Our Team

Center Staff

Fan Liang, M.D. (She/Her)

Medical Director, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Fan Liang

Jennifer Parks, M.P.H. (She/Her)

Chief Administrative Officer, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Jennifer Parks

Armina Azizi, M.D. (She/Her)

Surgical Fellow, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Dr. Azizi

Daphne Bates (She/Her)

Financial Clearance Specialist, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Daphne Bates

Annie Brady (They/Her)

Care Manager RNCenter for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Annie Brady

Wendy Chen, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S. (She/Her)

Gender Affirming Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Dr. Wendy Chen

Errol L. Fields, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. (He/Him)

Director of Pediatric and Adolescent Clinical Services, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Errol Lamont Fields, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

Christian Gilbert (He/Him)

Senior Program Manager, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Christian Gilbert

Kalie JL Giovanni, LCSW-C (She/Her)

Pediatric Social Worker, Emerge Gender Diversity Clinic for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
Kalie JL Giovanni

Bashar Hassan, M.D. (He/Him)

Research Fellow, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Dr. Bashar Hassan

Helene Frances Hedian, M.D. (She/Her)

Director of Clinical Education, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Helene Frances Hedian

Nima Khavanin, M.D.

Gender Affirming Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Nima Khavanin

Tanya Knight (She/Her)

Patient Service Coordinator, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Tanya Knight

Angela Parrison (She/Her)

Program Coordinator, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Angela Smith

Frankie Simone (They/He)

Associate Care Manager RN, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Frankie Simone

Valessa Sneed (She/Her)

Medical Office Coordinator, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
Valessa Sneed

Kate Thomas, Ph.D. (She/Her)

Director of Mental Health, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
 Kate Thomas

Primary Care and Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy

  • Zack Berger, MD PhD

    • Associate Editor, Johns Hopkins Physician Education and Assessment Center
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Alia Rehwinkel Bodnar, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Jayanti Dasgupta, MD

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Family and Internal Medicine, Howard County, Columbia, MD

  • Helene Hedian, MD

    • Director of Clinical Education, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Jennifer Cox Janus, MD

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Hagerstown, Hagerstown, MD

  • Stephanie Nothelle, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Jill Crank, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Remington
Jill Crank

Raina Crawford, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Remington
Raina Crawford

Melody Nangle, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Direct Primary Care
 Melody Nangle

Amber Richert, D.N.P., C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Baltimore

Amber Richert

Carolyn Le, D.N.P., C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Direct Primary Care
Carolyn Le

David A. Perez, D.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Downtown Bethesda
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Tyler Cornell, N.P.

Primary location: Comprehensive Care Practice at Bayview 
Tyler Cornell

Valerie Brewer, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: Student Health and Well-Being 
Ledibabari (Millie) Ngaage, MA Cantab MB BChir (Integrated)

Valerie Streeb, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Odenton
Valerie Streeb

Mindy Poorman, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Green Spring Station
Mindy Poorman, C.R.N.P.

Pediatric Primary Care

  • Jill Campbell Troilo, MD

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Pediatrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Rockville, Rockville, MD

  • Mallory Lyn Lostumbo, MD

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Pediatrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Rockville, Rockville, MD

  • Sheila Venkata Ravendhran, MD MPH

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Pediatrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Family and Internal Medicine, Howard County, Columbia, MD

Anesthesia

  • Kara Segna, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Maria Clarissa Tomeldan, MD

    • Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Surgery Center

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Joseph Brian Walpole, MD PhD

    • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Breast Surgical Oncology

Melissa Camp, MD MPH

  • Program Director, Halsted General Surgery Residency Program
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

Primary Location: Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD

Colorectal Surgery

Alodia Gabre-Kidan, MD MPH

  • Clerkship Director, Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

Dermatology

  • Myriam Lucia Vega Gonzalez, MD MPH

    • Assistant Professor of Dermatology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Farah Succaria, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Dermatology

    Primary Location: Howard County Medical Pavilion, Columbia, MD

Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity Advocacy

Paula Neira, J.D., M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N.

Program Director of LGBTQ+ Equity and Education, JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
Paula Neira

Endocrinology and Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy

  • Shabina Roohi Ahmed, MD

    • Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Endocrinology at Downtown Bethesda
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Downtown Bethesda, Bethesda, MD

  • Zack Berger, MD PhD

    • Associate Editor, Johns Hopkins Physician Education and Assessment Center
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Alia Rehwinkel Bodnar, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Jayanti Dasgupta, MD

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Family and Internal Medicine, Howard County, Columbia, MD

  • Helene Hedian, MD

    • Director of Clinical Education, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Jennifer Cox Janus, MD

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Hagerstown, Hagerstown, MD

  • Rosalie Naglieri, MD

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Downtown Bethesda, Bethesda, MD

  • Stephanie Nothelle, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Jill Crank, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Remington
Jill Crank

Raina Crawford, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Remington
Raina Crawford

Melody Nangle, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Direct Primary Care

 Melody Nangle

Amber Richert, D.N.P., C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Baltimore

Amber Richert

Carolyn Le, D.N.P., C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Direct Primary Care

Carolyn Le

David A. Perez, D.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Downtown Bethesda

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Tyler Cornell, N.P.

Primary location: Comprehensive Care Practice at Bayview 

Tyler Cornell

Valerie Brewer, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: Student Health and Well-Being 

Ledibabari (Millie) Ngaage, MA Cantab MB BChir (Integrated)

Valerie Streeb, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Odenton
Valerie Streeb

Mindy Poorman, C.R.N.P.

Primary location: JHCP Green Spring Station
Mindy Poorman, C.R.N.P.

Facial Surgery

Fan Liang, MD

  • Medical Director, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
  • Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

Gastroenterology

  • Maaza Abdi, MD

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Gastroenterology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Mark Lazarev, MD

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Gastroenterology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Joanna Miller Peloquin Melia, MD

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Gastroenterology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Sowmya Sharma, MD

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Gastroenterology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

  • Aly T. Strauss, MD MIE

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Gastroenterology, Hospital Medicine

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

Geriatric Care

Stephanie Nothelle, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

HIV Prevention & Treatment

David Griffith, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Hysterectomy

  • Stephen James Martin, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Canton Crossing, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

  • Ophelia Jeanne Langhorne, MD

    • Instructor in Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Canton Crossing, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

  • Vicky V. Vargas, MD MS

    • Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery in the National Capital Region
    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

  • Jennifer Doorey, MD MS

    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

Laryngology/Voice Services

  • Lee M. Akst, MD

    • Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center
    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Simon R. Best, MD

    • Director, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Ashley C. Davis, MS

    • Speech-Language Pathologist
    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Claire W. Ligon, MED

    • Speech Language Pathologist
    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Kristine M. Pietsch, MA

    • Speech Language Pathologist
    • Assistant in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Rebecca Kall, M.A., CCC-SLP
Rebecca Kall, M.A., CCC-SLP

Mental Health

Kate Thomas, Ph.D.

Mental Health Director, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
 Kate Thomas

Nephrology

Jose Manuel Monroy Trujillo, MD

  • Associate Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Neurology – Epilepsy

Emily+Louise+Johnson, MD

  • Associate Professor of Neurology

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

Gynecology and Obstetrics

  • Ophelia Jeanne Langhorne, MD

    • Instructor in Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Canton Crossing, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

  • Stephen James Martin, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Canton Crossing, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

  • Vicky V. Vargas, MD MS

    • Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery in the National Capital Region
    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

  • Jennifer Doorey, MD MS

    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

Pathology

Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy

Katie Bennett, MSN, FNP-C, CRNP
katie bennett

Pediatric Social Work

Kalie JL Giovanni, LCSW-C
Kalie JL Giovanni

Physical Therapy

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Nora Arnold

Locations: Baltimore and Lutherville
Nora Arnold

Lindsay Backiev

Locations: Lutherville and Peabody
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Katie Knox

Locations: Lutherville
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Janelle Oduro-Adjei

Locations: Baltimore and Lutherville
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Kianna Stiffler

Locations: Lutherville
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Lauren Trosch

Location: Sibley
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Madeline Urban

Location: Lutherville
Madeline Urban

Occupational Therapy

Jennifer Nicholas, OTD, CHT 

Location: Lutherville
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Rachel Pigott OTR/L, CHT
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Jordan Bradford OTR/L

Location: Lutherville
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General Physical Therapy

Keelin Godsey, DPT

Location: Lutherville

 
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Amanda Greene, DPT

Location: Lutherville
Amanda Greene

Penile Construction

Metoidioplasty

Andrew Cohen, MD

  • Division Director, Benign Urology
  • Associate Professor of Urology

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Penile Implant

  • Arthur Burnett, MD

    • Director, Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-Urology
    • Professor of Urology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Andrew Cohen, MD

    • Division Director, Benign Urology
    • Associate Professor of Urology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Phalloplasty

Fan Liang, MD

  • Medical Director, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health

Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Gender Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

Pharmacology

Salia Farrokh, PharmD

Expertise: Gender Affirming Care

Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology, Fertility Preservation, and Fertility Services

Katie E. Cameron, MD MBE

  • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville, Lutherville, MD

Top Surgery

  • Fan Liang, MD

    • Medical Director, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
    • Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Lily Ruth Mundy, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Wendy Chen, MD MS

    • Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Primary Location: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

  • Nima Khavanin, MD

    Primary Location: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC

Urology

  • Arthur Burnett, MD

    • Director, Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-Urology
    • Professor of Urology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Andrew Cohen, MD

    • Division Director, Benign Urology
    • Associate Professor of Urology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Heather Di Carlo, MD

    • Interim Director, Pediatric Urology
    • Assistant Professor of Urology

    Primary Location: Rubenstein Child Health Building, Baltimore, MD

Vaginoplasty

  • Fan Liang, MD

    • Medical Director, Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health
    • Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Andrew Cohen, MD

    • Division Director, Benign Urology
    • Associate Professor of Urology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Voice Therapy

  • Lee M. Akst, MD

    • Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center
    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Simon R. Best, MD

    • Director, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Ashley C. Davis, MS

    • Speech-Language Pathologist
    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Claire W. Ligon, MED

    • Speech Language Pathologist
    • Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Kristine M. Pietsch, MA

    • Speech Language Pathologist
    • Assistant in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery