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Home / About the Jerome L. Greene Sjögren’s Syndrome Center / Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

Our Doctors

Sjögren’s syndrome affects approximately 1 in 200 Americans.  It is critical for patients who suspect they may be suffering from Sjögren’s syndrome to be evaluated by an team of specialists experienced with this disease.

The physicians at the Jerome Greene Sjögren’s Syndrome Center at Johns Hopkins have extensive experience in the diagnosis, management and research of Sjögren’s syndrome.  Their expertise is now gathered in one center, conveniently located at the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus in Baltimore, Maryland.

Our team features a rheumatologist, ophthalmologist, neurologist, and gynecologist who evaluate 200-300 new patients a year with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome.

Meet our doctors:

Alan Baer, M.D.
Director, Jerome Greene Sjogren’s Syndrome Clinic
Professor of Medicine

Thomas Grader-Beck, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Brandon M. Law, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Rheumatology Fellow

Esen Akpek, M.D.
Bendann Family Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology

Anne E. Burke, M.D.
Director, Family Planning Division
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Roni E. Dinkes, Au.D. CCC-A
Audiologist
Director – Audiology Bayview Medical Center

Lee W. Guo, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Jean Kim, M.D., Ph.D, FACS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Michael Polydefkis, M.D.
Director, Cutaneous Nerve Lab
Professor of Neurology

Meet our staff:

Susan Robinson, MS, SOCI
Sr. Research Program Coordinator II

Freena Chaudhry, MS
Research Program Coordinator

Shatema Guinyard
Sr. Medical Office Coordinator

Raven Vaughn
Sr. Medical Office Coordinator

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