Christina Navin, CRNP

Melinda “Nina” DeSell is a pediatric nurse practitioner who treats children experiencing ear, nose, throat, head and neck problems. She is part of the Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, the Pediatric Aerodigestive Program at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and has a special interest in the early detection of hearing loss in infants. She helped to establish the Infant Hearing Early Access and Rapid Diagnostic Detection (iHeardd) Clinic in the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology. iHeardd is a clinic for newborns who fail their initial hearing screening. DeSell earned a master’s degree in maternal-child health from the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She holds a master’s certificate for pediatric nurse practitioners from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. A cited author in several research publications, DeSell has presented at more than 20 professional conferences. She has been an active member of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses since 2009.

N.P. Theresa DeMatteo Pugh is a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. She provides high-quality comprehensive care for children of all ages, from infants to adolesents, to help them develop and grow to be the healthiest they can be. Whether your child needs a routine check-up, treatment for minor illness or a more complex condition, N.P. Pugh takes the time to get to know you and your family to partner with you in caring for your child's health.

Tonya Lewis is a nurse practitioner specializing in spine surgery, assisting David Cohen, M.D. and Sang Hun Lee, M.D., Ph.D.