David J. Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., is the Garrett Family Professor of Pediatric Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University, and Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief and co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Dr. Hackam’s clinical practice focuses on complex neonatal surgery. As pediatric surgeon in chief and co-director of the Childrens Center, Dr. Hackam oversees all perioperative clinical operations that involve children, with a strong emphasis on quality and safety, programmatic growth, and system alignment. Dr. Hackam's research is focused on unraveling the mechanisms of necrotizing enterocolitis, which is the leading cause of death in premature infants from gastrointestinal disease. His work has identified a series of novel pathways that, in response to the abnormal microflora that characterizes the premature intestine, leads to intestinal mucosal barrier breakdown, bacterial translocation, mesenteric vasoconstriction, and NEC. In seeking to translate these findings to clinical studies, we have developed a family of molecules that can prevent NEC development, and which have in part been licensed for clinical development. In additional work, Hackam has developed a prototype artificial intestine, derived from patient-specific intestine stem cells, which we have implanted into pre-clinical models, for the treatment of short bowel syndrome, a devastating complication of NEC. Finally, using single-cell RNA-seq and cell tracking technology, Hackam has worked towards understanding and treating NEC-associated brain injury, a major complication of NEC, and has engineered nanoparticle-packaged molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier, and reverse the processes that lead to this disease. These studies are funded by three ro1s, a T32, a MIRA (a maximizing investigators’ research award) and 3 industry grants from companies with an interest in NEC treatment and prevention. Dr. Hackam seeks to work with industry partners, as well as nurses, doctors, and families of patients around the country, in order to develop novel regimens to safely and effectively deliver appropriate nutrition to the most vulnerable infants, who are at risk for the development of intestinal disease. Dr. Hackam is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Necrosis, Short Bowel Syndrome, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Dr. Lazarev joined Johns Hopkins from the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, where he completed the Present-Levison advanced inflammatory bowel disease fellowship. A specialist in the diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, Dr. Lazarev has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and chapters. Dr. Lazarev is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Jamie Walters is a Gastroenterologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Walters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Shahabuddin Soherwardi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Soherwardi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Acute Kidney Failure, Peptic Ulcer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Soherwardi is currently accepting new patients.

Yusra Azmi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Azmi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Hypertension. Dr. Azmi is currently accepting new patients.

Matilda Hagan is a Gastroenterologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Hagan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Crohn's Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hagan is currently accepting new patients.

David Hutcheon is a Gastroenterologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Hutcheon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Intestinal Cancer, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Qinglin Gao is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Gao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Sudhir Dutta is a Gastroenterologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Dutta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Choledocholithiasis, Hiatal Hernia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Jayant Hirpara is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Hirpara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Dementia, Swallowing Difficulty, and Painful Swallowing. Dr. Hirpara is currently accepting new patients.

Ashraf Mostafa is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Mostafa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Ascites, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Mostafa is currently accepting new patients.

Charles Mugera is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mugera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mugera is currently accepting new patients.

Ashleigh Hatcher-Hicks is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hatcher-Hicks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Vascular Dementia, Osteopetrosis Autosomal Recessive Type 3, Osteomesopyknosis, and Osteosclerosis Autosomal Dominant.

Niraj Jani is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Jani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Choledocholithiasis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Tristan Flack is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Flack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Cellulitis, Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Kulthum-nishaat Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Erysipelas, St. Anthony's Fire, and Necrotizing Enterocolitis.

Ahmed Ibrahim is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Ibrahim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Sepsis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Robert Moss is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Timonium, Maryland. Dr. Moss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Moss is currently accepting new patients.

Arun Raghunath is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Raghunath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Myotonia Congenita, Anemia, Rhabdomyolysis, and Stroke. Dr. Raghunath is currently accepting new patients.

Fei Zhao is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Parkville, Maryland. Dr. Zhao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, Dementia, Epilepsy, and Hypertension. Dr. Zhao is currently accepting new patients.