1988-1992, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary. 1992-1996, Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2001-2014, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2012-2014, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2014-present, Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2014-present, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Yasar is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

Dr. Richard Moore is recognized for mentorship of medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty in HIV/AIDS Research. Winner of the David M. Levine Mentorship Awards in the General Internal Medicine Department, he is an expert in pharmacoepidemiology, clinical epidemiology, and health services research. Now serving as the Director of the Moore Clinic for HIV Care, which began in 1984, he has influenced the careers of young scholars not only in General Internal Medicine, but also in the Infectious Disease Division. His colleagues and mentees praise him for his accessibility, his patience, his scientific candor, his instinct for compelling research, his insight, and his abilities as a teacher and editor. Dr. Moore has authored 129 original manuscripts, 24 chapters, reviews and letters. For his medical degree he attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine where he also completed his Internship and Residency in the Department of Medicine. A fellowship, completed at Johns Hopkins University, Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, was followed by a Masters of Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Moore is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Sepsis, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Gastrostomy.

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 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, Peripheral Artery Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Dr. Michael Fingerhood is a professor of medicine and public health at the Johns Hopkins University. His areas of clinical expertise include addiction medicine and internal medicine. He earned his M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Fingerhood's research interests include substance use disorders, contingency management, hepatitis C and HIV. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Academy of HIV Medicine, The Society of General Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Fingerhood is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Opioid Use Disorder, HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Dr. Halima Amjad is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her clinical expertise in geriatric medicine focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and care for individuals living with dementia. Dr. Amjad earned her M.D. and Master’s of Public Health from Drexel University. She completed her residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins in 2016. She completed a PhD in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2022. She conducts health services research focuses on informing and improving the care of older adults with dementia with research into underdiagnosis, hospitalization, and primary care in dementia. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Doyle K. Older adults with probable dementia often take part in unsafe activities. Reuters, June 3, 2016 Many people who have dementia don’t know it. Here’s who’s most at risk, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 23, 2018 With cognitive impairment, older adults struggle with — and face risks from — smartphones, computers. Washington Post, (October 13, 2019). Dr. Amjad is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Frontotemporal Dementia.

Dr. Wolfe's practice includes all aspects of primary care, with an emphasis on women's health. She attended Medical School at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She completed a primary care residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Videos 2016 Excellence in Service and Professionalism Award - Leah Wolfe, M.D., Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Wolfe is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Autoimmune Hepatitis, Hepatitis, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

Dr. Risha Irvin is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases where she focuses her clinical care, research, and community engagement projects on improving the health of vulnerable populations impacted by HIV and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV). Dr. Irvin obtained her bachelor’s degree in biology from Spelman College and her medical degree and master’s in public health from Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Irvin completed her residency training in internal medicine at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Irvin is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and Jaundice.

Victor Mcglaughlin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mcglaughlin is highly rated in 58 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, and Pneumonia.

Dr. Esther Oh is a Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise is in evaluation and management of memory disorders. She has an extensive experience in evaluating memory disorders in older adults with multiple chronic diseases, and takes and integrative approach in the treatment of memory disorders. Dr. Oh also serves as the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center. Dr. Oh earned her M.D. from the UHS/Chicago Medical School. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she was a chief resident. She completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and received her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Oh has received numerous awards including the Merck New Investigator Award, AFAR New Investigator Award in Alzheimer’s disease, and the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Award. She is also a recipient of several major grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). She has also been honored for her teaching by Excellence in Teaching Award in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 2013 and 2017. Dr. Oh’s research is primarily focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Her current projects include: development of biomarkers for detecting early stages of Alzheimer’s disease; understanding the interrelationship between delirium and Alzheimer’s disease; cognitive changes after surgery; and understanding the role of sensory problems (hearing and vestibular function) in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Oh is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebellar Degeneration, Dementia, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).

Michele Bellantoni, M.D., an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is associate director for post-acute and long-term care at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She also serves as medical director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview specialty hospital programs. Dr. Bellantoni's clinical interests focus on osteoporosis, geriatrics and using a holistic approach to osteoporosis management in older adults in outpatient settings. She also researches post-menopausal osteoporosis in elderly women and the use of heel ultrasounds as a screening test for osteoporosis. Dr. Bellantoni is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Paget's Disease of Bone, and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).

Dr. Sean X. Leng is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include geriatric medicine. Dr. Leng earned his M.D. from Jiangxi Medical College and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center. He completed his residency at Mount Sinai St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospitals and performed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include international collaborative development of geriatrics and aging research programs. In 2006 Dr. Leng received the Paul Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research, one of the most prestigious in the field of geriatric research. Dr. Leng is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Flu, HIV/AIDS, and Thyroidectomy.

Dr. Hanyok is an associate professor of medicine and practices general internal medicine at the General Internal Medicine Practice at Bayview. Originally from Calvert County in southern Maryland, Dr. Hanyok earned a medical degree at the University of Chicago. She completed residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and additionally served as chief resident. She currently serves as Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Hanyok is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Behcet Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

Dr. Jessica Colburn is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is geriatric medicine. She earned her M.D. from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and performed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Colburn’s clinical and educational research is focused on primary care of older adults and teaching learners to care for older adults. Dr. Colburn is the Fellowship Program Director of the Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Fellowship. She also is the principal investigator of the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, an educational initiative in geriatrics at Johns Hopkins aimed to improve primary care of older adults living in the community through partnerships with primary care and community-based organizations that serve older adults. In addition, Dr. Colburn is the Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Topics in Geriatric Medicine Course; and precepts and mentors medical students, residents and fellows. In 2015, she was recognized with the Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education. She also was selected for the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award by the Johns Hopkins Bayview internal medicine residents in both 2020 and 2021. Dr. Colburn is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2, and Dementia.

Dr. Michelle Sharp practices Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Her primary area of interest is sarcoidosis, and she has experience in the diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis in all of its forms, and the management of consequences of this systemic disease. The Johns Hopkins Sarcoidosis Clinic serves to coordinate management of patients with multi-organ involvement with sarcoidosis, and to this end Dr. Sharp maintains clinical and research collaborations with Cardiology, Neurology, and Ophthalmology. Dr. Sharp received her B.S. from Tulane University. She earned her M.D. from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. She completed her residency and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Sharp is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, Necrotizing Granuloma, and Lung Metastases.

Dr. Chad H. Hochberg is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hochberg earned his M.D. at the University of Chicago after which he came to Johns Hopkins and completed an internal medicine residency and fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. During this time Dr. Hochberg served as an Assistant Chief of Service for the Osler Training program, and earned a Masters in Clinical Research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a clinician scientist, Dr. Hochberg is engaged in an active practice as an intensivist across intensive care units in the Johns Hopkins Health System. He connects this clinical experience with a research agenda that uses tools from implementation science and health informatics to broaden adoption and foster optimization of evidence-based interventions for patients suffering from critical illness. Dr. Hochberg is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), COVID-19, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Thomas Cudjoe is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cudjoe is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Dementia.

Graduated with honors from Baylor College of Medicine in 1978, Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama Teaching Hospitals (1979 - 1981), Masters of Business Administration from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2007. Private practice of Internal Medicine in Columbia, SC until joining faculty in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 1995. Clinical concentration on caring for older adults with complex health needs in the office and hospital settings. Academic concentration on teaching, program development in education and clinical care. Roles in the Division included Fellowship Program Director (2003 - 2006), Clinical Director and Director of Education (2004 - 2008), Interim Director of the Division (2008 - 2009) and Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. In 2020 became Executive Vice Chair for the Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and 2021 Director of the Department of Medicine for the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, both positions he holds currently. Videos Meet Our Expert: Dr. Samuel Christopher Durso Contact for Research Inquiries 5200 Eastern Avenue Mason F Lord Building Baltimore, MD 21224. Dr. Durso is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acquired Ichthyosis, Dementia, Behcet Disease, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Dr. Jerome Gnanaraj is on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. His area of clinical expertise is internal medicine. He received his M.D. from Madurai Medical College and completed his residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus. Dr. Gnanaraj is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pellagra, Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome, Diabetic Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Nothelle is trained in internal medicine and geriatric medicine. Dr. Nothelle’s main interests include primary care for complex, chronically ill older adults. She earned her M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and performed fellowships in general internal medicine and in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Nothelle is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Dr. Gail Daumit is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She holds a joint appointment in psychiatry and behavioral sciences. She also holds appointments in epidemiology, and health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her areas of clinical expertise include clinical trials, epidemiology and health services research. She earned her M.D. from Emory University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and performed a fellowship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins, earning a M.H.S. in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Daumit’s research is devoted to improving overall health and decreasing premature mortality for people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Her work has been recognized with several honors. In 2013, she received the Society of General Internal Medicine’s Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award for “The Randomized Trial of Achieving Healthy Lifestyles in Psychiatric Rehabilitation.” In 2014, the same research paper won the 2014 Trial of the Year Award from the Society for Clinical Trials. She is a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Daumit is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hypertension, and Stroke.

Dr. Benjamin Bodnar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He holds appointments as the Director of Quality and Safety for the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, as a Eudowood Scholar of Quality and Safety in the Division of Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics, and is affiliate faculty with the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins. He was born and raised in Baltimore and after training in institutions across the country, and working at sites around the world, he has settled back in his hometown. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, his medical degree from Columbia University, and completed his specialty training at Yale New Haven Hospital. He also worked at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and held the appointment of an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School prior to joining Johns Hopkins in 2016. His focus on providing world-class clinical care to his patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he has a special interest in global health and the application of Quality Improvement techniques to the often poorly functional systems at work in resource-limited and developing health care environments. He has worked internationally at sites including Nepal, Mongolia, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda, and has worked with development groups including Partners in Health and The Millennium Villages Project. He is a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global NCD Research and Training. As part of the Johns Hopkins Medicine COVID-19 response, he led the creation of standardized patient care guidelines for non-ICU COVID-19 patients across the health system. He also played a key role in the implementation of these guidelines via an Electronic Medical Record-integrated Clinical Decision Support platform, thus ensuring the evolving guidance is available to all providers at the point of care. Dr. Bodnar is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin C Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Vijay Sharma is a primary care provider, practicing in Palliative Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sharma is highly rated in 34 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Necrosis, Dementia, Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery, and Thrombectomy.

Deepak Seth is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Dundalk, Maryland. Dr. Seth has been practicing medicine for over 44 years is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Opioid Use Disorder, High Cholesterol, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Luigi Ferrucci is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in Brooklyn, Maryland. Dr. Ferrucci is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Dementia, Atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Mark Tenforde is a primary care provider, practicing in Infectious Disease 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.