Patient Care Leadership
Vice Chairs for Clinical Affairs
Kimberly Peairs, M.D.
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
![Kimberly Peairs](/-/media/medicine/images/peairs-kim.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=61F6BED8F552986B4A9E8685B5DF1067)
Stephen Berry, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Quality, Safety and Service
![Stephen Berry](/-/media/medicine/images/berry-stephen.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=0093F9C147A49A5CAF7DBC2461F4759B)
Rebecca Dezube, M.D.
Vice Chair for Inpatient Operations at Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Rebecca Dezube](/-/media/medicine/images/dezube_rebecca.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=7A23C13365AC141C25E9A1E976282DCC)
Flora Kisuule, M.D.
Vice Chair for Inpatient Operations at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Flora Kisuule](/-/media/medicine/images/kisuule-flora.png?h=300&iar=0&w=239&hash=7E22E7FFA43E54DA705A428203C4EDC6)
Melinda Kantsiper, M.D.
Hospital Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Melinda Kantsiper](/-/media/medicine/images/kantsiper-mindy.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=18E996B1262E3CF030FC99A638168EA3)
Samantha Pitts, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Quality and Safety
![Samantha Pitts](/-/media/medicine/images/pitts_samantha.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=7FEC937D411D64CE66D914E5C56675DD)
Clinical Directors
Tsion Abdi, M.D., M.P.H.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
![Tsion Abdi](/-/media/medicine/images/abdi-tsion.png?h=300&iar=0&w=239&hash=2A08C9A41846ECAB365E97A61399E2AD)
Heather Agee, M.D.
General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Heather Agee](/-/media/medicine/images/agee-heather.png?h=300&iar=0&w=239&hash=0FA169C35ACCD450BAD0B1FB1DF91422)
Bimal Ashar, M.D., M.B.A.
General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Bimal Ashar](/-/media/medicine/images/ashar-bimal.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=995B9A35D8509284C9A28E73AF959FAA)
Paul Auwaerter, M.D., M.B.A.
Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Paul Auwaerter](/-/media/medicine/images/auwaerter-paul.png?h=300&iar=0&w=241&hash=50D6F1E6B70E46125878138AFE1F9794)
Antoine Azar, M.D.
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
![Antoine Azar](/-/media/medicine/images/azar-antoine.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=0896493EE53A8A47EC596918B9F8B756)
Michele Bellantoni, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology
![Michele Bellantoni](/-/media/medicine/images/bellantoni-michele.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=CBA68ED68AC4C10E1E7CBCB8146F23A3)
Ronald Berger, M.D., Ph.D.
Inpatient Cardiology
![Ronald Berger](/-/media/medicine/images/berger-ronald.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=1C9F1C2B7A04B4C091FB0AE62341E00E)
Laura Hummers, M.D.
Rheumatology
![Laura Hummers](/-/media/medicine/images/hummers-laura.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=282FD30610AD1C581B82259C7BB9B44B)
Bernard Jaar, M.D.
Nephrology
![Bernard Jaar](/-/media/medicine/images/jaar-bernard.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=9BE622BBF42161B787BFB85F519C09E1)
Melinda Kantsiper, M.D.
Hospital Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Melinda Kantsiper](/-/media/medicine/images/kantsiper-mindy.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=18E996B1262E3CF030FC99A638168EA3)
Edward Kasper, M.D.
Outpatient Cardiology
![Edward Kasper](/-/media/medicine/images/kasper-edward.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=2D4001BBBDC9D42F20796549E915C7A4)
Todd Kolb, M.D., Ph.D.
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
![Todd Kolb](/-/media/medicine/images/kolb-todd.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=3AB940E5903F8E3C7C8FAF3D4420BD53)
Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, M.D.
Hospital Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe](/-/media/medicine/images/mgbojikwe-nkemdilim.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=9162CFF5A023FE6AAD55592D049371D4)
Kendall Moseley, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
![Kendall Moseley](/-/media/medicine/images/moseley-kendall.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=C4D8301CF22432F6381BC3C617F10C02)
Rakhi Naik, M.D., M.H.S.
Hematology
![Rakhi Naik](/-/media/medicine/images/naik_rakhi.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=3AA5B78773306707754EC97F988BB6DE)
Alyssa Parian, M.D.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
![Alyssa Parian](/-/media/medicine/images/parian-alyssa.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=B00F20F99347BF107E33B728D2DFBB65)
Mark Sulkowski, M.D.
Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Mark Sulkowski](/-/media/medicine/images/sulkowski-mark.png?h=300&iar=0&w=241&hash=E11AC6E3C03B89644C4E93B015F96A38)
Marlene Williams, M.D.
Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Marlene Williams](/-/media/medicine/images/williams-marlene.png?h=300&iar=0&w=239&hash=55E3292A4C65D90AA6B0AE5ABCF8803E)
Clinical Administration
Matthew Lautzenheiser, M.H.A.
Clinical Administrator
![Matthew Lautzenheiser](/-/media/medicine/images/lautzenheiser-matt.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=239&hash=684BDC9678F8D411033061D9487D36F2)
Mary Jo Appel, M.B.A.
Associate Administrator
Ambulatory Operations & Access
![Mary Jo Appel](/-/media/medicine/images/appel-maryjo.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=AB66236BEED45DA0CB83DB2EF0084CC1)
Jesse Benza
Practice Management Analyst
![Jesse Benza](/-/media/medicine/images/benza-jesse.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=86733085B201A4AC9882DB30B9B13B63)
Eleni Flanagan, M.S.N., M.B.A., R.N.-B.C.
Director of Medical Nursing
![Eleni Flanagan](/-/media/medicine/images/flanagan-eleni.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=80240D55E422A0FA4AA862129CC9C51A)
Jennifer Forti, P.A.-C.
Director of Advanced Practice
at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Jennifer Forti](/-/media/medicine/images/forti-jennifer.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=09467AEC667A09B66BB4FCB00E54EF40)
Megan Hirsch, M.H.A.
Director of Medicine Operations
at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Megan Hirsch](/-/media/medicine/images/hirsch-megan.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=67965DB5165569D9FEB4D9200AB3DC54)
Judith Kimball, M.S.
Credentialing & Compliance Administrator
![Judith Kimball](/-/media/medicine/images/blank-profile.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=E8C7E8CD67AB3C56B6C928C0F7604319)
Randy Komenski, FACHE, M.B.A., C.P.A., SSBB
Administrator, Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Randy Komenski](/-/media/medicine/images/komenski-randy.png?h=300&iar=0&w=239&hash=DB53F8B2AA258AF682DBD053AA30B131)
Cindy Rutledge, M.S.N.
Assistant Director of Medical Nursing
![Cindy Rutledge](/-/media/medicine/images/rutledge-cindy.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=F2922DFE13C8AA55B0D4BE55A35DA96B)
Lara Street, M.S.N.
Assistant Director of Medical Nursing
![Lara Street](/-/media/medicine/images/street-lara.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=0D0A36F7B326FD63489046CC7CA39272)