Melanie Anderson, MD

Dr. Jabre is a pediatric pulmonologist and bioethicist, and medical director of the chronic ventilation program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. He joined the hospital staff in 2020 and serves as an assistant professor of pediatrics through the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is also an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Dr. Jabre earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and was recognized as the sole recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award in his graduating class. He completed his pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, followed by a clinical fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a postdoctoral fellowship in bioethics at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute. Clinically, Dr. Jabre provides the full spectrum of pediatric pulmonary care, with a special focus on children with chronic respiratory failure and technology dependence. He serves as the attending pulmonologist in the ventilator clinic, which supports children who require home mechanical ventilation. He also provides pulmonary care for children with neuromuscular disorders through the hospital’s Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic. Dr. Jabre is passionate about delivering compassionate, patient-centered care. His approach to medicine is grounded in the principles of humanism, empathy, and shared decision-making. His educational efforts include clinical instruction in pediatric pulmonary medicine, medical ethics education, and research mentorship for residents at Johns Hopkins All Children’s and the University of South Florida. His research focuses on improving parent-clinician communication during decision-making about pediatric tracheostomy and home mechanical ventilation. He has contributed to the development of a web-based decision support tool for families and currently serves as the local site investigator for an NIH-funded, multi-center clinical trial evaluating the impact of family and clinician interventions on decision-making in this setting.

Dr. Katz is the Medical Director of the Sleep Center at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the medical staff in 2023. He sees patients at the main campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care, Sarasota. Dr. Katz earned his medical degree from McGill University. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. His clinical interests include sleep-disordered breathing, infant breathing disturbances and hypersomnia. His research interests are focused on the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea in children.