Overview
Dr. Marisa Clifton is the Director of Women’s Health at the Brady Urological Institute. She is fellowship trained. As a leader in the field of female urology, her clinical expertise includes surgical and nonsurgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, stress urinary incontinence, urgency urinary incontinence, urinary fistulas, genitourinary reconstruction and urethral diverticula. Dr. Clifton is also an Assistant Professor of Urology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and serves as the Director of Robotic Education. In addition, she serves as Vice President of Medical Affairs at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She also serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her research interests include medical education and clinical outcomes after surgery. Dr. Clifton received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency in urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She completed her fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Clifton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Obstructive Uropathy, Neurogenic Bladder, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 49 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Cystectomy.
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Locations
301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 3200, Suite 3200, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Max Kates is the R. Christian B. Evensen Professor and an associate professor of urology and oncology at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins. He also directs the Division of Urologic Oncology for the Brady Urological Institute. Dr. Kates completed his undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University in Connecticut before pursuing his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He then went on to train at Johns Hopkins for his urologic residency and Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) fellowship. Dr. Kates has expertise in all areas of urologic oncology, with a particular emphasis on bladder and prostate cancer. With training in open, endoscopic, and robotic surgical approaches, Dr. Kates’ surgical philosophy is to assess the unique needs of each patient, and develop the right treatment plan for their malignancy. He is very hands on in his approach in the clinic and the operating room, and believes open communication with the patient, the patient’s family, and referring providers is key to ensuring a speedy recovery. As the clinical director of the bladder cancer multidisciplinary clinic, Dr. Kates works with the team at the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute to deliver a personalized approach to bladder cancer utilizing cutting edge precision medicine approaches. Dr. Kates’ research interests involve novel treatments for cancers of the urinary tract. Dr. Kates has authored more than 135 journal articles in the fields of bladder, prostate, and kidney cancer. He currently has a provisional patent for a novel intravesical chemotherapy developed with nano-engineer collaborators. Additionally, Dr. Kates has made important discoveries into the mechanism of action of intravesical BCG, the most common treatment for bladder cancer. He is the principal investigator on multiple trials, and is currently leading EA8212 BRIDGE, which is a randomized trial open in over 150 centers in the United States comparing BCG to GemDoce chemotherapy for early stage bladder cancer. To inquire about an appointment or make a referral, Dr. Kates can be contacted by phone (410) 614-0009. Dr. Kates is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Ross Krasnow is an Urologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Krasnow has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy. Dr. Krasnow is currently accepting new patients.
Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC
Rian Dickstein is an Urologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Dickstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Dickstein is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)Dr. Clifton isDistinguished. Learn about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
- Sacral Nerve StimulationDr. Clifton isDistinguished. Learn about Sacral Nerve Stimulation.
- Advanced
- Bilateral HydronephrosisDr. Clifton isAdvanced. Learn about Bilateral Hydronephrosis.
- BoilsDr. Clifton isAdvanced. Learn about Boils.
- CarbuncleDr. Clifton isAdvanced. Learn about Carbuncle.
- FolliculitisDr. Clifton isAdvanced. Learn about Folliculitis.
- HydronephrosisDr. Clifton isAdvanced. Learn about Hydronephrosis.
- Intussusception in ChildrenDr. Clifton isAdvanced. Learn about Intussusception in Children.
- Experienced
- Asymptomatic BacteriuriaDr. Clifton isExperienced. Learn about Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.
- Bladder CancerDr. Clifton isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- Bladder Outlet ObstructionDr. Clifton isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Outlet Obstruction.
- Bladder StonesDr. Clifton isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Stones.
- CystectomyDr. Clifton isExperienced. Learn about Cystectomy.
- EmpyemaDr. Clifton isExperienced. Learn about Empyema.