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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Meet the NICU Team

The NICU team is made up of board-certified neonatologists and advanced practice providers, and a nursing staff experienced in neonatal care.

Additionally, our multi-disciplinary team includes:

  • neonatal respiratory therapists
  • pediatric pharmacists
  • registered dieticians
  • occupational therapists
  • speech and language pathologists

Those in training, including neonatology fellows, pediatric residents, and nursing and nurse practitioner students, also join the Johns Hopkins Bayview NICU team. Physicians on the team care for infants at the NICUs of both the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Leadership

Sara Maria Munoz-Blanco, MD

Medical Director

Sara Munoz Blanco

Jennifer Fundora, MD MHS 

Associate Medical Director

Jennifer Fundora

Diana Steidl, CRNP

Advanced Practice Provider Lead

Diana Steidl

Jennifer Bertoni, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC 

Nurse Manager

Jennifer Bertoni

Eveline Guzman, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, RTSCBC   

Assistant Nurse Manager

Eveline Guzman

Neonatologists

  • Khyzer Aziz, MD

    • Chief Medical Information Officer, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Renee Boss, MD MHS

    • Associate Interim Division Director of Neonatology

    Expertise: Neonatology, Hospice and Palliative Care

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Raul Chavez Valdez, MD

    • Co-Director, Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery

    Expertise: Neonatology

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

  • May Chen, MD

    • Associate Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Training Program

    Expertise: Neonatology

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

  • Suneetha Desiraju, MD

    • Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Expertise: Neonatology

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

  • Jennifer Kumjae Fitzgerald, MD

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Jennifer Fundora, MD MHS

    • Associate Medical Director, NICU, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Columbia, MD

  • Jacqueline Aliotta Gallup, MD

    • Co-Medical Director, Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program

    Expertise: Neonatology

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

  • William Christopher Golden, MD

    • Medical Director, Newborn Nursery, Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Alexandra Lazzara, MD

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: Gynecology and Obstetrics - Nelson/Harvey Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Cecilia Young Kwak, MD MPH

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: Gynecology and Obstetrics - Nelson/Harvey Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Nazli Kuter, MD

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Maria D. Latham, MD

    Expertise: Pediatrics, Neonatology

    Primary Location: Gynecology and Obstetrics - Nelson/Harvey Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Wayne Keith Leung, MD

    • Interim Medical Director, NICU, Frederick Health Hospital

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Nethra Kumar Madurai, MD

    Expertise: Neonatology

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

  • Kartikeya Makker, MBBS MPH

    • Interim Division Director of Neonatology

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Sara Maria Munoz-Blanco, MD

    • Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    Expertise: Neonatology, Hospice and Palliative Care

    Primary Location: Gynecology and Obstetrics - Nelson/Harvey Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Frances Northington, MD

    • Co-Director, Neurosciences Intensive Care Nursery

    Expertise: Neonatology

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

  • Maide Ozen, MD

    • Director Neonatal Simulation Education

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Brittany L. Schwarz, MD

    • Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Training Program

    Expertise: Neonatology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Columbia, MD

Advanced Practice Providers