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

Emily Chew is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Chew is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Cataract Removal.

Prashant Chittiboina is a Neurosurgery provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Chittiboina is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cushing's disease, Hemangioblastoma, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Pituitary Tumor, and Laminectomy.

Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain. Dr. Comi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.

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

Catherine Cukras is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Cukras is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Geographic Atrophy, and Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation.

Clifford Andrew is a Neurologist in Severna Park, Maryland. Dr. Andrew is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus, Hypothalamic Hamartomas, and Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome.

Norman Dy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Dy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Phacomatosis Pigmentovascularis, Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Phacomatosis Pigmentokeratotica, and Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome.

Dr. Douglas Ball is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in oncology. His areas of clinical expertise include diagnostic radiology, endocrine oncology, thyroid cancer and thyroid diseases. Dr. Ball earned his M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh-Presbyterian University Hospital and performed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include medullary thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Dr. Ball is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Dr. Mark Luciano is the director of the Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Fluid Center. A renowned leader in treating hydrocephalus, Dr. Luciano is distinguished both nationally and internationally for his research and educational and clinical work in neuroendoscopy. Dr. Luciano treats adults with hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, intracranial hypotension, Chiari malformations, and cerebral and spinal cysts. He has significant expertise treating children and adults with cerebrospinal fluid leaks and congenital disorders. Among his accomplishments in neuroscience research and biomedical engineering are his investigation of the cerebrovascular response to hydrocephalus and the invention of a unique device for control of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulsatility to increase blood flow. His National Institutes of Health-funded studies have explored prolonged compression and hypoxia in the brain as a result of hydrocephalus, as well as the interaction between cerebrospinal fluid and vascular systems. Dr. Luciano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.

Chetan Bettegowda is the director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery. He offers comprehensive treatments for adult patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, specializing in the treatment of patients with primary brain tumors such as gliomas, meningiomas and pituitary tumors. He performs both open surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with metastatic tumors to the brain, and also provides stereotactic radiosurgery for other neurological disorders, including spinal tumors, trigeminal neuralgia and skull-base tumors. Dr. Bettegowda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Rhizotomy, and Microvascular Decompression.

Dr. Elliot K. Fishman is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department Radiology and Radiological Science, Department of Oncology and Department of Surgery. He serves as a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. His clinical and research interests focus on medical imaging with specific emphasis on three-dimensional (3D) imaging and computed tomography (CT). Dr. Fishman received his B.S. in 1973 and M.D. in 1977 from the University of Maryland. After a residency at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, he completed a fellowship in CT at Johns Hopkins in 1980 and joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1981 as an Assistant Professor. In 1986, he became Associate Professor and, in 1991, Professor of Radiology and Oncology. He is a leader in the development of 3D imaging and rendering, including its impacts on and uses in patient care and management. He was involved from the beginning in the development of 3D imaging through his work with Pixar, which was a spin-off from LucasFilms in San Rafael, California. Over the last 25 years, Dr. Fishman continued to help develop 3D imaging and has been a leader in the development of interactive 3D rendering. His team is consistently at the forefront of research and development of new visualization and post-processing techniques and technologies. Dr. Fishman's extensive body of work in CT has resulted in over 1,000 peer-reviewed publications, and he is the author or co-author of 10 textbooks. He is the recipient of three prestigious Aunt Minnie Awards, honoring his outstanding contributions as both an educator and researcher. In 2007, he was named by Medical Imaging Magazine as the Top Radiologist in the Nation. He is a member of editorial boards for more than 35 journals, an active member of several professional radiology associations and is a past-president of the Society of Body CT/MR. Dr. Fishman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Cavernous Lymphangioma, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Arvin K. George, MD, is a urologic surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and management of genitourinary cancers, with particular sub-specialization in kidney and prostate cancers. His clinical interests and expertise are in image-guided therapeutics, and minimally-invasive ablative/surgical techniques for prostate and kidney cancer. These include laparoscopic and robotic surgery, in addition to cryoablation, high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation, nanoparticle directed laser ablation, laser interstitial thermal therapy, and bipolar radiofrequency ablation. Dr. George obtained his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, followed by a urology residency at the Smith Institute for Urology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. He remained to complete his endourology/minimally-invasive and robotic surgery fellowship in New York gaining additional subspecialty expertise in robotic, laparoscopic, and percutaneous surgery. Subsequently, he completed a urologic oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. He then joined the clinical facility at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he directed the Prostate Cancer Programs from 2019 through 2023. Dr. George participates extensively in the discovery of urologic science and evaluation of urologic care and has co-authored over 80 peer reviewed publications. Additionally, he has authored 11 chapters in medical education books. Dr. George sees patients in clinic throughout the Baltimore region and also is available for virtual appointments for patients in Maryland, Washington D.C., New York and Michigan. Dr. George is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Alisa Thavikulwat is an Ophthalmologist in Glenn Dale, Maryland. Dr. Thavikulwat is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Geographic Atrophy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, and Cataract Removal. Dr. Thavikulwat is currently accepting new patients.

Tiarnan Keenan is an Ophthalmologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Keenan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Geographic Atrophy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, and Cataract Removal.

Peter Choyke is a Radiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Choyke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, Desmoid Tumor, Prostatectomy, and Endoscopy.

Mary Aronow is an Ophthalmologist in Mount Airy, Maryland. Dr. Aronow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma of the Eye, Choroid Plexus Carcinoma, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Uveal Melanoma, and Vitrectomy. Dr. Aronow is currently accepting new patients.

Nicholas Patronas is a Neuroradiologist and a Radiologist in Hagerstown, Maryland. Dr. Patronas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Scoliosis, Herniated Disk, and Cushing's disease.

Alexis Rompre-Brodeur is an Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Rompre-Brodeur is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Ureterocele, Prostate Cancer, and Nephrectomy.