Elizabeth Bower is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Bower is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine, professor of medicine, professor of Health Policy and Management, and deputy director for medicine of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at the Johns Hopkins University. He is an internationally recognized leader in bioethics with particular expertise in applying empirical methods and evidence-based standards for evaluating and analyzing bioethical issues. His contributions to bioethics and policy include his work on the ethics of informed consent, umbilical cord blood banking, stem cell research, international HIV prevention research, global health and research oversight. Dr. Sugarman is the author of over 400 articles, reviews and book chapters. He has also edited or co-edited four books (Beyond Consent: Seeking Justice in Research; Ethics of Research with Human Subjects: Selected Policies and Resources; Ethics in Primary Care; and Methods in Medical Ethics). Dr. Sugarman is on the editorial boards of several academic journals. Dr. Sugarman consults and speaks internationally on a range of issues related to bioethics. He was senior policy and research analyst for the White House Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, consultant to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, and Senior Advisor to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. He also served on the Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission. He was the founding director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine at Duke University where he was also a professor of medicine and philosophy. He was appointed as an Academic Icon at the University of Malaya and is a faculty affiliate of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Dr. Sugarman was the longstanding chair of the Ethics Working Group of the HIV Prevention Trials Network. He is currently a member of the Scientific and Research Advisory Board for the Canadian Blood Service and the Ethics and Public Policy Committees of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. He co-leads the Ethics and Regulatory Core of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory and is co-chair of the Johns Hopkins’ Institutional Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee. Dr. Sugarman has been elected as a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation, Association of American Physicians, and the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine). He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American College of Physicians and the Hastings Center. He also received a Doctor of Science, honoris causa, from New York Medical College. Dr. Sugarman is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Ventricular Fibrillation, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, and Kidney Transplant.

Ravi Passi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Cantonsville, Maryland. Dr. Passi is highly rated in 37 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Passi is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Tenforde is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tenforde is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Meningitis, Cryptococcal Meningitis, Cryptococcosis, and Flu.

Christopher Melani is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Melani is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma (PMBCL), B-Cell Lymphoma, and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Lawrence Appel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Appel is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Orthostatic Hypotension, Low Blood Pressure, and Familial Dysautonomia. Dr. Appel is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Maya Salameh is associate director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine in the division of cardiology. She is also assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Salameh graduated summa cum laude from Johns Hopkins University with a BS in biomedical engineering, and received her medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. She served as chief resident in internal medicine at Yale. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Salameh was director of the Vascular Ultrasound Laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center. Selected Publications Peer-Reviewed Publications Salameh MJ, Rundek T, Jin Z, Boden-Albala B, Ratchford E, DiTullio M, Homma S, Sacco RL. Self-Reported Peripheral Arterial Disease Predicts Future Vascular Events in a Community-Based Cohort. J Gen Intern Med 2008;23(9): 1423-1428. Okajima K, Abe Y, Suzuki K, Salameh MJ, DiTullio M, Jin Z, Sacco RL, Mohr JP, Homma S, for the PICSS Investigators. Impact of Valvular Thickness on Stroke Recurrence in Medically Treated Patients with Stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2007;24(4):375-380. Ratchford E, Jin Z, DiTullio MR., Homma S, Salameh MJ, Gan R, Boden-Albala B, Sacco RL, Rundek T. Carotid Bruit for Detection of Hemodynamically Significant Carotid Stenosis: The Northern Manhattan Study. Neural Res. 2009;31(7);748-52. Case Reports Ratchford EV, Salameh MJ, Morrissey NJ. Underestimation of Carotid Stenosis in Bradycardia: A Case Report. Vascular. 2009; 17(1):51-4. Reviews and Commentary Rundek T, Salameh M.J. Carotid Plaque Assessment A Bumpy Road to Improved Risk. JAm Coll Cardiol2010;56:1069. Salameh MJ, Ratchford EV. Update on Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication. Phys Med Rehahil N Am. 2009;20(4):627-56. Salameh MJ, Federman DJ. Peripheral arterial disease: increasing awareness—a major step forward. South Med J 2009; 1 02( 11 ): 1095-7. Dr. Salameh is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Peripheral Artery Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, and Leg or Foot Amputation.

Jean Hou is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Halethorpe, Maryland. Dr. Hou is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Membranous Nephropathy, Minimal Change Disease, and Kidney Transplant.

Christopher Kanakry is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kanakry is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Primary T Cell Immunodeficiency, and Bone Graft.

Thomas Masterson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Masterson is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Anemia, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and COVID-19. Dr. Masterson is currently accepting new patients.

Myla Carpenter is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Catonsville, Maryland. Dr. Carpenter is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Peripheral Artery Disease, and Keratosis Pilaris.

Pongwut Danchaivijitr is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Danchaivijitr is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hiccups, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Agranulocytosis, Lung Cancer, and Gastrostomy.

Soren Snitker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Snitker is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Obesity, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Cheryl Leonardi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Leonardi is highly rated in 68 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Enlarged Liver, Anemia, and Pediatric Myocarditis. Dr. Leonardi is currently accepting new patients.

Jonathan Rich is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rich is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

Warren Ross is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Ellicott City, Maryland. Dr. Ross is highly rated in 59 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder, Anemia, and High Cholesterol. Dr. Ross is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Diener is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Diener is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

Dr. Gail Berkenblit is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include infectious disease and internal medicine. Dr. Berkenblit serves as the associate program director for ambulatory education of the Osler Medicine Housestaff Training Program. She received her undergraduate degree from MIT in 1990. She began her medical training in the Health Sciences and Technology joint program between Harvard and MIT. She completed her Ph.D. in the division of cell and developmental biology at Harvard, discovering the role of homeobox genes in uterine development and embryo implantation. She completed medical school and residency training in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins. Her research interests include the design and evaluation of an internet-based curriculum and improving resident training in HIV outpatient care. Dr. Berkenblit serves as chair of the Society of General Internal Medicine’s AIDS Task Force. She was recognized with the David E. Rogers Junior Faculty Education Award by the Society of General Internal Medicine in 2011. Dr. Berkenblit is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and Myelitis.

David Eisenberg, M.D., practices internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Remington. He received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School, and also completed his residency in internal medicine at Hahneman University Hospital. Dr. Eisenberg is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

Meegan Chestnut is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Chestnut is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

Colleen Leavitt, M.D., practices internal medicine and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. She received her medical degree and completed her residency in medicine & pediatrics at Loyola University School of Medicine. Dr. Leavitt is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Tara Hebert, M.D., practices internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians East Baltimore Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and also completed her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine School of Medicine. Dr. Hebert is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Dr. Joseph Cofrancesco Jr, is a Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include (adult) internal medicine and HIV/AIDS, and PrEP and PEP. Dr. Cofrancesco serves as the Director at the Institute for Excellence in Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Cofrancesco received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College, Columbia University, NY. He earned his MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, with honors (AOA), NY and earned his Masters of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health with honors in Baltimore. He completed his residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center in New York and completed his Chief Residency/Ambulatory Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He performed his fellowship in General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Cofrancesco is an attending Physicians at Johns Hopkins Medicine and is faculty at the Thayer Firm. This provider is registered with the Florida Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in Florida. Dr. Cofrancesco is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Abeda Ali is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ali is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency.

Dr. Bennett practices all aspects of primary care medicine, including preventive care and coordiantion of care with other specialists. She has particular interests in weight management and women's health care. She sees patients at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Bennett is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, with joint appointments at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Bennett is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, Peripheral Artery Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).