Dr. Stapleton is the division chief of oncology and director of pediatric neuro-oncology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Stapleton joined the hospital in 2007. She has formal training in pediatric neuro-oncology. She received the Armstrong Award for Quality and Patient Safety for Johns Hopkins All Children's in the 2024 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Stapleton is on the Pediatric Palliative Care Team at Johns Hopkins All Children’s, and she specializes in symptom control and end of life care. She has been awarded numerous grants for phase I studies for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors as well as clinical research in pediatric palliative care. Dr. Stapleton’s research experience includes investigator-initiated and multi-center research projects. Dr. Stapleton is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of South Florida and an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Stapleton completed her medical training at St. Louis University School of Medicine, residency training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and fellowship training at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Stapleton also served 13 years in the United States Air Force. Dr. Stapleton is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics, the Children’s Oncology Group, the Society of Neuro-Oncology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and America Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Stapleton is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Medulloblastoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Glioma, Histiocytosis, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Dr. Sally Mitchell is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatric interventional, vascular anomalies, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) management of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, varicocele embolization and evaluation of pediatric renovascular hypertension. Dr. Mitchell serves as the Medical Director of Johns Hopkins HHT Center, the Director of Vascular Anomalies Interventional, the Director of Pediatric Interventional and Associate Director of Interventional Radiology Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Mitchell graduated summa cum laude from Ohio University and completed her medical training with an M.D. from Ohio State University. After her residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Cincinnati, she completed a fellowship there in computed tomography (CT), ultrasound and interventional radiology. She continued subspecialty training at Johns Hopkins in interventional radiology and subsequently joined the faculty. Dr. Mitchell's research interests include vascular malformations and HHT. Dr. Mitchell is a Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology and Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe. She is a member of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America. Dr. Mitchell is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM), Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula, Arteriovenous Malformation, and Congenital Arteriovenous Shunt.

Dr. Katz is the Medical Director of the Sleep Center at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the medical staff in 2023. He sees patients at the main campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care, Sarasota. Dr. Katz earned his medical degree from McGill University. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. His clinical interests include sleep-disordered breathing, infant breathing disturbances and hypersomnia. His research interests are focused on the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea in children. Dr. Katz is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Micrognathia, Cerebral Hypoxia, Adenoidectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Brian Baigorri is a Pediatric Radiologist and a Pediatrics provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Baigorri has been practicing medicine for over 18 years is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Gastrostomy, and Ureteral Reconstruction.

Amit Daftari is a Pediatrics provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Daftari has been practicing medicine for over 17 years is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Pleurisy, CAPOS Syndrome, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Meral Gunay-Aygun is a professor of pediatrics and genetic medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Gunay-Aygun specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with inherited metabolic diseases including diagnostic evaluation and follow-up of newborns with abnormal newborn screens for inherited metabolic diseases. After serving 14 years as an attending physician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, she joined the medical staff of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022. Dr. Gunay-Aygun earned her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. She completed pediatrics and medical genetics residencies at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and a biochemical genetics fellowship at the National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. She has made numerous research contributions, especially in the study of inherited ciliopathies, for which she has earned international recognition. Dr. Gunay-Aygun received the Innovative Leadership Award from Genetic Alliance, as well as the NHGRI Merit Award for her research on Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease/Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis. She is a member of myriad professional organizations, including the American Society of Human Genetics, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society of Pediatric Research and the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders. Dr. Gunay is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Phenylketonuria (PKU), Ornithine Translocase Deficiency, Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, and 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Lyase Deficiency.

Dr. Zetoony is a physician in the Sleep Center at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She earned her doctorate of osteopathic medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an internship and a residency in internal medicine at Northside Hospital and the Tampa Bay Heart Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. She then completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and a fellowship in sleep medicine at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Zetoony is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Dr. Sochet is an expert clinician and translational scientist within the field of pediatric critical care medicine and an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University located at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. He joined the Johns Hopkins All Children's staff in 2016. Dr. Sochet earned his medical degree at Florida State University College of Medicine and his pediatric residency at University of South Florida College of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Children's National Health System (Washington, DC) where he received distinction as an educator with a Certificate of Excellence in Graduate Medical Education at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Sochet holds a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research from the George Washington University. His research interests include the identification of modifiable risk factors and prevention of pediatric hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) and the mechanistic and clinical efficacy of adjunctive therapies for the management of pediatric critical asthma. He has led and participates in multicenter clinical trials (e.g., the COVAC-TP Trial and CRETE studies) to optimally prevent HA-VTE among critically ill children, led (leads) clinical trials to assess immunomodulation in critical asthma (e.g., the iSTAT PICU Trial), and has a long track record of career-development support of post-doctoral trainees. He is passionate regarding discovery, innovation, and the education of future clinicians so to better heal and understand critically ill patients under his and his field's care. Dr. Sochet is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Infantile Apnea, Malnutrition, and Gastrostomy.

Brittany Rajo is a Pediatrics provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Rajo is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroschisis and Malnutrition.

Dr. Chinarian specializes in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Institute for Brain Protection Sciences. He joined the hospital in 2015. His focus is on the care of children with disabilities, whether congenital or acquired. Since joining the hospital, he has started and/or been involved in numerous multidisciplinary clinics, including Torticollis Clinic, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Clinic, Spina Bifida Clinic,Stroke Clinic, Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic, Spasticity Clinic, and most recently Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic. In addition, he sees patients from infancy to young adulthood with various developmental disabilities, especially a large population of patients with cerebral palsy. After graduating from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Chinarian completed a combined residency in pediatrics and physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) at Wayne State University in 1994. Dr. Chinarian is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Cerebral Palsy, Myelomeningocele, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Danial Mir is a Pediatrics provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Mir is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Ureteroscopy.

Sally Smith is a Pediatrics provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Obesity in Children, Croup, and Asthma in Children.

Dr. Hidalgo specializes in palliative care at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She joined the hospital staff in 2025. She was previously a pediatric palliative care attending physician at Orlando Health, Arnold & Winnie Palmer Hospitals. Dr. Hidalgo earned her medical degree from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics, followed by a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She also has a certificate in Pediatric Bioethics from the Children's Mercy Center for Bioethics. She speaks English and Spanish. Her top areas of expertise are Kozlowski Warren Fisher Syndrome and Thanatophoric Dysplasia.

Dr. Thuy L. Ngo is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Dr. Ngo received her undergraduate degree in chemistry with a specialization in biochemistry from the University of Virginia. She earned her D.O. from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and her M.Ed. from the University of Houston. She completed her residency and chief residency at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children in Virginia and performed a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Ngo joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2011. Dr. Ngo’s academic interest and research revolves around medical education across all “generations” of medical training. In particular, she is interested in fostering mentor-mentee relationships and has mentored multiple medical students, residents, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellows. Dr. Ngo has been recognized for her teaching and mentoring efforts by both the pediatric housestaff and medical students winning the Frederick J. Heldrich, MD Award and the Alexander J. “Buck” Schaffer Award in 2014 and inducted into the Distinguished Teaching Society in 2019. She has been recognized nationally and received the Academic Pediatric Association Teaching Award in 2022. She has been inducted into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2022. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her top area of expertise is Croup.

Dr. Hopkins specializes in caring for hospitalized children. She served as director of the Johns Hopkins All Children's residency program for five years and has been a core faculty educator since the program began in 2014. Dr. Hopkins has developed the Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Patient Experience longitudinal multimodal curriculum for the pediatric residents. Her research interests involve developing a bridging leader role between Graduate Medical Education and Health Care Delivery in order to create a truly integrated clinical learning environment. She graduated from the Armstrong Institute Leadership in Quality and Patient Safety in May 2018 with a research focus on High Value Care. In 2016, she and the 24-hour care progression team received the Innovations in Clinical Care Award for Johns Hopkins All Children's in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Hopkins graduated from the seven-year combine program at University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. She completed her residency and served as chief resident at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida. Her top area of expertise is Infantile Pneumothorax.

Dr. Kim is a physician in the Genetics Program at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and an assistant professor of genetic medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He joined the medical staff in 2021 as the first board-certified medical biochemical geneticist at the hospital. He has a clinical and research interest in inborn errors of metabolism. Dr. Kim was honored as Best Consulting Physician at Johns Hopkins All Children's in the 2024 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Kim earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. He completed his pediatrics residency at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital as a part of the inaugural class of 2017. He then completed his medical genetics residency and fellowship, chief residency, and medical biochemical genetics fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. His top areas of expertise are Isovaleric Acidemia, Wolman Disease, Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease, and Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency.

Dr. Shulkin is a pediatrician in Pediatric Developmental Medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Previously, Dr. Shulkin was a developmental pediatrician at Greenville Health System in South Carolina. Dr. Shulkin gradated from New York University School of Medicine, followed by a post-graduate degree at Harvard School of Public Health. He went on to complete his residency at San Antonio Military Pediatric Consortium and a pediatric fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston. Dr. Shulkin’s clinical interests include assessment and treatment of developmental and learning disorders including autism spectrum disorders, communication disorders and academic learning. His top area of expertise is Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Dr. Bingham is the assistant medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) where she helps manage and oversee care of patients at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. She previously served as the interim chief of critical care. She cares for patients in the PICU and Center for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. She is pediatric medical director of the LifeLine critical care transport team at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She is also serving as the interim medical director of the Center for Medical Simulation and Innovative Education. She joined the hospital staff in 2005. Dr. Bingham earned her medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Medical University of South Carolina and her pediatric critical care fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital and the University of Virginia. She is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Adult Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric International Trauma Life Support. Dr. Bingham’s educational activities include lecturing and facilitating simulations with emphasis on critical care, medical emergency team, massive transfusion, transport and team building. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Inside Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital's simulation center, WTVT - TV (April 5, 2022). Her top area of expertise is Infantile Apnea.

Dr. Lucrezia specializes in pediatric emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2023. She earned her medical degree from SUNY Upstate College of Medicine in Syracuse, New York. She completed her pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins All Children’s, including a rotation in pediatric emergency medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Louisville, Norton Children’s Hospital in Kentucky. She also earned a master’s degree in clinical investigation sciences. Her top areas of expertise are Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS) and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

Dr. Varughese is the director of perioperative quality and safety in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Department of Anesthesia. She joined the medical staff in 2019. She also is a professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She previously served as division chief of the Department of Anesthesiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Varughese earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Andhra Medical College at Andhra University in India, and her medical degree in anesthesiology from the University of Madras, India. She completed residencies in anesthesia at the Christian Medical College Vellore hospital in India, East Birmingham and Solihull Hospitals and Birmingham Children’s Hospital in the United Kingdom, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She also completed an anesthesia research fellowship, and a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She earned her master’s in public health (M.P.H.) at the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University. Her research interests include quality, safety and outcomes in pediatric anesthesiology and health care. Pure https://pure.johnshopkins.edu/en/persons/anna-varughese. Her top area of expertise is Adenoidectomy.

Dr. Stock specializes in pediatric cardiac critical care and is chief of the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) at Johns Hopkins All Children's. She is co-director of patient safety and quality in the Heart Institute, co-chair of the Heart Institute Patient Safety & Quality committee, and leads the quality and safety program in the CVICU. She received the Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Patient Safety for Johns Hopkins All Children's in the 2023 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. She was previously the medical director of the CVICU and the director of quality and safety of the CVICU and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at New York–Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical College. She also taught and was closely involved with the medical student curriculum at Weill Cornell Medicine. Before that, she also served as the medical director of the CVICU at Johns Hopkins All Children’s from 2011-2015. She earned her medical degree from the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania. She completed an internship and pediatric residency at New York Hospital Queens, Flushing Medical Center, where she also served as chief resident. She completed a pediatric critical care fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, followed by a cardiac intensive care fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She also obtained a degree in Quality and Safety from the Weill-Cornell Quality and Safety Academy. Her interests include quality and safety, and outcomes. She also holds a degree in quality improvement from Weill Cornell College. Her top area of expertise is Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).

Dr. Walker is the Medical Director of the Neonatal Follow-Up Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He also sees patients as a Newborn Hospitalist at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Center for Women and Babies, and as a Pediatric Urgent Care physician in the Emergency Center. He joined the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital staff in 2017. He previously worked as a Medical Director and Neonatal Hospitalist at Ascension Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His professional areas of interest include child maltreatment, traveler's health, physician leadership and management, as well as quality improvement. Dr. Walker earned his Medical Degree at Poznan University of Health Sciences in Poznan, Poland, and his MBA at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-walker-md-mba-79a330238/. His top area of expertise is Croup.

Dr. Crenshaw is the medical director for the Clinical Genetics Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and also serves as an assistant professor with Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her research interests include congenital heart defects, chromosome abnormalities and Turner Syndrome. She has additional expertise in the genetics of congenital heart disease and connective tissue disorders. After graduating from Cornell University as a Cornell National Scholar and Hughes Research Scholar, Dr. Crenshaw received her medical degree from the State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Syracuse. She completed a pediatrics residency at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children in Falls Church, VA (a teaching affiliate of the University of Virginia), followed by a three-year medical genetics training program at Johns Hopkins University’s McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Crenshaw is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Turner Syndrome, Intersex, Mosaicism, and Cleft Lip and Palate.

Dr. Saccaro is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 1995. Dr. Saccaro earned her medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies. She completed a pediatric residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey and a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Her top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Pertussis, and Diarrhea.

Melania Poonacha is a Pediatrics provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Anemia, Febrile Neutropenia, and Gastrostomy.