The Division of Cellular Therapy does bone marrow transplants and stem cell transplants for patients with different types of blood cancers. Specifically, I see patients with multiple myeloma or other plasma cell issues like amyloidosis. Many of the cases in my clinic are difficult. So I spend a lot of time talking with my patients, explaining the disease when they come as new patients and talking about the complexity of the disease, because it’s important that they understand what to ask their physicians here at Duke and at home. There’s no standard treatment for myeloma. We have different options – continuation of therapy, immediate transplant or transplant later. I like to explain to patients why I favor a certain treatment approach and why I think it would be the best approach for them. Dr. Gasparetto is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.

Harrys Torres is an Infectious Disease provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Torres is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis E.

People in need of a bone marrow transplantation can often be scared or intimidated by what is ahead of them -- my goal, when seeing a new patient, is to devote all the time and effort that is needed to address these emotions. My hope is that after this visit, my patient will feel reassured and hopeful that the Duke team of providers will do all that it can to restore them to health, and allow them to return to their lives. Dr. Horwitz is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Brian Yu is an Infectious Disease provider in Crestwood, Illinois. Dr. Yu is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Osteomyelitis, and COVID-19.

Dr. Yukari Manabe is a Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine with secondary appointments in the Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of International Health and the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Immunology. Dr. Manabe began her career working on the basic science aspects of tuberculosis (TB) immunopathogenesis in comparative animal models of infection, particularly latency, reactivation, and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in the rabbit model within the Johns Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis Research. In 2007, she was seconded to the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) at Makerere College of Health Sciences as the Associate Medical Laboratory Director of the College of American Pathologists certified Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Clinical Core Lab to study antiretroviral associated TB and IRIS. She then became the Head of Research at the IDI in 2008 until 2012 where she built research capacity and infrastructure to train Ugandan investigators. Since returning to Hopkins, she has become the PI of the Johns Hopkins POC STD Center (U54 funded through NIH) which is part of the newly formed Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases. The Center develops new diagnostics, funds development for point-of-care diagnostics, evaluates (validation and verification) new technology, and performs pre-clinical studies to accelerate the development of infectious disease assays (STIs, TB, acute febrile illness, HIV, syphilis, viral hepatitis). Dr. Manabe is particularly interested in rapid, point-of-care infectious disease diagnostics suitable for the resource-limited settings particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Her research has focused on accuracy testing of various rapid, point-of-care diagnostics for HIV and related infectious diseases of clinical importance in SSA. Studies have ranged from evaluations of performance accuracy through clinical implementation science studies on the patient-centered outcomes and impactful use of new rapid diagnostics. Dr. Manabe obtained her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing both her residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Hospital, she joined the faculty in 1999. Dr. Manabe is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Cryptococcosis, Gonorrhea, Meningitis, and Tissue Biopsy.

Emily Blumberg is an Infectious Disease provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Blumberg is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis C. Dr. Blumberg is currently accepting new patients.

John Baddley is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Baddley is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cryptococcosis, Shingles, Sepsis, and Febrile Neutropenia.

Dr. Kelly Gebo is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also earned an MPH in Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital followed by an infectious diseases fellowship and two additional years of fellowship training as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, also at Hopkins. Her clinical and research interests include clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization research within infectious diseases. She was Director of the JHU Public Health Studies Program between the Krieger School for Arts and Sciences and the Bloomberg School for Public Health, was an American Council of Education Fellow (hosted at the University of Pennsylvania) and was the inaugural Vice Provost for Education at Johns Hopkins. She was on sabbatical at Stanford University School of Medicine 2019-20 and served as the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the All of Us Research Program 2018-2020. She currently serves as the director of the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Program and is Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. She has mentored undergraduate, public health and medical students, trainees, and junior faculty on infectious diseases and health services projects. She has authored or co-authored numerous chapters and over 250 papers. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation and has been awarded the David Levine Prize for mentoring at Johns Hopkins. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-gebo-13377811/. Dr. Gebo is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and AIDS Dementia Complex.

Dr. Thomas Quinn is professor of medicine and pathology in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and professor of international health, epidemiology, and molecular microbiology and immunology in The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and professor of nursing in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. In 2006 he was appointed founding Director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Global Health. He serves as advisor/consultant on HIV and STDs to the World Health Organization, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (PEPFAR), UNAIDS, and the FDA. He serves as Associate Director for International Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and a member of the American Association of Physicians. He is an author of over 900 publications on HIV, STDs, and infectious diseases, and serves on multiple editorial boards. Among his professional activities, Dr. Quinn is an alternate member of the Technical Panel of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis and has been on Advisor/Consultant on HIV and STDs to the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In October 2004 he received membership in the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Quinn is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Genital Herpes, Chlamydia, and Human Papillomavirus Infection.

Jesse Waggoner is an Infectious Disease provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Waggoner has been practicing medicine for over 20 years is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Dengue Fever, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Togaviridae Disease, and Zika Virus Disease.

Pablo Tebas is an Infectious Disease provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tebas is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Myelitis, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome. Dr. Tebas is currently accepting new patients.

Lee Harrison is an Infectious Disease provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Harrison is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Sepsis, and Bacterial Meningitis.

Dr. Robin Avery is an infectious disease physician who joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2012, with two decades of experience in transplant infectious disease. She is a past chair of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) Infectious Disease Community of Practice, was a co-editor of the first edition of the AST ID Guidelines, and serves on a Guidelines Committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) on immunizations in the immunocompromised host. She was the founding head of the Transplant Infectious Disease Section at the Cleveland Clinic and served as the founding director of the Cleveland Clinic Transplant ID Special Fellowship, authoring a curriculum that served as the basis for curricula later endorsed by the AST and IDSA. Her clinical and research interests include pre-transplant donor and recipient evaluation, and prevention and treatment of post-transplant infections, particularly transplant-associated viruses, viral load monitoring, novel therapies for CMV, hypogammaglobulinemia, immunizations, and strategies for safer living post-transplant. She has a strong interest in patient education and co-authored the script for a video designed to educate patients on decreasing post-transplant infection risks. Dr. Avery is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, COVID-19, and Sepsis.

Dr. Joel Blankson is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also holds an appointment in molecular and comparative pathobiology. His areas of clinical expertise include HIV pathogenesis and infectious disease. Dr. Blankson earned his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and his Ph.D. from Rockefeller University. He completed his residency and a fellowship in infectious disease at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include the natural control of HIV-1 infection. Dr. Blankson is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Steven Gordon is an Infectious Disease provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gordon has been practicing medicine for over 46 years is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Infective Endocarditis, Endocarditis, Listeriosis, Thrombectomy, and Splenectomy.

Valentina Stosor is an Infectious Disease provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Stosor has been practicing medicine for over 34 years is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Myelitis.

Vance Fowler is an Infectious Disease provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Fowler is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Endocarditis, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and Infective Endocarditis. Dr. Fowler is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Gregory Kirk is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds joint appointments in oncology and, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in epidemiology. His areas of clinical expertise include epidemiology, hepatitis, HIV, AIDS and infectious diseases. He serves as the vice chair for clinical and translational research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Kirk received his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University. He earned a Ph.D. and M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He earned his M.D. from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine. He completed a residency in preventative medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and in internal medicine at Georgetown University. He performed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. His research focuses on understanding and preventing the long-term consequences of chronic HIV infection, particularly the malignant complications of HIV and viral hepatitis. He has extensive research and clinical experience in Africa, leading the Gambia Liver Cancer Study, one of the largest studies of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) performed in the continent, in addition to years of collaborative research in Uganda. Dr. Kirk pioneered the use of elastography and application of novel aflatoxin-associated biomarkers of HCC risk to be applied in Consortium projects. He has strong, multidisciplinary team leadership skills as principal investigator of the ALIVE cohort and several other collaborative studies in Baltimore. Dr. Kirk is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Hepatitis B.

Timothy Flanigan is an Infectious Disease provider in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Flanigan is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Myelitis.

Jeanne Sheffield is an Infectious Disease specialist and a Neonatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sheffield is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Syphilis, Placenta Previa, Zika Virus Disease, Microcephaly, and Hysterectomy.

Thomas Fraser is an Infectious Disease provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Fraser has been practicing medicine for over 36 years is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endocarditis, Infective Endocarditis, Streptococcal Group B Infection, and Mediastinitis.

Dr. Gregory M. Lucas is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include HIV/AIDS and infectious disease. Dr. Lucas received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. He earned his M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins. He completed his residency and performed a fellowship in infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins. He serves on the faculties of the Center for AIDS Research, where he is co-director of the Substance Use Scientific Working Group; the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Research; the Center for Adolescent Health; and the Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Lucas is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Myelitis, and AIDS Dementia Complex.

Colleen Kraft is an Infectious Disease provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kraft has been practicing medicine for over 24 years is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Ebola Virus Disease, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Sepsis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Cataract Removal.

Dr. Christine Durand, associate professor of medicine and oncology and member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is involved in clinical and translational research focused on individuals infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus who require cancer and transplant therapies. Her current research efforts include looking at outcomes of hepatitis C treatment after solid organ transplant, the potential use of organs from HIV-infected donors for HIV-infected solid organ transplant candidates, and HIV cure strategies including bone marrow transplantation. Dr. Durand is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Tissue Biopsy, and Nephrectomy.

Frank Palella is an Infectious Disease provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Palella has been practicing medicine for over 39 years is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and AIDS Dementia Complex.