Milstone is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Neonatal Sepsis.

Olivia Kates is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kates is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Diphtheria, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Listeriosis.

John Beigel is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Beigel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Flu, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Togaviridae Disease, and Zika Virus Disease.

John Baddley is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Baddley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Cryptococcosis, Shingles, Sepsis, and Febrile Neutropenia.

Neurologist Scott Newsome specializes in the care of patients with neuroimmunological and neuroinflammatory disorders of the central nervous system. He works within the Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and has special interest in evaluating and treating patients with multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica and stiff person syndrome. After completing fellowship training, Dr. Newsome joined the Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis Centers, and he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosciences Consultation and Infusion Center and the Stiff Person Syndrome Center. He is also director of the Johns Hopkins Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infectious Disease Fellowship Program and co-director of the Multiple Sclerosis Experimental Therapeutics Program. Dr. Newsome received his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, with honors. During his neurology residency, he was awarded the Golden Apple Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, and later was chosen to be chief resident. He subsequently completed a fellowship in neuroimmunology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with the support of a Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Identifying and testing novel therapies and therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological disorders is Dr. Newsome’s main research focus. Other research endeavors include validating the use of new quantitative clinical outcome measures and imaging techniques in multiple sclerosis and identifying risk factors of disease onset and severity, response to treatment and long-term outcomes in neuroimmunological disorders. An adviser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and a member of the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence, Dr. Newsome has also served as president of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Dr. Newsome is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Transverse Myelitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

Dr. Allison L. Agwu, MD, ScM, FAAP, FIDSA is Professor of pediatric and adult infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include HIV/AIDS and infectious disease. Dr. Agwu earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics and internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University (University Hospitals of Cleveland/ Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital), and a combined fellowship in pediatric and adult infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Agwu's clinical and research interests focuses on children, adolescents, and young adults who are at-risk or living with HIV and their families. Clinically, she provides inpatient and outpatient pediatric infectious diseases' consultations and leads the Pediatric Adolescent HIV/AIDS Program, which provides multidisciplinary for those living with or affected by HIV. Further, she leads the young adult transition clinic, the Accessing Care Early (ACE) Clinic. Both programs are longstanding Ryan White Federal Grant-funded programs. Her overarching research goal is to decipher, address, and minimize disparities in treatment and outcomes for those living with HIV. Toward this goal, she oversees her own independent, longstanding, federally funded clinical research program and serves as principal investigator of the Johns Hopkins sites of the International Maternal, Pediatric, and Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network and the Adolescent Trials' Network (ATN). Her research interests include optimizing outcomes for youth at-risk for and living with HIV, management and treatment strategies, and minimizing disparities in the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and outcomes. Other special interests include epidemiologic approaches to HIV, drug resistance, and clinical trials. She is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Agwu is Chair of the HIV Medicine Association. Dr. Agwu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and COVID-19.

Dr. Pali Dedhiya Shah is a pulmonary and critical care physician. She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of advanced lung disease and lung transplantation. She is the medical director of the Johns Hopkins Lung Transplant program. She is a member of the International Society for Heart and Lung transplantation and provides teaching to medical students, residents and fellows at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Shah earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She completed her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and performed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Shah joined the Johns Hopkins faculty as an assistant professor of medicine in 2011. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Anthony T. Fojo is a general internal medicine fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fojo earned his M.D. at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed a residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. His research interests include the mathematical modeling of disease. Dr. Fojo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and COVID-19.

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 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Aspergillosis, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Matthew Hamill is interested in all aspects of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and HIV. This includes, prevention, treatment, and retention in care. His research focuses on rapid, Point-of-Care diagnostics for STI in low-income settings. He provides patient-focused treatment for those with, or at risk of, STI and HIV (including Pre Exposure Prophylaxis/PrEP). He has expertise in providing care for LGBTQ+ communities. Dr. Hamill is a UK-trained physician, he received his medical degree in 1998 (MB ChB), trained in internal medicine followed by sexual health/HIV training in London, UK. He spent 3 years conducting research in Soweto, South Africa. In addition to his primary affiliation with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he is also affiliated with the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Hamill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). His top areas of expertise are Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Urethritis, and Neurosyphilis.

Brenda Banwell is the director of the Department of Pediatrics, as well as pediatrician-in-chief and co-director of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, where she helps manage the hospital’s many clinical and research centers. Dr. Banwell is a renowned expert in the research and treatment of pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neuroimmune disorders. She specializes in and studies the use of neuroimaging to assess the clinical and cognitive impact of the conditions, as well as the function of the immune system in children with these disorders. She also created a standardized clinical care algorithm and clinical database in order to evaluate the clinical impact of MS. Dr. Banwell has published more than 250 manuscripts in high-impact journals, along with over 25 book chapters. In addition, she has over 200 national and international invited lectureships and visiting professorships. An advocate for pediatric multiple sclerosis needs and research, Dr. Banwell serves as chair of the International Medical and Scientific Board of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, and the Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody–Associated Disease (MOGAD) International Research Consortium. She is also chair of the pediatric committee of the National Institutes of Health NeuroNEXT program, which conducts studies on treatments for neurological diseases through academic, private, and industry collaborations. Dr. Banwell currently serves as past-chair of the International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group, Dr. Banwell earned her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario. She later completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Western Ontario-Children's Hospital of Western Ontario and a second residency in pediatric neurology at University of Toronto – The Hospital for Sick Children. Her residencies were followed by a fellowship in neuromuscular research at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Banwell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Transverse Myelitis.