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| Otolaryngology/dizziness Alan E. Oshinsky, 43 MS: Central U. of the Caribbean. RS: U. of
Maryland. YIP: 11. BC: Otolaryngology. HP: Mercy, Northwest, St.
Joseph’s, Franklin Square, Union Memorial. Lloyd Minor, 40 MS: Brown U. RS: U. of Chicago. YIP: 4. BC: Otolaryngology. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: "The focus of my practice is disorders of the balance system. I see patients with dizziness or vertigo due to disorders such as Meniere’s Syndrome and benign positional vertigo. I also perform otological and neuro-otological surgery." APT: 2 months. AW: 15 minutes. AT: New patients 45 minutes. PW: 25 ND: 1-1 1/2. Hobbies: Classical music, cello. Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, 601 N. Caroline St., Baltimore, 410-9550-3403. Doug Mattox, 49 See listing above. Christopher Galuardi, 36 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Albert Einstein Medical Center. YIP: 5. BC: Anesthesiology, chronic pain management. HP: Sinai. NP: Yes. TP: "All types of chronic pain problems. Many of our patients have back, abdominal, or neurological pain. We use nerve blocks, medications, acupuncture, and a psychologist." APT: 1 week. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 20-30. ND: 2. Hobbies: Sailing, running. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "I would estimate that 20 to 25 percent of my patients have no insurance or medical assistance, so I do plenty of free work. But I don’t think I should be forced into it by the government." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "I like it. The public needs to know what’s new also." Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "My wife can only tolerate one of me. On the other hand, I would not turn down a Cindy Crawford clone for my birthday." 2435 W. Belvedere Ave., Suite 46, Baltimore, 410-601-8181. Pain management/headache-migraine David Buchholz, 44 MS: U. of Pennsylvania. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 15. BC: Neurology and sleep medicine. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: "My practice is general neurology, but I have a special interest in chronic difficult headaches." APT: 1-2 months (but openings arise because of cancellations). AW: 0-5 minutes. AT: New patients 45-60 minutes, old 15-30 minutes. PW: 40. ND: 5. Hobbies: Ornamental gardening. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "With few exceptions, for practical purposes, this is already in place." Johns Hopkins at Greenspring Station, 10753 Falls Rd., Suite 315, Lutherville, 410-583-2830. Timothy F. Doran, 45 MS: Tufts U. RS: Monteliore Hospital; fellowship at Johns Hopkins. YIP: 17. BC: Pediatrics. HP: Johns Hopkins, Sinai, GBMC, St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: Primary care in pediatrics. APT: 1 month. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 10-30 minutes. PW: 60-80. ND: 5. How managed care affects patient relationships: "It creates barriers to the access to specialty care, especially mental health services." Best wisdom you’ve received: "All bleeding stops." 10807 Falls Rd., Lutherville, 410-321-9393. Arnold T. Sigler, 62 See listing under hematology/pediatric. Kenneth C. Schuberth, 49 See listing under allergy-immunology/pediatric. Physical medicine (rehabilitation) Michael Shear, 44 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins and Sinai’s joint program. YIP: 11. BC: Physical medicine and rehabilitation. HP: Union Memorial, Northwest. NP: Yes. TP: "Nonsurgical treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular problems with a focus on functional activities and prevention." APT: 2- 4 weeks. AW: 0-1/2 hour. AT: New patients 1 hour, followup 1/4 hour. PW: 75. ND: 4 1/2. Hobbies: Golf, music. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Depends on the physician. This should be a subspecialty." Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "Someone would understand my sense of humor." Your favorite medical TV program while growing up: "Doctor’s Hospital" on "The Muppets." 1966 Greenspring Dr., Suite 408, Timonium, 410-667-4022. M. Michael Massumi, 39 MS: Birmingham U. Medical School, Birmingham, England. RS: Washington Hospital Center for surgical, U. of Washington, Seattle for physical medicine and rehabilitation. YIP: 9. BC: Physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management. HP: GBMC, St. Joseph’s, St. Agnes, Franklin Square, Good Samaritan, Carroll County General. NP: Yes. TP: "I am a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, with special interests in musculoskeletal disorders, neuroelectrophysiology, and management of chronic pain." APT: Less than 1 week. AW: Less than 15 minutes. AT: 30-40 minutes. PW: 50-60. ND: 5. Hobbies: Software/computers, triathlons, history, literature. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "There will always remain a multi-tiered health care service in most free/capitalist countries. There is nothing wrong with this, per se, as long as bare-bones coverage is available to all who require it." How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "With the same degree of sensationalism as national media presents the political news (i.e. far from reality)." Advice for future docs: "Get the government off your backs." 660 Kenilworth Dr., Suite 200, Towson, 410-825-5905. Vito Giardina, 48 MS: New York College of Podiatric Medicine. RS: Lutheran Hospital of Maryland. YIP: 20. BC: Podiatry. HP: St. Agnes, GBMC, Harbor Hospital, Bon Secours. NP: Yes. APT: Within 1 week. AW: 5 minutes. AT: 15 minutes. PW: 100. ND: 6. Hobbies: Triathlete. 4660 Wilkens Ave., Suite 202, Baltimore, 410-242-7066. David R. McDuff, 44 MS: U. of South Alabama. RS: Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Georgia. YIP: 15. BC: General psychiatry, addiction psychiatry. HP: U. of Maryland, Baltimore VA. NP: Yes. TP: Psychosomatic medicine, sports medicine, addiction and behavorial medicine (addiction to alcohol, nicotine and other drugs, athletic performance enhancement). APT: Immediate. AW: No waiting. AT: 75 minutes. PW: 5. ND: 1 day per week distributed across 5 days. Hobbies: Golf, soccer. How will medicine change in 10 years? "Rationing will become commonplace; telemedicine will expand availability of specialty care to rural areas." Best wisdom you’ve received: "Take a vacation every three months." 701 W. Pratt St., Department of Psychiatry, U. of Maryland, Baltimore, 410-328-6969. Mahmood Jahromi, 49 MS: Isfahan U. Medical School, Iran. RS: Gainesville, Fla.; fellowship Georgetown U. YIP: 15. BC: N/A. HP: St. Joseph’s, Sheppard Pratt. NP: Yes. TP: Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, mood anxiety disorders, and attention deficit disorders. APT: 5 days. AW: 3 minutes. AT: 45 minutes. PW: 45. ND: 5-10 sessions. Hobbies: Tennis. 120 Sister Pierre Dr., Suite 407, The Professional Center, Towson, 410-823-6030. William C. Wimmer, 57 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 25. BC: Psychiatry, psychoanalysis, child psychoanalysis. NP: Yes. APT: 3 days-1 week. AT: 50 minutes. PW: 40 patient hours. ND: 6. Hobbies: Biking, hiking, skiing. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Caring physicians have long helped their patients to die with dignity. However, I do not think there should be a legalized process." How managed care affects patient relationships: "Medical decisions are being made by people who are not qualified to be responsible for their decisions." 120 Sister Pierre Dr., No. 307, Towson, 410-821-7155. J. Raymond DePaulo Jr., 51 MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins. YIP: 21. BC: Psychiatry. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes, for consultation or for inpatient care. TP: "I work with five other faculty members at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. We specialize in the diagnosis and care of patients with depressive and bipolar (manic-depressive) disorders." APT: For consultation 4-6 weeks, for inpatient care 1-2 days. AW: 15 minutes. AT: Consultation 90 minutes, followup care 30 minutes. PW: An average of 10. ND: 1-2. Hobbies: Cooking, tennis, golf. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "I strongly oppose it for several reasons. Patients who seek this are often suffering from a treatable depressive illness. I fear patients will be pressured into it for financial reasons. In Holland, where it is legal, the government acknowledges 1,000 patients were euthanized without their consent in one year." How managed care affects patient relationships: "Those physicians who work for a large profit-oriented company become less-effective advocates for their patients. Managed-care programs also are re-establishing ancient prejudices against psychiatrically ill patients by finding new mechanisms to place unreasonable limits on them, and to reduce or deny coverage for important medical diseases such as major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, when treatment for them is just as important and worthwhile as the treatment of any medical disease." Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-3246. Richard Anderson, 56 MS: Temple U. RS: U. of Maryland. YIP: 23. BC: No. HP: Sheppard Pratt. NP: Yes. TP: Primarily adults traumatized as children; dissociative and multiple personality disorders. APT: 1-2 weeks. AW: 2 minutes. AT: 45-50 minutes. PW: 25-30. ND: 5. Hobbies: Golf, tennis. How managed care affects patient relationships: "Don’t get me started. Interferes with providing adequate care, and I am often forced to compromise treatment." How will medicine change in 10 years? "Psychotherapy will be provided by non-MDs. Psychiatry as a specialty is dying since psychiatrists are being relegated to prescribing medications only." 11A W. Biddle St., Baltimore, 410-837-5014. Harry Andrew Brandt, 40 MS: U. of Maryland. RS, FS: Department of Psychiatry, U. of Maryland; fellowship at National Institutes of Health. YIP: 12. BC: Psychiatry. HP: St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: "As head of the department of psychiatry and director of the Center for Eating Disorders at St. Joseph Medical Center, I am responsible for the direction of all clinical care, training, research, and the development of new programs. I treat the full range of psychiatric diagnoses, but specialize in the treatment of patients with severe eating disorders and treatment-resistant mood disorders." APT: Usually within 1-2 weeks. AW: Minimal. AT: 30-50. PW: 20-30. ND: 5. Hobbies: Golf, art, computers, salt-water fish. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Doctors have helped comfort terminal patients with empathy and medication for centuries. However, the formalizing of physician-assisted suicide poses an extreme conflict for doctors and patients, and I am strongly opposed to it." Thoughts on the medical use of marijuana: "For truly medicinal uses that are highly regulated and safeguarded from abuse, I would not be opposed. However, the fact is that marijuana has and can cause significant depression and should be used with extreme caution." How managed care affects patient relationships: "Unfortunately, managed care has had a devastating impact on psychotherapy, which is such an important component of psychiatric treatment. On the other hand, a focus on cost containment has led to the development of some effective treatment interventions." Department of Psychiatry, St. Joseph’s, Towson, 410-337-1090. Robert Roca, 44 MS: UCLA. RS: Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins; internal medicine, Johns Hopkins. BC: Psychiatry, internal medicine. HP: Sheppard Pratt, Harford Neurological, Fallston General, St. Agnes, Johns Hopkins. YIP: 13. NP: Yes. TP: Geriatric and general psychiatry, depression and dementia. APT: 1 month. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 15 outpatients, 15 nursing home patients, 5 inpatients. ND: 1 1/2 for outpatients, 2 for nursing home patients. Hobbies: Running, writing. Should medical-outcomes data be public? "Physicians should not be penalized for caring for sicker patients." Sheppard Pratt Health System, Towson, 410-938-4320. Tom Krajewski, 48 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: U. of Maryland. YIP: 19 years. BC: Psychiatry and neurology. HP: Spring Grove. NP: On a limited basis. TP: "I see patients from adolescent age upward with special emphasis on medication management, particularly in the areas of depression, anxiety, and sexual dysfunction." APT: 1-2 months. AW: 5 minutes. AT: 20-30 minutes. PW: 30. Hobbies: Horticulture, tennis, electronics. How managed care affects patient relationships: "There are two types of managed-care companies, one which seems to be only interested in saving money and denying cases based on bureaucratic technicalities. The other is the clinically based managed-care firm, which focuses on cost-effective alternatives to outdated treatment models. The latter preserves the doctor-patient relationship." 606 Baltimore Ave., Towson, 410-321-5781. Nathan Schnaper, 78 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Sheppard Pratt. YIP: 43. BC: Psychiatry and neurology. HP: U. of Maryland, Sinai, Sheppard Pratt. NP: Yes. APT: 2 days-2 weeks (limited practice). AW: 0-3 minutes. AT: 50-60 minutes. PW: 8. ND: 2-3. Hobbies: Writing, traveling. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Very pro. Have lectured to groups, TV. There are prerequisites." How will medicine change in 10 years? "With all the hubris I can muster, I have predicted and still maintain that in 10 years managed care will have committed financial suicide, and we’ll go back to the old ways of doctoring." Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "I have two kids that are half-clones. Besides, there is too much of me already." Your favorite medical TV program while growing up: "Did not have TV, not because of being poor—I was—but because it had not been invented." Best wisdom you’ve received: "If you live long enough, everything good and bad will have happened." 1 Village Square, No. 176, Cross Keys, Baltimore; Greenbaum Cancer Center, U. of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore; 410-433-0123, 410-328-7468. Tom Krajewski, 48, See listing under psychiatry/geriatrics. Dennis M. Smith, 46 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: St. Agnes. YIP: 15. BC: Internal medicine, pulmonary diseases. HP: St. Agnes. NP: Yes. TP: "Full laboratory services for complete pulmonary function testing. Single specialty, adult pulmonary (lung) and critically ill, including treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, TB, lung cancer, respiratory failure, ventilated patients." APT: Within 24 hours. AW: 20-30 minutes. AT: Follow-up appointments 20-30 minutes, new patients 1 hour. PW: 55-70. ND: 5. Hobbies: Baseball, golf, fishing. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "Uninsured, uncompensated care is provided by almost all physicians at some point, in some medical fashion. Altruism is not dead." 3449 Wilkens Ave., Suite 207, Baltimore, 410-644-5112. Hassan Makhzoumi, 47 MS: Bagdad U. School of Medicine. RS: Union Memorial. YIP: 12. BC: Internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine. HP: St. Joseph’s, GBMC, Union Memorial. NP: Yes. APT: 1-2 days. AW: Under 15 minutes. AT: 30 minutes for established patients, 1 hour for new. PW: 30-40. ND: 3. Hobbies: Tennis. Best wisdom you’ve received: "Remember, one day you will be the patient." 120 Sister Pierre Dr., Suite 505, Baltimore, 410-494-8668. John H. Eppler, 45 MS: U. of Cincinnati. RS: Union Memorial. YIP: 12. BC: Pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine. HP: St. Joseph’s, GBMC, Union Memorial, Children’s, Sinai. NP: Yes. TP: "Practice devoted to pulmonary problems and critical care." APT: Within a week. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 30 in the office, 100 in the hospital. ND: 5. Your personal physician: None. Hobbies: Tennis, photography. 120 Sister Pierre Dr., Suite 507, Towson, 410-321-5651. Gerald M. Loughlin, age N/A MS: U. of Rochester. RS: Arizona Medical Center. YIP: 25. BC: Pediatric pulmonary. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-2035. Pulmonary medicine/sleep disorders Thomas Hobbins, 57 MS: Hahnemann Medical College. RS: U. of Washington, Seattle. YIP: 32. BC: Sleep medicine, internal medicine, pulmonary subspecialty. HP: GBMC. NP: Yes. TP: "Consultations only; all sleep disorders like snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, somnambulism, insomnia." APT: 2 weeks. AW: 2-5 minutes. AT: 45 minutes. PW: 40-50. ND: 5. Hobbies: Rollerblading, skiing. Other info: See related story, page 63. GBMC, 6701 N. Charles St., Room 4140, Towson, 410-494-9773. Theodore A. Baramki, 66 MS: Caire U. School of Medicine. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 31. BC: Obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive endocrinology. HP: GBMC, Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: "The majority of my patients have reproductive endocrine or infertility problems. . . . The most frequent problems I encounter in the area of infertility are problems of ovulation and abnormalities in the semen. A small percentage of patients have tubal blockage. Some patients are seen having gone through menopause and requiring management for their menopausal symptoms, as well as for prevention of osteoporosis and heart disease." APT: 1-2 weeks. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 45 minutes for new patient, 15 minutes for return visits. PW: 28. ND: 4. Hobbies: Photography, travel, classical music. How will medicine change in 10 years? "Managed care will be less widespread as the pendulum swings back more to fee-for-service. The patients will demand that." 6569 N. Charles St., No. 307, Baltimore, 410-828-2753. Janet L. Kennedy, 46 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Hahnemann U. Hospital, Philadelphia; fellowship at Hospital of the U. of Pennsylvania. YIP: 13. BC: Ob/Gyn, Ob/Gyn reproductive endocrinology. HP: Union Memorial. NP: Yes. TP: "Predominately infertility of all types, but also general gynecology, menopause, any menstrual disorder, congenital anomalies of the reproductive tract." APT: 2-3 weeks for new patients, less for established. AW: 0-15 minutes. AT: New infertility 1 1/2 hours, new Gyn 1 hour. Annual Gyn exam 1 hour, problem visit 15-30 minutes. PW: 6-20 per day. ND: 5. Hobbies: Quilting, sewing, rubber stamps, spinning. How managed care affects patient relationships: "Detrimentally. I continue to spend long times with patients as I feel that is their right. It is also the most enjoyable part of my job. The interference in the decision process is the most damaging aspect of managed care. When I feel compelled to release my patient from the hospital before she is ready or when we must forego the most appropriate procedure for one that is ‘covered,’ managed care is inappropriately interfering." Advice for future docs: "Choose another profession." 2405 York Rd., Suite 304, Timonium, 410-252-6633. Edward E. Wallach, 63 MS: Cornell U. RS: Kings County Hospital. YIP: 34. BC: Obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility subspecialty certification. HP: Johns Hopkins, Bayview Medical Center. NP: Yes. TP: Reproductive endocrine, infertility, assisted reproductive technology, general gynecology. APT: 2 weeks. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 45 minutes. PW: 45. ND: 3. Hobbies: Music, gardening, literature. Thoughts on the drug-approval process: "I served as a member of the FDA advisory panel on reproductive drugs, and I am impressed by the process." Department of Gyn 106, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-7800. Reproductive medicine/genetics Theodore A. Baramki, 66 See listing above. Reproductive medicine/infertility-IVF Santiago Padilla, 44 MS: Medical College of Georgia. RS: Johns
Hopkins. YIP: 15. BC: Reproductive endocrinology, Ob/Gyn. HP: GBMC,
St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial. NP: Yes. TP: "A free-standing
fertility center exclusively dedicated to state-of-the-art treatments of infertility. Our
in-vitro fertilization live birth rate has exceeded the national average for three
consecutive years." APT: 3-5 weeks. AW: 5 minutes. AT: 1 hour
for new patients, 15 minutes followup. PW: 100. ND: 7. 110 West Rd.,
#102, Towson, 410-296-6400. Fertility Center of Maryland IVF Team (comprised of Santiago L. Padilla, Rosella Smith, Katherine Bass) YIP: 5. BC: 3 physicians Ob/Gyn, 2
physicians reproductive endocrinology. HP: GBMC, St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial.
NP: Yes. Other information: See listing above on Padilla. 110 West Rd.,
No. 102, Towson, 410-296-6400. Jairo Garcia, 52 MS: Universidad de Antioquia, Columbia, South America. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 23. BC: Reproductive endocrinology. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: "Member of the pioneer team that developed the first IVF program in the United States. Twelve years at the GBMC Fertility Center, director of the IVF program at Johns Hopkins since July 1, 1997. Multiple etiology of known and unknown reasons for infertility." APT: 2 weeks. AW: Under 10 minutes. PW: Varies per cycle. ND: 4. Hobbies: Opera, classical music, travel. How managed care affects patient relationships: "Managed care affects my finances, but not my relationships." Thoughts on the drug-approval process: "It is too involved, and there is too much red tape. This delays some medical treatments as long as five to seven years when compared to Europe." Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-6883. Ira Fine, 48 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Internal medicine, U. of Maryland; rheumatology fellowship, Johns Hopkins. YIP: 16. BC: Internal medicine, rheumatology. HP: Johns Hopkins, Sinai, Saint Joseph’s, GBMC, Union Memorial. NP: Yes. TP: Practice of internal medicine with subspecialty in rheumatology. APT: 2 months. AW: 0-30 minutes. AT: Follow-up visit 15-30 minutes, new patient 45-60 minutes. PW: 75. ND: 5. Hobbies: Collecting pens. Other info: See related story, page 66. 2328 W. Joppa Rd., Lutherville, 410-337-6969. |
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