25 of the Best Neonatologists Near Me in Fort Washington, MD

Dr. Ahmet Baschat is director of the Center for Fetal Therapy and professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. His areas of clinical expertise include prenatal diagnosis and therapy of a wide range of fetal conditions including congenital diaphragmatic hernia, intrauterine growth restriction, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), as well as other complications of monochorionic twin pregnancies. Dr. Baschat received his undergraduate and medical degrees from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He earned his doctorate in medicine (Dr. Med) from the University of Lübeck, where he also completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Baschat also completed residencies at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and at University of Maryland Medical Center. He performed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at University of Maryland Medical Center and went on to develop its Center for Advanced Fetal Care. Dr. Baschat joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2014. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Baschat was professor and director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Section of Fetal Therapy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Baschat’s research interests include interventions and management techniques for fetal growth restriction and placental insufficiency. He has also done extensive research on the use of high resolution prenatal ultrasound techniques, including Doppler and fetal echocardiography, to predict and detect fetal complications. Dr. Baschat serves on a variety of boards and is a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology and the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society. He has been recognized with several awards and honors, including the 2010 Award for Excellence in Research by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Dr. Baschat’s passion for developing an individualized care plan for each of his patients has been the hallmark of his practice. Dr. Baschat is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Bilateral Renal Agenesis Dominant Type, Diaphragmatic Hernia, and Endoscopy. Dr. Baschat is board certified in American Board Of Obstetrics And Gynecology.

Dr. Jena Miller is an assistant professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins. She is also a member of the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy. She has a wide range of training in fetal medicine and fetal therapy. Her expertise includes operative fetoscopy, management of complicated monochorionic twins, high-risk pregnancies, multiple gestations, prenatal diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Miller completed her undergraduate training at the University of North Florida, followed by medical school and residency at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at the University of Maryland and pursued additional opportunities in fetal medicine in Europe. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Miller was an Assistant Professor in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School and served as the director for the Sentara EVMS Fetal Care Center. Dr. Miller’s research interests include risk assessment and management of complicated monochorionic pregnancies as well as use of simulation and modeling for improving fetal intervention techniques. She has received grant support from the Fetal Health Foundation for use of 3D printing of fetal spina bifida from ultrasound imaging. Dr. Miller is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is dedicated to teaching and was awarded the APGO Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014. She is absolutely dedicated to finding the optimal management plan specifically for each family. Dr. Miller is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Myelomeningocele, Lung Agenesis, Bilateral Renal Agenesis Dominant Type, and Endoscopy. Dr. Miller is board certified in American Board Of Obstetrics And Gynecology.

Mehmet Turan is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Turan is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Polyhydramnios, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Hysterectomy, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

Christopher Harman is a Neonatologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Harman is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Anemia, Polyhydramnios, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Frances Northington is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is neonatal and perinatal medicine. Dr. Northington is one of the founders and co-directors of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery at Johns Hopkins, which brings together experts from neonatology, pediatric neuroradiology, pediatric neurology, maternal fetal medicine, developmental medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Institute to care for newborns who have developmental brain abnormalities or are at high risk of neurological injuries. She received her medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. She went on to complete a residency at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and a fellowship at the University of Virginia. Dr. Northington is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Premature Infant, Asphyxia Neonatorum, and Cerebral Hypoxia. Dr. Northington is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Dr. Raul Chavez-Valdez is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is Neonatology. Dr. Chavez Valdez completed Medical School in Lima Peru, Pediatric residency at University of Illinois at Chicago, and post-doctoral Fellowship in Neonatology-Perinatology and Community Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University-School of Medicine where he was awarded the 2007 Eudowood Board Bauernschmidt Fellowship Award. Since 2005 his research has been focused in mechanisms of neurotrophism with particular interest in the neurological disorders evolving during the perinatal period. His work has been reported in many national and international meetings and many publications in prestigious journals. He received the Johns Hopkins SOM Clinician Scientist Award and funding from the NINDS/NIH in 2017. Dr. Valdez is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypothermia, Cerebral Hypoxia, Apnea of Prematurity, and Infantile Apnea. Dr. Valdez is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Michelle Kush, M.D., is an obstetrics and gynecology physician specializing in maternal fetal medicine. She has expertise in all aspects of the field, including fetal growth restriction, fetal anomalies and complex maternal conditions during pregnancy. Dr. Kush obtained her medical degree from Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore. Dr. Kush remained with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at UMMC for another 10 years, serving as the medical director of perinatal outreach, department director of maternal transports and a member of the hospital ethics committee. More recently, Dr. Kush has been a member of a local, private maternal fetal medicine group. She also continues to participate in the University of Maryland’s master’s in genetic counseling program as an instructor and a member of its executive committee. Dr. Kush is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Newborn Polycythemia, Anemia, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kush is board certified in American Board Of Obstetrics And Gynecology.

Dr. Kartikeya Makker is the medical director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He diagnoses and treats premature babies and newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. Dr. Makker graduated from the Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College. He then completed a residency in pediatrics at the Maimonides Medical Center, and later a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Makker is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Premature Infant, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, and Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Dr. Makker is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Dr. W. Christopher Golden is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is neonatology. His research interests include congenital and neonatal infections, neonatal bilirubin metabolism, care of healthy newborns, and pediatric medical education (in particular, medical student education). Currently, he is the Director of the Pediatrics Core Clerkship in the School of Medicine. As Medical Director of the Newborn Nursery, he has been the site Principal Investigator (PI) or a collaborator on research involving improving safe sleep practices in newborns, screening babies for adrenoleukodystrophy and biliary atresia, employing functional MRI (fMRI) to study neonatal cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism, using investigational therapies to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, and studying acyclovir pharmacokinetics in neonates with confirmed or suspected herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. Dr. Golden received his undergraduate degree in zoology from Duke University. He subsequently completed all of his medical training (medical degree, Pediatrics residency and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Nationally, Dr. Golden is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Journal of Pediatrics and Contemporary Pediatrics. He also served as Co-Leader of the Core Clerkship Collaborative of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP), the premier national organization for design, development, and formal academic study of methods in pediatric education in medical schools. Dr. Golden also is the Chair (2023-2025) of the Pediatric Section of the National Medical Association (NMA), the largest and oldest organization representing African American physicians (and their patients) in the United States. At Hopkins, he serves on the Department of Pediatrics Intern Selection Committee and as Core Faculty for the Department of Pediatrics for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Golden is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Syphilis, Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Polydactyly, and Newborn Low Blood Sugar. Dr. Golden is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Wayne Kramer is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Kramer is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Placental Insufficiency, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, Gestational Diabetes, and Placenta Previa.

Andrea Desai is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Desai is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gestational Diabetes, Polyhydramnios, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

Benjamin Barnes is a pediatric cardiologist specializing in fetal cardiology and fetal echocardiography in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Barnes was born at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, which is where he also completed his residency in pediatrics and fellowships in pediatric cardiology and pediatric advanced cardiac imaging prior to joining the pediatric cardiology team in 2019. He earned his medical degree from Chicago Medical School. Dr. Barnes is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Atresia, Tetralogy of Fallot, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Double Inlet Left Ventricle. Dr. Barnes is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

May Chen is the associate director of the neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship training program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of expertise is diagnosing and treating premature babies and newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. She specializes in neonatal-perinatal medicine and neonatology. Dr. Chen graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She later completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in neonatology, each at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She became a faculty member in the division of Neonatology in 2018. Dr. Chen is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypothermia, Cerebral Hypoxia, Congenital Syphilis, and Asphyxia Neonatorum. Dr. Chen is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

"Dr. Ernest Graham is an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. His areas of clinical expertise include high-risk pregnancy conditions and fetal heart rate monitoring. Dr. Graham serves as the director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Graham received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Alabama. He earned his M.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Graham performed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Graham joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1999. Dr. Graham is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. He has served as a reviewer for several medical journals, including the American Journal of Infection Control, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Journal of Perinatology and the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles on perinatal brain injury and perinatal disease. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage ""False Positives Make Fetal Heart Rate Monitors Unreliable""". Dr. Graham is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Premature Infant, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Gestational Diabetes, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy. Dr. Graham is board certified in American Board Of Obstetrics And Gynecology.

Dr. Jennifer Fundora is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She specializes in diagnosing and treating premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. She has a specialized interest in neonatal intestinal injury as well as nutrition, feeding and growth. Dr. Fundora graduated from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. She then completed a residency in pediatrics and later a fellowship in neonatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fundora is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant, Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, and Gastroschisis. Dr. Fundora is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Ahizechukwu C Eke, M.B. ChB., Ph.D., M.P.H., is a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine with areas of clinical and research expertise in medical and surgical complications of pregnancy with a focus on prediction and prevention of preterm birth, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacomicrobiomics, maternal-fetal medicine, multiple pregnancies, obstetric ultrasound and HIV in pregnancy. Dr. Eke earned his undergraduate degree from Federal Government College, Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria, and his medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Calabar, Nigeria. He completed two obstetrics and gynecology residencies – at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria (2005-2010) and at Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital, which he completed in 2016, and then completed Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology fellowships at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland in 2019. He earned an MPH from the Harvard University School of Public Health in 2011, and a PhD in Clinical Investigation from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation (GTPCI) in 2021. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2019. Dr. Eke serves on a number of national and international boards and committees. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Delta Omega Alpha (DOA), the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), the American Public Health Association (APHA), the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), and the Infectious Disease Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He currently serves on the Committee on Practice Bulletins (CPG) of ACOG, and is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) committee on 'Developing a framework to address legal, ethical, regulatory, and policy issues for research specific to pregnant and lactating Persons'. Dr. Eke is an editorial board member of Obstetrics and Gynecology (the Green Journal) and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM Evidence). He is an active member of NIH study sections. Dr. Eke has published several articles in obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine journals, and written numerous textbook chapters. He is a journal reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals in his specialty, including Obstetrics & Gynecology (Green Journal), American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gray Journal), and the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Eke is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses HIV/AIDS, Eclampsia, Endometritis, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, and Hysterectomy. Dr. Eke is board certified in American Board Of Obstetrics And Gynecology and American Board Of Clinical Pharmacology.

Richard Broth is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Broth is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, Premature Infant, Gestational Diabetes, and Cervical Polyps.

Estelle Gauda is a Neonatologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gauda is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Infantile Apnea, Premature Infant, Apnea of Prematurity, and Cerebral Hypoxia.

Kimberly Hickey is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Hickey is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, Polyhydramnios, and Gestational Diabetes.

Ruth Kelly is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Kelly is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gestational Diabetes, Premature Infant, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, and Placenta Previa.

Jude Crino is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Crino is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Polyhydramnios, Cavernous Lymphangioma, Gestational Diabetes, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Elizabeth Greeley is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Greeley is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gestational Diabetes, Premature Infant, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, and Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy.

Sheri Hamersley is a Neonatologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Hamersley is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Polyhydramnios, Gestational Diabetes, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, and Premature Infant.

Laura Parikh is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Parikh is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses ABO Incompatibility, Cervical Polyps, Gestational Diabetes, and Methimazole Antenatal Exposure.

Michael Lantz is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist practicing medicine in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Lantz is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Premature Infant, Gestational Diabetes, Placenta Previa, and Preeclampsia.