Dr. Murray L. Shames

Dr. Smyth is chief of the pediatric neurosurgery division at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and director of the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program. His specialties include pediatric neurosurgery, with sub-specialization in pediatric epilepsy surgery and craniofacial surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. In addition, Dr. Smyth is a professor of neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before joining the Johns Hopkins All Children’s medical staff, Dr. Smyth was the Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Smyth earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He then completed a residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco, where he was chief resident. Dr. Smyth completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Smyth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Osteotomy. His top areas of expertise are Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Dr. Jordan Halsey holds an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Lee University. She graduated with high honors from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, receiving a doctorate of medicine. She completed a residency in integrated plastic surgery at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, then subsequently completed an additional fellowship in pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery at Nationwide Children Hospital-Ohio State University. She joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2021 as a pediatric craniofacial surgeon in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery. Dr. Halsey has served the community in many volunteer and mentorship roles and is a recipient of many awards. She is active in clinical research and has a passion for medical missions. Dr. Halsey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Osteotomy. Her top areas of expertise are Vascular Birthmark, Cleft Lip and Palate, and Osteotomy.

Paul Armstrong is a Vascular Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Armstrong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Osteotomy. His top areas of expertise are Gangrene, Arterial Insufficiency, Carotid Artery Disease, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Armstrong is currently accepting new patients.