PIHPS: The Professionals In Health Podcast Series

Dr. Katarzyna Macura is a professor of Radiology and Radiological Science at Johns Hopkins Medicine. She is also a professor in the Department of Urology and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an active member of the Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer. With board certification in diagnostic radiology, her clinical experience focuses on magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and ultrasound. She served as president of the American Association for Women in Radiology in 2005 and Maryland Radiological Society which is the Maryland Chapter of American College of Radiology between 2013 and 2015. She is Immediate Past Chair of the ACR Commission for Women and Diversity, and currently serves as Vice-President of the American College of Radiology. 

Victoria Sinibaldi CRNP is a Nurse practitioner Research Associate in the division of Medical Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, specializing in genitourinary malignancies including testis, bladder, kidney and prostate cancers.  She is involved with the medical management of these patients offering standard of care therapies as well as clinical trial therapies.

Justin M. Sacks, MD MBA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Currently, he is the Vice-Chair of Clinical Operations and the Director of Oncological Reconstruction within the Department. A microvascular surgeon and basic science researcher, he conducts investigation on tolerance strategies for vascularized composite allografts, such as hand, face and abdominal wall transplants to ameliorate the need for long-term systemic immunosuppression. In addition, he conducts transformative research studying vascular perfusion and tissue engineering. He is the Co-Founder of LifeSprout a Johns Hopkins Biotech Start-Up that is creating state-of-the-art soft tissue scaffolds for reconstruction of the human form. In February of 2020 he will take on the position of Shoenberg Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri part of BJC Health Care.

Dr. Pablo Celnik is director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and physiatrist-in-chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as vice chair for research in the PM&R department, medical director of the outpatient neurorehabilitation program, and director of the Human Brain Physiology and Stimulation Laboratory. He is internationally-recognized for his expertise and research in neurologic rehabilitation, particularly with stroke and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Celnik has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

Errol L. Bush, M.D., FACS, is a thoracic surgeon and surgical director of the Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Program for the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center. He also serves as director of the Ex vivo Lung Perfusion Program (EVLP). Dr. Bush specializes in the surgical treatment of chronic and end stage lung diseases, as well as benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) diseases and lesions of the chest. His research interests include investigations of outcomes and health disparities related to lung cancer, lung transplant and ECMO patients. Dr. Bush is currently leading several open clinical trials.

Dr. Grace Chen MD MHS is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. She leads the Johns Hopkins University Global Health Leadership Program and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Global Health Leadership Track. The former is an interprofessional global health experience for medical, nursing, and public health students while the latter is a longitudinal track for medical students pursuing leadership roles in global health. In addition to clinical and surgical responsibilities, Dr. Chen incorporates educating students, residents, and fellows into her practice. She believes this not only sustains the future of gynecology but also furthers the understanding of pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Chen is also active in research with over 80 publications in obstetric fistula and other pelvic floor disorders, global health education, and surgical skills assessment and education. She has lead research and education programs and worked with local health ministries and agencies such as UNFPA on initiatives aimed at caring for patients with pelvic floor disorders in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. 

Geoff Dreher, DO is an associate professor of orthopaedics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  He is a primary care sports medicine physician, board certified in family medicine with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine.  He is also an associate team physician for Johns Hopkins athletics.  

Dr. Romo is currently a clinical and research neuro-oncology fellow at the joint Johns Hopkins/NIH fellowship program. He received his medical degree at the Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine and then went on to complete a one-year training program on clinical research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the Department of Leukemia. He then completed his internship and residency training in neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. After his Chief Resident year, Dr. Romo joined the Johns Hopkins/NIH fellowship in neuro-oncology and is currently on his third and last year of training. His areas of research interest include early phase clinical trials for the treatment of primary tumors affecting the central nervous system and evaluating methods to improve the delivery of chemotherapy through the blood-brain barrier. He is actively involved in the education of medical students and is the assistant director of the Pre-Doc Neurology program for undergraduate students interested in a career in healthcare.

Dr. Pahwa is an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He received his MD from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2006. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2010. Since then he has been a faculty member at JHUSOM. At JHUSOM he holds a few educational leadership roles including director of a high value care course for first year medical students, director of the health system science core them, associate director of the pediatrics clerkship, and director of the advanced clerkship in medicine.

Much of his education efforts have been incorporating high value care education in medical school which has been recognized by awards from Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine and High Value Practice Academic Alliance.  Clinically he works as a hospitalist on both the internal medicine and pediatric wards. He is the Physician Lead for the High Value Care Committee for the Johns Hopkins Health System and has led many efforts to reduce unnecessary testing on patients on the internal medicine wards.