Hamza Aziz, MD

Rachel Sotsky, M.D., is an orthopaedic specialist with expertise in trauma surgery. She specializes in the treatment of traumatic bone fractures, including fractures of the arms, legs, hips and pelvis. Dr. Sotsky also provides post-traumatic fracture care, including the treatment of fracture complications such as nonunions and malunions. She is passionate about helping patients recover their previous function while using the least invasive techniques possible. She also enjoys teaching, taking advantage of opportunities to pass on her knowledge to the next generation of trauma specialists.Dr. Sotsky is an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Her research interests include motor vehicle mortality and osteoarthritis. She graduated from the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she also completed an orthopaedic surgery residency and served as chief resident. During her residency, she pursued additional orthopaedic oncology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Following her residency, she completed an orthopaedic trauma fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Dr. Akshintala received his medical degree from the Andhra Medical College in India in 2011. Following this, he completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he established himself as a dedicated researcher. Dr. Akshintala completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2016. He completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2019. Dr. Akshintala then completed additional fellowships in Advanced Endoscopy and Medical Pancreatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2021. As of July 1, 2021, Dr. Akshintala is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Dr. Akshintala’s research is focused on the medical as well as endoscopic evaluation and treatment of inflammatory disorders of the pancreas. He is also interested in developing new devices and technologies for the care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Dr. Akshintala has conducted multi-national randomized-controlled trials and has won numerous awards at major national and international conferences for his research. He also has authored more than 60 original articles, editorials, book chapters and review articles. Dr. Akshintala has received grant funding from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Maryland State to support his research. As an innovator, Dr. Akshintala has patented new therapies for gastrointestinal bleeding and pancreas necrosis, a complication of acute pancreatitis. An internationally recognized researcher conducting multi-national clinical trials, Dr. Akshintala holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology in India, one of the largest gastroenterology hospitals in the world. Dr. Akshintala is a Ph.D. candidate with the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group in the Netherlands, who have been pioneered landmark clinical trials related to pancreatitis.Dr. Akshintala offers in-person clinic visits at the Baltimore location and also provides telemedicine visits for patients located in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.