Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Faculty
Twenty-five faculty members participate in our training program as research preceptors. All have primary appointments in either The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine or The Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Consistent with the multidisciplinary nature of this program, the faculty represents a wide spectrum of scientific interests, utilizing a variety of technologies and approaches, including molecular and cell biology, physiology, vascular biology, environmental sciences, engineering, proteomics, genomics, genetic epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, and clinical trials.
Our division includes 13 faculty, all of whom are board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric pulmonology and 4 of whom are board-certified in sleep medicine.
Peter Mogayzel, Jr., MD, PhD, MBA, Professor
Dr. Mogayzel is the Director of the Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences and Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center. His clinical work, teaching and research focuses on the treatment of children with cystic fibrosis. His research interests include the regulatory properties of the CFTR gene, mucociliary clearance and development of new therapeutics for cystic fibrosis. He the Co‐Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Center at Johns Hopkins.
Brianna Aoyama, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor
Dr. Aoyama’s clinical interests focus on chronic lung disease of premature infants, lung disease in medically complex patients including those with ventilators and tracheostomies, and aerodigestive disorders. Her research is focused on the long term outcomes for preterm lung disease.
Samar Atteih, MD, Assistant Professor
Dr. Atteih’s clinical interests include general pulmonary conditions and inpatient bronchopulmonary dysplasia management. Her research focuses on the endocrine complications of cystic fibrosis.
J. Michael Collaco, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, PhD, Professor
Dr. Collaco’s clinical specialty includes chronic lung disease of premature infants, medically complex patients including ventilators and tracheostomies, and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. His research focuses on environmental risk factors for chronic diseases, particularly cystic fibrosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. He is the fellowship director.
Gita Gupta, MD, MS, Assistant Professor
Dr. Gupta is trained in sleep medicine as well as internal medicine. Her research is focused on hypercarbia in sleep as well as seizure disorders.
Sunaina Kapoor, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Dr. Kapoor’s clinical interests include general pulmonary conditions. Her research focuses on the use pulse-oximetry and digital auscultation in low-income settings. She is the director of the Interventional Bronchoscopy Program.
M. Cecilia Melendres, MD, Assistant Professor
Dr. Melendres has an interest in children at high risk for persistent obstructive sleep apnea following surgical therapy, including those with Down syndrome, obesity, and neuromuscular disorders. She is a sleep medicine physician and also sees patients with neuromuscular disorders.
Eric McCollum, MD, Associate Professor
Dr. McCollum’s research focuses on developing approaches to optimize pulmonary care for children in low resource settings. The primary focus of his research is the diagnosis of pneumonia in children in Africa and Bangladesh. Dr. McCollum is the director of the Global Program in Pediatric Respiratory Health.
Velda Ocasio Ramirez, MD, Assistant Professor
Dr. Ocasio Ramriez is also trained in sleep medicine. She has an interest in diaphragmatic pacer management.
Shruti Paranjape, MD, Assistant Professor
Dr. Paranjape’s clinical and research work incorporate both independent and collaborative efforts to study sleep, respiratory mechanics, and energy expenditure in children and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF). She is a co‐investigator for an NIH‐supported multicenter CF liver disease study.
Laura Sterni, MD, Associate Professor
Dr. Sterni is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Sleep Center. Dr. Sterni is an expert on the management of children requiring chronic home ventilator support. She chaired the expert panel that created the American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline addressing the care of these complex patients.
Christy Sadreameli, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor
Dr. Sadreameli is a K23 scholar whose clinical and research focus is on the pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease. In addition, she has an interest in interstitial lung disease. She participates in the aerodigestive clinic. She is a volunteer media spokesperson for the American Lung Association and chair of the Pediatric Advocacy Subcommittee for the American Thoracic Society.
Lori Vanscoy, MD, Assistant Professor
Dr. Vanscoy’s clinical and research focus is on improving outcomes in cystic fibrosis through machine learning and precision medicine approaches to CF care. She also directs the severe asthma clinic. She is the associate fellowship program director.
