About Us

Meet our community of physicians, nurses, nutritionists, and therapists.

Meet the Team

Faculty & Fellows

Sarah Allgood, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Brianna Aoyama, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Samar Atteih , MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Scott M. Blackman, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Michael Boyle, MD, FCCP

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

President and CEO, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Liudmila Cebotaru, MD, JD, LLM

Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology

J. Michael Collaco, MD, PHD, MBA

Professor of Pediatrics

Garry R. Cutting, MD

Aetna/US Healthcare Professor of Medical Genetics

Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine

Rebecca Dezube, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

William Guggino, PhD

Professor and Chair of Physiology

Justin Hanes, PhD

Lewis J. Ort Professor and Director of the Center for Nanomedicine

Beth Laube, PhD

Professor Emerita of Pediatrics

Noah Lechtzin, MD, MHS, FCCP

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program

Eric McCollum, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

M. Cecilia Melendres, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Christian Merlo, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program

Peter J. Mogayzel, Jr, MD, PhD, MBA

Menowitz/Rosenstein Professor of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences

Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center

Kristina Montemayor, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Shruti Paranjape, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Associate Director, Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Program

Kristin A. Riekert, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Johns Hopkins Adherence Research Center

Beryl J. Rosenstein, MD

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

S. Christy Sadreameli, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Neeraj Sharma, DVM, PhD

Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine

Laura Sterni, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Lori L. Vanscoy, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Natalie West, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Malinda Wu, MD, MSCR

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Noah Christian, MD

Clinical Fellow

Sunaina Kapoor, MD, MPH

Clinical Fellow

Piero Mejia, MD

Clinical Fellow

Velda Ocasio-Ramírez, MD

Clinical Fellow

Olusegun Owotomo, MD, PHD

Clinical Fellow

Erin Parker, MD

Clinical Fellow

Kelly Abrams, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Staff

Karen Babcock, RRT

Respiratory Therapist

Kerri Breznak, PT

Physical Therapist

Megan Childers, LCSW-C

Social Worker

Marsha E. Davis, RD, LDN, CDE

Dietitian

Tiajuana Day

Administrative Staff

Sean Duffy, PT

Physical Therapist

Sean Elliott, PT

Physical Therapist

Leola Funderburk

Administrative Staff

Joy Geary, RN

Clinical Nurse

Arnita Grant, RN

Clinical Nurse

Jonathan Grant, PharmD, BCACP

Pharmacist

Alicia Y. Greene, BS

Senior Research Program Coordinator

Kaia Houtman

Research Program Coordinator

Taylor Imburgia, PharmD

Pharmacist

Izzy Judware, RD

Dietitian

Carlton K.K. Lee, Pharm.D., MPH, FASHP, FPPAG, BCPPS

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Amanda Leonard, MPH, RD, LD, CDE

Dietitian

Holly Loosen, PT

Physical Therapist

Theresa Maggitti, RN

Clinical Nurse

Case Manager

Mary Kathryn Mahoney, RN

Clinical Nurse

Case Manager

Lauren Mitchell, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Azar Nouraky, BSN, RN

Senior Research Nurse Coordinator

Marylyn Parkinson

Administrative Staff

Donna Peeler, RN

Clinical Nurse

Pediatric Clinic Coordinator

Madeline Phillips

Registry Coordinator

Jeanne Pinto

Research Navigator

Rebecca Radinksy, MSW, LSW

Social Worker

Mental Health Coordinator

Mary Rykiel, BSN, MAS

Research Nurse Coordinator

Jennifer Schmith, RN

Clinical Nurse

Aerial Sheltry, PsyD

Psychologist

Thomas E. Skeeter III, MS, LCPC, NCC, CMT

Mental Health Coordinator

Aricka Smith, RN, BSN

Senior Clinical Nurse

Karen von Berg, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Family Advisory Board

Family Advisory Board

The Family Advisory Board (FAB) is a passionate group of caregivers from Maryland and Northern Virginia that are committed to advancing patient family centered care here at the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Program. They are at the forefront of advocating for policy and procedural changes that will ensure optimal patient and family experience. The FAB has also authored several of our center’s CF educational materials and hosted CF educational events throughout Maryland.

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