David Ettinger is an Oncologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Ettinger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Thymic Epithelial Tumor.

Richard Schraeder is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schraeder is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma. Dr. Schraeder is currently accepting new patients.

Syed Nasir is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Nasir is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, and Paget Disease of the Breast.

Richard Battafarano, M.D., Ph.D., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as director of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery and the first regional director of general thoracic surgery. He comes to Johns Hopkins from University of Maryland Medical System, where he was chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Battafarano specializes in the treatment of benign and malignant diseases and lesions of the chest, including minimally invasive operations such as video-assisted thoracscopic surgery (VATS) for lung and esophageal cancers. He also has a special interest in treating Barretts esophagus, emphysema, mesothelioma and paraesophageal hernias. The focus of Dr. Battafaranos basic and translational research includes outcomes in the surgical management of early stage lung cancer patients with neuroendocrine histology, optimal management of lung cancer patients with mediastinal lymph node metastases, and the effect of survivin overexpression in the development of esophageal cancer. Dr. Battafarano sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Centers at Green Spring Station and at White Marsh. Dr. Battafarano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Thymic Epithelial Tumor, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Mei Tang is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Tang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma. Dr. Tang is currently accepting new patients.

Albert Blumberg is a Radiation Oncologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Blumberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Gang Chen is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Familial Colorectal Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Chen is currently accepting new patients.

Kenneth Miller is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Miller has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Adenocarcinoma, and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. Dr. Miller is currently accepting new patients.

Charles Padgett is an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Padgett is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Adenocarcinoma, Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Dr. Padgett is currently accepting new patients.

Kevin Chen is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chen has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Adenocarcinoma, and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Ziv Gamliel is a Thoracic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gamliel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Thymectomy.

Shelby Stewart is a Thoracic Surgeon in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Stewart is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Maitri Kalra is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Kalra has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Angiosarcoma.

Dr. William H. Sharfman is an associate professor of oncology and dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include cutaneous oncology, dermatology and immunotherapy. He helped create the well-established Melanoma Program at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in 1994. Dr. Sharfman serves as the director of cutaneous oncology and clinical co-director for oncology at the Johns Hopkins Melanoma Program. He earned his M.D. from the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He completed his residency at Cleveland Clinic and performed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sharfman's research interests include novel therapies for high risk and advanced melanoma patients. Dr. Sharfman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Eccrine Porocarcinoma, and Familial Pancreatic Cancer.

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 Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Howard Steiner is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has been practicing pulmonary and sleep consultative medicine since 1989. In his role as a diagnostician, he guides the evaluation and management of respiratory problems including infectious, malignant, allergic, autoimmune, and sleep-related disorders. He has been part-time faculty in the Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Division since 1991, is a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians, and mentors medical students, residents, and pulmonary fellows training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Contact for Research Inquiries 10755 Falls Road Pavilion I, Suite 200 Lutherville, MD 21093 Phone: (410) 583-7124 Selected Publications Lwebuga-Mukasa JS, Steiner H. Monoclonal antibody to rat lung Maclura Pomifera agglutinin (MPA) lectin binding glycoprotein localizes apically on rat and human type II pneumocytes and Clara cells. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Roberts PJ, McBean GJ, Steiner H, Kohler C, Schwarcz R. Lesioning Effects of Ibotenate in the immature rat brain and protection by 2-amino-7 phosphonoheptanoic acid. Soc Neurosci Abst 9:261, 1983. Steiner H, Ingbar DI. Mechanisms of lung injury and repair. In: Matthay RA, Matthay MA, Wiedemann HP eds. Annual Review of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Hanley & Belfus (Philadelphia, 1989), pp 205-223. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells display distinct functional and morphologic properties depending on their culture substratum. J Cell Biol 107:71a, 1989. Steiner H, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS. A549 cells produce a factor which is Mitogenic for human lung fibroblasts. Amer Rev Resp Dis 139:A492 1989. Steiner H, McBean GJ, Kohler C, Roberts PJ, Schwarcz R. Ibotenate Induced neuronal degeneration in immature rat brain. Brain Research 307:117-124, 1984. Dr. Steiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

Richard Huslig is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Lutherville, Maryland. Dr. Huslig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Huslig is currently accepting new patients.

Alan Shorofsky is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Shorofsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and Vitamin D Deficiency. Dr. Shorofsky is currently accepting new patients.

Mitchell Schwartz is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Neurosarcoidosis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Schwartz is currently accepting new patients.

Neri Cohen is a Thoracic Surgeon in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia.