"Dr. James Casella is a professor of pediatrics and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As the Johns Hopkins’ Rainey Professor of Pediatric Hematology, Dr. Casella is chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology at Johns Hopkins Children's and director of the Basic and Translational Research Program in Sickle Cell Disease, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and the Maryland Hemophilia Treatment Center at Johns Hopkins. He supervises several labs investigating the cellular and molecular basis of pediatric blood-borne diseases. He is seeking to develop better treatments for sickle cell disease and the prevention of central nervous system complications of this disorder, including stroke. Dr. Casella received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Union College. He earned his M.D. from SUNY of Syracuse and completed a residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he was subsequently a fellow in hematology/oncology. He has been a member of the Johns Hopkins’ faculty since 1983. A research scientist as well as a clinician, he co-directs the hematology/oncology fellowship program at Johns Hopkins Hospital and is an adjunct senior investigator (Pediatric Oncology Branch) in the Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. He is also director of the NHLBI-funded K12 in benign hematology program at Johns Hopkins that trains young clinician/investigators in benign hematology and transfusion medicine. Dr. Casella has served on numerous university, hospital, and advisory committees, many geared toward hematology, pediatrics and transfusion. He has received many awards from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, including the Alexander ""Buck"" Schaffer Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Teaching of House Officers. He and a colleague created the Johns Hopkins/St. Agnes Comprehensive Hemophilia Clinic to improve care for patients with the disease.". Dr. Casella is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Dr. Rakhi P. Naik is the Associate Director for the Division of Hematology at Johns Hopkins University. She also serves as Director of the Fellowship Hematology Track and Director of Organ Systems Foundation of Medicine (OSFM), the largest pre-clerkship course in the medical school. She holds an undergraduate degree in Biomedical & Electrical Engineering from Duke University, an M.D. with. Dr. Naik is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemoglobinopathy.

Dr. Lydia H. Pecker is a pediatric hematologist and Director of the Young Adult Clinic at the Sickle Cell Center for Adults at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Pecker received her undergraduate degree in Africana studies from Brown University and earned her M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed residency training at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and completed a fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute before joining the Hopkins faculty in 2016. Dr. Pecker's NIH and foundation-funded research focuses on reproductive health in people with ovaries and sickle cell disease. Dr. Pecker is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Hemolytic Anemia, and Tubal Ligation.

Jennie Law is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Law is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Hemoglobin SC Disease, Hemoglobin E Disease, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Law is currently accepting new patients.

Courtney Fitzhugh is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fitzhugh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Hemolytic Anemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Dr. Benjamin Bodnar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He holds appointments as the Director of Quality and Safety for the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, as a Eudowood Scholar of Quality and Safety in the Division of Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics, and is affiliate faculty with the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins. He was born and raised in Baltimore and after training in institutions across the country, and working at sites around the world, he has settled back in his hometown. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, his medical degree from Columbia University, and completed his specialty training at Yale New Haven Hospital. He also worked at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and held the appointment of an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School prior to joining Johns Hopkins in 2016. His focus on providing world-class clinical care to his patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he has a special interest in global health and the application of Quality Improvement techniques to the often poorly functional systems at work in resource-limited and developing health care environments. He has worked internationally at sites including Nepal, Mongolia, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda, and has worked with development groups including Partners in Health and The Millennium Villages Project. He is a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global NCD Research and Training. As part of the Johns Hopkins Medicine COVID-19 response, he led the creation of standardized patient care guidelines for non-ICU COVID-19 patients across the health system. He also played a key role in the implementation of these guidelines via an Electronic Medical Record-integrated Clinical Decision Support platform, thus ensuring the evolving guidance is available to all providers at the point of care. Dr. Bodnar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin C Disease, Hemoglobin E Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Gloria Yim is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Owings Mills, Maryland. Dr. Yim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sarcoidosis, Enlarged Liver, and Hypertensive Heart Disease. Dr. Yim is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Helene Hedian is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Director of Clinical Education at the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health, and the Assistant Vice Chair for LGBTQ+ Equity and Education in the Department of Medicine. Her academic interests include internal medicine, medical education, and the specific health needs of LGBTQ patients. Dr. Hedian studied biochemistry and Spanish at the University of Dayton, attended medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Maryland, where she was selected as a chief resident. She joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in 2016. Her research focuses on provider attitudes and knowledge regarding LGBTQ health, with the goal of expanding competent and compassionate healthcare practices. In her clinical practice, she has cared for hundreds of transgender and gender diverse patients. To support primary care providers who prescribe gender-affirming hormones, she authored the Quick Guide: Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy by the Primary Care Provider. As of February 2024, the Quick Guide has been downloaded over 1,500 times and in the following locations: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States. Dr. Hedian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Sickle Cell Disease.

Trung Pham is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Pham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Vitamin D Deficiency. Dr. Pham is currently accepting new patients.

Radhika Pilla is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Pilla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Cellulitis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Pilla is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Rothkin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Rothkin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Dehydration, Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiac Arrest, and Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.

Aneta Gramatikova is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Gramatikova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Renovascular Hypertension, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Ramaswamy Rangarajan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Rangarajan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, Dehydration, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Avverahalli Harish is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Harish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Renovascular Hypertension, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Joshua Birnbaum is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Randallstown, Maryland. Dr. Birnbaum has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Grass Allergy, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Birnbaum is currently accepting new patients.

Neelofar Wajahat is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wajahat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Vertigo, Gout, and Empyema. Dr. Wajahat is currently accepting new patients.

Naeha Quasba is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Quasba is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Obesity in Children, and Acne.

Faryal Nadeem is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Nadeem is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH), Osteomyelitis in Children, Alopecia Areata, and Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis. Dr. Nadeem is currently accepting new patients.

Maria Baer is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Baer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy. Dr. Baer is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jenna V. Canzoniero is an assistant professor in the Breast and Gynecological Malignancies Group at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. She is a medical oncologist who specializes in treatment of patients with breast cancer. Dr. Canzoniero earned her medical degree and master's in bioinformatics from University of Michigan. She completed internal medicine residency at University of Maryland and served as Chief Resident. She joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins as an academic Hospitalist before pursuing her passion for oncology. She completed medical oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins, including serving as Chief Fellow, and then re-joined the faculty as an oncologist. Her research focuses on expanding the use of molecular diagnostics, including liquid biopsy, to guide the treatment for patients with breast cancer. She is the liquid biopsy leader for the Johns Hopkins Molecular Tumor Board and leads the precision medicine initiative for the Breast and Gyn Malignancies Group. Previous awards include Director's Teaching Award in Clinical Science (2023) and the Marion Wright Award for Scientific Excellence (2024) from the Breast Cancer Research Fund. Dr. Canzoniero is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, BRCA Positive Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hemoglobinopathy, and Gastrostomy.