Executive Health Program Physicians

Bimal Ashar, MD, MBA, FACP
Medical Director
Dr. Ashar completed his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. He went on to obtain his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Ashar completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland. He subsequently became Chief Resident and a faculty member at Case Western. Dr. Ashar left Cleveland in 1998 at which time he joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He is Board-certified in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Ashar is an active member of the Society of General Internal Medicine and has recently served as President for the Mid-Atlantic region. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Ashar is very involved in medical education. He is the Director of the Advanced Medicine Clerkship and co-Director the Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review course. Dr. Ashar serves as an advisor and mentor for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Colleges Program and is a member of the medical school's Admissions Committee. His primary research interests include complementary and alternative medicine and medical education.  He has authored numerous book chapters and articles on these topics. Dr. Ashar is also an editor of the Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review Book, which is in its 2nd edition.

L. Randol Barker, MD, ScM, MACP
Dr. Barker completed his undergraduate work at Harvard College, receiving a BA degree in history in 1962. He earned his MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1966 and his ScM from The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in 1973. He completed two years of residency at Bellevue Hospital (New York University Service) 1966-1968. He was a research associate at the National Institutes of Health (malaria research) 1968-1970. He completed his residency training and completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Fellowship at Johns Hopkins from 1970-1973. He was Chief Resident in Medicine at the Baltimore City Hospitals 1973-1974.

Dr. Barker is Professor of Medicine and formerly Co-Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (formerly Baltimore City Hospitals). He co-directs the Johns Hopkins Faculty Development Program for Clinician-Educators. For over thirty years, he has directed the residency practice at Johns Hopkin Bayview Medical Center, where he devotes himself to the preparation of the next generation of practicing internists. He was one of the founding editors and continues as a consulting editor of the textbook Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, now in its 7th edition (1st edition 1982). He is a Master of the American College of Physicians (2004), a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) and the American Academy on Communication and Health (AACH). He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for a 9-month sabbatical in Spain 1995-1996 (education of generalist physicians) and received SGIM’s National Award for Career Achievement in Medical Education in 2001.

Gail Berkenblit, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Berkenblit graduated with a B.S. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology prior to obtaining her Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology at Harvard University. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1998. Dr. Berkenblit has recently completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is Board-eligible in Internal Medicine and holds active memberships in the Society of General Internal Medicine Dr. Berkenblit’s clinical interests include developmental genetics and she has published in the areas of genes which influence uterine development and embryonic implantation.

L. Ebony Boulware, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Boulware completed her undergraduate work at Vassar College, receiving an A.B. degree in English. She earned her medical school degree from Duke University, and she completed her residency and chief residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Boulware also completed a fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, during which time she earned her M.P.H. degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.   

Dr. Boulware is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is also a core faculty member of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical research, where she performs research aimed at improving the health of people with kidney disease. Dr. Boulware is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Society of General Internal Medicine.

Sarah L. Clever, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Clever graduated with an A.B. in History from Stanford University.  She received her medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine.  Dr. Clever completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington.  She served as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and obtained her M.S. in Health Studies at the University of Chicago.  In 2002, Dr. Clever joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins as a Fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Clever is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and holds active memberships in the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, the Society for General Internal Medicine, and the American Academy on Physician and Patient.  Her clinical interests include depression and hypertension.  Dr. Clever’s research interests include patient-physician communication, medical education, and the role of shared decision-making in recovery from illness. She has published in the areas of medical ethics, medical education, and shared decision-making.  She is also the Director of the Ambulatory Clerkship for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

John A. Flynn, M.D., M.B.A.
Dr. Flynn completed his undergraduate work at Boston College, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in Mathematics. He attended medical school at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he was recognized in 2004 with the “Outstanding Young Alumni” Award. Dr. Flynn completed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Rheumatology. Dr. Flynn has also completed an M.B.A. at the Johns Hopkins University.  

Dr. Flynn is currently the Clinical Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine. He also serves at the Medical Director of the Spondyloarthritis Program at the Johns Hopkins University.  Dr. Flynn also serves as the Associate Director of the Osler Center For Clinical Excellence.

Dr. Flynn is a Fellow with The American College of Rheumatology and a Diplomat of The American Board of Rheumatology, as well as a Fellow to The American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. Dr. Flynn holds memberships in The American College of Physicians and the Society of General Internal Medicine. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Flynn's clinical interest is arthritis and his research interests include ambulatory education, the delivery of primary care in an academic setting, and the care of patients with spondyloarthritis.

David E. Kern, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Kern completed his undergraduate work at Princeton University, receiving a B.A. degree in Biology in 1966.  He earned his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1971, and his M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins in 1978.  He interned at Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, and, after two years in the U.S.P.H.S. Indian Health Service in Arizona, completed his internal medicine residency and chief residency at Baltimore City Hospitals in 1979.  He was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar fellow at Johns Hopkins from 1976-1978.

Dr. Kern is Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (formerly Baltimore City Hospitals), and Director of the Osler Center for Clinical Excellence at Johns Hopkins. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) and the American Academy on Physician and Patient. Dr. Kern’s career has been devoted to educational and clinical advancements in primary care internal medicine and medical education. He is one of the editors of the outpatient textbook, Principles of Ambulatory Medicine. He was awarded SGIM’s National Award for Career Achievement in Medical Education in 2003.

Redonda G. Miller, M.D.
Dr. Miller graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Biology from The Ohio State University.  She earned her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and took her internship and residency on the Osler Medical Service at Johns Hopkins.  After serving as an Assistant Chief of Service (chief resident), she joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine.

At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Miller has been very active in medical education.  She currently serves as an Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.  She directs the Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review Course and is a founding editor of the Johns Hopkins Board Review Book.  Recently, she completed her M.B.A. at Johns Hopkins and serves as Associate Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations for the Department of Medicine. 

Dr. Miller’s clinical and research interests revolve around women’s health and medical education.  She lectures widely on various women’s health topics, including osteoporosis and menopause, and is well-published in the field.  Professionally, she is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and chairs the National Development Committee for the Society of General Internal Medicine.

Kimberly S. Peairs, M.D.
Dr. Peairs completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Lafayette College.  She then attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  She completed her internship and Residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and was selected to be an Assistant Chief of Service on the Olser Medical Service.

Dr. Peairs is a Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review course.  Her clinical and research interests are in women’s health.

Gregory Prokopowicz, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Prokopowicz received his medical degree as well as a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan.  He completed his internship and residency on the Osler Medical Service of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.  He practices General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center.

D. William Schlott, M.D.
Dr. Schlott graduated from and received his internal medicine training at Johns Hopkins. He is the Philip A. Tumulty Associate Professor of Medicine, and the D. William Schlott Chair in Clinical Medicine was endowed in his honor by patients, colleagues, and friends. He received the Outstanding Teacher Award of the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Physicians and won both the Osler House Staff and Chairman of the Department of Medicine Teaching Awards.  He is the co-director of the annual Topics in Clinical Medicine post-graduate course. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and has been visiting professor/lecturer in the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Japan, and Singapore.  Dr. Schlott sees both physician and self-referred patients in consultation.

Stephen D. Sisson, M.D.
Dr. Sisson graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a BA in Chemistry.  He then attended Tufts University School of Medicine, and graduated with research honors.  His Internship and Residency was completed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital where he also served as an Assistant Chief of Service.

Dr. Sisson is the Associate Program Director of the Residency Training Program and Medical Director of the Housestaff Clinics and of Outpatient Education for the Department of Medicine.  He is a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians.  His research interests involve the development of Internet-based curriculum for medical residents and physician-in-training education.

Rosalyn Stewart, M.D.
Dr. Stewart graduated with a B.A. in Chemistry from Texas A&M University and an M.S. in Genetics/Biomedical Sciences from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Health Services Center.  She then received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch.  Dr. Stewart completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch.  She went on to receive an M.S. in Clinical Sciences/Health Sciences Research in the Preventive Medicine Community Health Graduate Program from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Dr. Stewart is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.  She holds active memberships in the American College of Physicians-American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association.  Dr. Stewart’s research interest is in Genetic Epidemiology.  She has published and presented nationally in the areas of health outcomes and medical education.