The Community Calls with Dr. G

Call from Friday December 19th, featuring Dr. Anne Yacoub. Anne Damian Yacoub, M.D., is a neurologist who specializes in both multiple sclerosis and headache. Her areas of expertise include the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological disorders that involve the central nervous system. She is also an expert in acute and chronic management of headache disorders. Dr....

Call from Friday December 12th, featuring Dr. Michael Streiff. Dr. Streiff's major clinical interest involves the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism. He has written several comprehensive reviews on vena caval filters and the management of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients. He chairs the Venous Thromboembolism Guideline Committee for the National Comprehensive Cancer Center...

Call from Friday December 5th, 2025 featuring Dr. Otis Brawley. Otis Brawley is a globally-recognized expert in cancer prevention and control. He has worked to reduce overscreening of medical conditions, which has revolutionized patient treatment by increasing quality of life and reducing health disparities. Brawley's research focuses on developing cancer screening strategies and ensuring their ef...

This week we have a throwback episode due to the Holiday. This call is from August 2024, lead by our host Dr. G. Dr. Galiatsatos is a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician.  He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive lung disease, tobacco cessation, and in the care of critically ill patients in the Medical ICU.  He is a member of the Obstructive Lung Disease Group at Jo...

Call from Friday November 21st, featuring a very special guest, former NFL Pro-Bowl Linebacker Art Still! Art Still is one of the greatest defensive ends in University of Kentucky history, and built a remarkable 12-year NFL career, including an amazing run with the Kansas City Chiefs. Yet today, football is only part of his story. In 2023 he was diagnosed with ATTR amyloidosis , a rare hereditary...

Call from Friday November 7th, featuring Dr. Katie Shaw. Katherine Shaw, M.D., practices internal medicine and pediatrics at East Baltimore Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and completed her residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Shaw is board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics.

Call from Friday November 7th, featuring Dr. Todd Wolynn. Dr, Wolynn received his Medical Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and earned his Master of Medical Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He is CEO of Kids Plus Pediatrics an independent pediatric practice in Pittsburgh, PA with three locations and 20 providers. His areas of expertise include:...

Call from Friday October 31st, featuring Dr. Kelly Mills. As the director of the Johns Hopkins Movement Disorders Division, Dr. Kelly Mills cares for patients who have movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism, dystonia, ataxia, tremor and Huntington's disease. He also evaluates and manages patients needing deep brain stimulation to manage their movement symptoms and pr...

Call from Friday October 24th, 2025 featuring Dr. Sheryl Gabram-Mendola. Dr. Gabram-Mendola is an expert in the surgical treatment of breast cancer and management of patients at high risk for breast cancer. She has also engaged in significant efforts to improve community awareness of the earlier detection of breast cancer in underserved minority women, to meet the rehabilitation needs of breast ca...

Call from Friday October 17th, 2025 featuring Dr. Chase Johnson. Dr. Johnson provides direct patient care and anesthesia consultation for a range of surgical cases. His goal is to work with each patient and their caregivers, ranging from pediatric to geriatric cases, to optimize their anesthesia experience. One key component to his work is educating patients to help them better understand the risk...

Call from Friday October 10th, 2025 featuring Dr. Otis Brawley. Otis Brawley is a globally-recognized expert in cancer prevention and control. He has worked to reduce overscreening of medical conditions, which has revolutionized patient treatment by increasing quality of life and reducing health disparities. Brawley's research focuses on developing cancer screening strategies and ensuring their ef...

Call from Friday October 3rd, 2025 featuring Dr. Marcie Johnson. Dr. Marcie Johnson, Ph. D., Licensed Psychologist, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Iowa and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Iowa City VA. She specialized in neuropsychology and is trained in a range of evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapeutic approaches. Dr. Johnson has worked...

Call from Friday September 19th, 2025 featuring Dr. H. Catherine Wilbur. Dr. H. Catherine Wilbur is an Assistant Professor of Oncology, and a Johns Hopkins Physician.

Call from Friday September 19th, 2025 featuring Dr. Erica Johnson. Erica Johnson, M.D., earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, followed by a medical degree at the University of Maryland. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Anton...

Call from Friday September 12th, 2025 featuring Dr. Paul O'Rourke. Dr. Paul O'Rourke is an Associate Professor of Medicine and serves as Assistant Dean for Medical Student Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Dr. O'Rourke co-directs the Johns Hopkins Medical Education Pathway, a longitudinal medical education training program for Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bay...

Call from Friday September 5th, 2025 featuring Dr. Rebecca Stone. Dr. Rebecca Stone is an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Her area of clinical expertise is gynecologic cancers, including cervical, uterine, vulvar and ovarian cancer, as well as gestational trophoblastic disease. Dr. Stone is a highly skilled surgeon with expertise in laparo...

Call from Friday August 29th, 2025 featuring Dr. Martin Steinberg. Dr. Martin Steinberg is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include adult psychiatry. Dr. Steinberg earned his M.D. from Wake Forest University. He completed a residency and a fellowship in psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins Un...

Call from Friday August 22nd, 2025 featuring Dr. Annette Anderson and Principal Justin Holbrook. Annette C. Anderson is a native of Baltimore and a graduate of Baltimore City Public Schools, an experience that has left an indelible mark on her career interests in educational equity and adequacy. Besides her research pursuits, she has served in a variety of school-based positions, including classro...

This week we have a throwback episode while we take a brief Summer break! This call is from October 2024, featuring Dr. Kristina 'Monti' Montemayor. Dr. Kristina Montemayor is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins. She worked as a bedside nurse for five years prior to receiving her medical degree with honors from the University...

This week we have a throwback episode while we take a brief Summer break! This call is featuring Dr. Otis Brawley. Dr. Otis Brawley is professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and 39th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Brawley leads a broad interdisciplinary research effort of cancer health disparities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of P...

This week we have a throwback episode while we take a brief Summer break! This call is from August 2024, featuring Dr. Matt McNabney. Dr. Matthew McNabney is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include geriatric medicine. Dr. McNabney serves as the program director of the medical director for the Program for All-Inclusive Care...

Call from Friday July 25th, 2025 featuring Dr. Victoria DeJaco. The Community Calls is going on a brief summer break! We will be back later in August with new weekly calls, but in the meantime, please return weekly for new episodes pulled from our archive. Have a great summer, and thank you for listening!

Call from Friday July 18th 2025, featuring  Dr's. Kelly Mills and Rebecca Khamishon. As the director of the Johns Hopkins Movement Disorders Division, Dr. Kelly Mills cares for patients who have movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism, dystonia, ataxia, tremor and Huntington's disease. He also evaluates and manages patients needing deep brain stimulation to manage the...

Call from Friday July 11th, 2025 featuring Dr. Alba Azola.  Alba Azola, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician helping patients restore function and movement after an injury or illness. Her expertise includes neurorehabilitation and rehabilitation for swallowing disorders. Dr. Azola completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine an...

Due to the holiday, this episode was pulled from out backlogs, featuring Dr. Otis Brawley! Dr. Otis Brawley is a globally-recognized expert in cancer prevention and control. He has worked to reduce overscreening of medical conditions, which has revolutionized patient treatment by increasing quality of life and reducing health disparities.