
Overview
Dr. Laura M. Fayad serves as the Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging. She is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Department of Oncology, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Fayad is also the Director of the Translational Research Program in the Department of Radiology. Dr. Fayad earned a Bachelor of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science at Stanford University, and M.D. C.M. degrees at the McGill University Faculty of Medicine. She completed residency training at Columbia University and MRI Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University. She specializes in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal radiology. In addition to routine sports medicine and spine applications, Dr. Fayad protocols and interprets specialized examinations in the areas of peripheral nerve imaging, tumor imaging, and rheumatology. Her primary area of research focuses on novel imaging techniques for musculoskeletal tumors, with her work including well over 100 publications that have been cited more than 1,500 times.
Dr. Fayad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ganglioneuroma. Her top areas of expertise are Schwannomatosis, Neurofibromatosis, Liposarcoma, and Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 164 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Fayad has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Stefan Loy Zimmerman is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Departments of Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology). He specializes in cardiothoracic imaging and is the Division Director of Diagnostic Imaging and Director of Cardiac Imaging. He is the program director for the Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship in Radiology. Dr. Zimmerman earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed both a radiology residency and a cardiovascular imaging fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the use of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. He has particular interest in the use of cardiac imaging for management of arrhythmias, diagnosis and prognosis of arrhythmogenic right and left ventricular cardiomyopathy, and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Zimmerman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ganglioneuroma. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Liposarcoma, Cardiac Ablation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Linda Chi Hang Chu is an Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. Her clinical expertise includes body CT, MRI and US. Her research interests include abdominal imaging, cancer imaging, radiomics, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Chu graduated from the University of Toronto in 2003 and was awarded the Governor General's Silver Medal, the highest academic achievement from the undergraduate program. She earned her medical degree as a member of AOA and phi beta kappa from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD in 2007. She completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency and body MRI fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Chu joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2013. Dr. Chu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ganglioneuroma. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.
Geisinger-Hm Joint Venture LLC
Yonah Esterson is a Radiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Esterson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ganglioneuroma. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Splenic Infarction, Ganglioneuroma, Pleurisy, and Small Bowel Resection.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- NeurofibromatosisDr. Fayad isDistinguished. Learn about Neurofibromatosis.
- SchwannomatosisDr. Fayad isDistinguished. Learn about Schwannomatosis.
- Advanced
- Collapsed LungDr. Fayad isAdvanced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- FibrosarcomaDr. Fayad isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrosarcoma.
- LiposarcomaDr. Fayad isAdvanced. Learn about Liposarcoma.
- Myxoid LiposarcomaDr. Fayad isAdvanced. Learn about Myxoid Liposarcoma.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Fayad isAdvanced. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)Dr. Fayad isAdvanced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).
- Experienced
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Fayad isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Fayad isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Epithelioid SarcomaDr. Fayad isExperienced. Learn about Epithelioid Sarcoma.
- Fractured SpineDr. Fayad isExperienced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- GanglioneuroblastomaDr. Fayad isExperienced. Learn about Ganglioneuroblastoma.
- GanglioneuromaDr. Fayad isExperienced. Learn about Ganglioneuroma.

