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The Center for Transgender Health

Our Team

CTH staff

The administrative headquarters for the Center for Transgender Health’s administrative headquarters is at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Along with medical director Devin O’Brien Coon and clinical program director Paula M. Neira, the staff includes coordinator Melissa Noyes, physician assistant Lauren Eisenbeis, patient access specialist Valessa Sneed and senior financial clearance specialist Malika Blackmon.

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Center Staff

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Paula M. Neira, J.D., M.S.N.

Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Program Director, John Hopkins Center for Transgender Health
 
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Devin O'Brien-Coon, M.D., M.S.E.

Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Chief Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
 
 

  • Malika Blackmon

    Senior Financial Clearance Specialist, Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health

    Malika Blackmon

  • Lauren Eisenbeis

    Physician Assistant, Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health

    Lauren Eisenbeis

  • Rachel Hettleman, LMSW

    Social Worker

    Rachel Hettleman

  • Melissa Noyes

    Clinical Program Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health

    Melissa Noyes

Anesthesia

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Kara Giovanna Segna, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)
 

Dermatology

 

 

Endocrinology

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Shabina Roohi Ahmed, M.D.

Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Downtown Bethesda
 
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Adrian Sandra Dobs, M.D., M.H.S.

Professor of Medicine
Professor of Oncology
Director, Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network
Director, Johns Hopkins - SYSU (China) Collaboration
Director - Johns Hopkins Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities
Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
 

Laryngology/Voice Services

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Lee Michael Akst, M.D.

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Director of the Johns Hopkins Voice Center
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
 
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Simon Roderick Alfred Best, M.D.

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)
 
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Ashley Corrinne Davis, M.S.

Assistant of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
 
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Kristine M. Pietsch, M.A.

Assistant of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Speech Language Pathologist
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
 

Mental Health

Kate Thomas, Ph.D.

Mental Health Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health

Kate Thomas

Gynecology and Obstetrics

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Stephen James Martin, M.D.

Instructor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Canton Crossing
 

Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

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Errol Lamont Fields, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program
 
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Marco A Grados, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Director
 
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Renata Sanders, M.D., M.P.H., Sc.M.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
 

  • Kathryn Van Eck, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    Emerge Gender & Sexuality Clinic for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults, Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Heath

    Kathryn Van Eck

  • Kathy Tomaszewski, RN

    Adolescent Nurse Coordinator
    Harriet Lane Clinic, Johns Hopkins Children's Center

    Kathy Tomaszewski

  • Tisha James, LGSW

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Plastic Surgery/Gender Affirmation Surgery

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Oluseyi Aliu, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
 
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Devin O'Brien-Coon, M.D., M.S.E.

Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Chief Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
 
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Richard James Redett, M.D. III

Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Center
Director, Genitourinary Transplant Program
Co-Director, Brachial Plexus Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Associate Director, Pediatric Burn Program
Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)
 

Primary Care

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Zackary Dov Berger, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Editor, Johns Hopkins Physician Education and Assessment Center
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
 
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Helene Frances Hedian, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station
 

  • Jill Crank, C.R.N.P.

    Primary location: JHCP Remington
    Jill Crank

  • Raina Crawford, C.R.N.P.

    Primary location: JHCP Odenton
    Raina Crawford

  • Julie El-Taher, C.R.N.P.

    Primary location: JHCP Frederick
    Julie El-Taher

Urology

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Arthur Louis Burnett, M.D.

Professor of Urology
Professor of Oncology
Director, Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-Urology
Patrick C. Walsh Professor of Urology
Director, Sexual Medicine Fellowship Program
Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
 
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Heather Noelle Di Carlo, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Urology
Director, Pediatric Urology Research
Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)
 
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