The Comprehensive Marfan Center at Johns Hopkins

The Johns Hopkins
Comprehensive Marfan Center Mission

The Johns Hopkins Marfan Center stands ready to assist any patient (adult or child) suspected of having the Marfan Syndrome. The services available include:

1. Initial evaluation of any patient suspected of having Marfan disease or other similar hereditary problem. This evaluation would include a thorough medical history and physical examination and when indicated, specific genetic testing. Referring physicians and new patients interested in genetic testing and/or clinical evaluation should contact our genetic counselors, Ms. Amanda Bergner or Ms. Gretchen Oswald.

For Advanced genetic studies, referring physicians (and patients) should contact Dr. Harry Dietz, Director of The William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research.

2. For patients with an established diagnosis of Marfan disease, our Johns Hopkins Marfan Center is prepared to evaluate all clinical aspects of the syndrome, be it cardiac, vascular, orthopedic or ophthalmologic.

The Dana and Albert "Cubby" Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases is an internationally recognized center for the surgical management of patients with aortic disease, both Marfan and Non-Marfan. Drs. Duke Cameron and Vincent Gott are the co-directors of the Broccoli Aortic Center. New surgical patients should contact Ms. Gloria Peithman, CRNP, Broccoli Center Patient Coordinator.

Marfan patients with ophthalmologic problems may contact the Johns Hopkins Center for Hereditary Eye Diseases. Dr. Irene Maumenee is the director of this center.

Marfan patients with orthopedic problems may contact the Johns Hopkins Marfan Orthopedic Center. Dr. Paul Sponseller is the director of this center.