Gigi Liu, MD

Dr. Maya Salameh is associate director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine in the division of cardiology. She is also assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.Dr. Salameh graduated summa cum laude from Johns Hopkins University with a BS in biomedical engineering, and received her medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. She served as chief resident in internal medicine at Yale. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Salameh was director of the Vascular Ultrasound Laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center.

Dr. Lauren Berninger is an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and associate program director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Berninger received her undergraduate degree in political science from Bucknell University and her medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed internal medicine residency training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, where she also served as chief resident. Dr. Berninger is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Berninger's professional interests lie at the intersection of palliative medicine and clinical ethics. She holds a master's degree in bioethics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and is an active member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital ethics committee. Dr. Berninger is committed to medical education with a focus on advanced communication skills and complex-symptom management for patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses. She co-directs the medical school's TIME Palliative Care and End-of-Life Course and is dedicated to the clinical teaching of learners at all levels of training. Dr. Berninger embraces a humanistic, patient, and family-centered approach to care and is the recipient of the 2023 Clinical Excellence Award for best consulting physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Jacob Kanter, M.D., is a cataract and glaucoma surgeon practicing at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Kanter is a glaucoma specialist who focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and management of all forms of open angle and angle-closure glaucoma. He performs cataract surgery and glaucoma surgery, including both the latest micro invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) and traditional glaucoma surgeries. He also performs clinic-based procedures including selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), YAG laser capsulotomy and laser peripheral iridotomy. Dr. Kanter is involved with several clinical trials investigating the latest glaucoma surgeries. He is also researching the role of home tonometry in glaucoma care, which can uncover intraocular pressure fluctuations outside the office and help elucidate how glaucoma progresses. He has a special interest in improving patient-doctor communication, streamlining patients’ experiences with glaucoma surgery, and medical education.