About the Treatment Team

Staff Directory

Charles Balch, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Terry L. Barrett, M.D.
Associate Professor, Dermatology and Pathology

Degrees & Institution:
B.S. - Concord College
M.D. - West Virginia University
Postgraduate Training:
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Dermatopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
Dermatology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Board Certification:
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Dermatopathology
Dermatology
Clinical Interests:
Pigmented lesions Carcinomas and superficial sarcomas
Research Interests:
High risk tumors

Robert E. Bristow, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Gynecologic Oncology
Assistant Professor, Gynecology and Obstetrics

Degrees & Institution:
B.A. - Pomona College
M.D. - University of Southern California
Postgraduate Training:
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship, University of California at Los Angeles
Board Certification:
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Interests:
Surgical Cytoreduction for Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers
Research Interests:
Radiographic Imaging Techniques in Gynecologic Malignancies

Michael A. Choti, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Degrees & Institution:
B.S. - University of California, Irvine
M.D. - Yale University Hosp. of Univ. of Pennsylvania - General Surgery
Postgraduate Training:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Board Certification:
General Surgery
Clinical Interests:
General Surgical Oncology, Melanoma, Liver Surgery, Gastrointestinal and Breast Cancer
Research Interests:
Cancer Immunotherapy, Experimental Therapy for Liver Cancer

Susan D. Laman, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Degrees & Institution:
B.A. - University of Colorado
M.D. - University of Colorado
M.P.H.--Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health  
Postgraduate Training:
University of Iowa - Internal Medicine
University of Iowa - Dermatology
Board Certification:
Internal Medicine, Dermatology
Clinical Interests:
Cutaneous Oncology, Melanoma, Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Julie R. Lange, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Degrees & Institution:
B.S. - Georgia Institute of Technology
M.D. - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Postgraduate Training:
General Surgery Residency ,Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship in Immunotherapy & Surgical Oncology, Surgery Branch of the NCI - NIH
Board Certification:
General Surgery
Clinical Interests:
Melanoma and Breast Cancer
Research Interests:
Melanoma and Breast Cancer

Ding-Jen Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor in Oncology and Radiological Science

Degrees and Institution:
M.D., National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Ph.D., Tufts University, Boston, MA
Postgraduate Training:
Residency, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA
Board Certification:
Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical Interests:
Skin Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer

Paul N. Manson, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Plastic Surgery

Degrees & Institution:
Northwestern University, B.A.
Northwestern University, M.D.
Postgraduate Training:
General Surgery- Harvard University
Plastic Surgery - Johns Hopkins University
Board Certification:
General Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Clinical Interests:
Cutaneous Oncology, Melanoma, Facial Reconstruction
Research Interests:
Wound Healing, Flap physiology, Free Tissue Transfer Prefabrication

Shannath L. Merbs, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Oncology

Degrees & Institution:
B.S. - University of Arizona
M.D. - Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. - Johns Hopkins University
Postgraduate Training:
Ophthalmology Residency, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Inst.
Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Inst.
Board Certification:
Ophthalmology
Clinical Interests:
Melanoma of the Orbit, Eyelids, Conjunctiva, and Eye
Research Interests:
Molecular Genetics of Eye Melanoma

Maurice Y. Nahabedian, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery 

Degrees & Institution:
B.S. -  University of California, Irvine
M.D. - University of California, Irvine - M.D.
Postgraduate Training:
Surgery - University of California, Irvine
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certification:
General Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Clinical Interests:
Cutaneous Oncology

Andrew Schachat, M.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology

Degrees & Institution:
A.B. - Princeton University
M.D. - Johns Hopkins University
Postgraduate Training:
Resident in Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University
Fellow, Retina and Ocular Oncology, Wills Eye Hospital
Board Certification:
Ophthalmology
Clinical Interests:
Eye Tumors, Ocular Melanoma
Research Interests:
Eye Tumors, Retinal Diseases

William H. Sharfman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Oncology & Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Degrees & Institution:
B.A. - Yeshiva University; M.D. - Medical College of Ohio at Toledo
Postgraduate Training:
Intern and Resident in Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Fellow in Hematology & Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Board Certification:
Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Hematology
Clinical Interests:
High Risk and Advanced Malignant Melanoma
Research Interests:
Investigational Chemotherapy and Biologic Therapy of Melanoma

Francisco Andres Tausk, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Degrees and Institution:
B.A., St. Andrew s Scots School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
M.D., University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Postgraduate Training:
Dermatology Residency, University of California at San Diego, School of Medicine
Board Certification:
Dermatology
Clinical Interests:
Pigmented Lesions, Melanoma

Laura E. Towne, M.D.
Instructor in Dermatology

Degrees and Institution:
B.A., William College
M.D., Vanderbilt University
Postgraduate Training:
Internal Medicine: Keesler Air Force Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Dermatology: Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Board Certification:
Dermatology
Clinical Interests:
Medical and surgical dermatology
Skin disease in organ transplant patients
Research Interests:
Skin cancer development in organ transplant patients