Leah Wolfe, MD

Melinda Afzal, D.O., practices obstetrics and gynecology at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Howard County. She received her doctor of osteopathy degree from The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia, and completed her residency training at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.Dr. Afzal delivers babies exclusively at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center.

Shannon Osborne, M.D., is a clinical instructor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Her areas of clinical expertise include general gynecology and obstetrics, high-risk obstetrics, labor and delivery, perinatal palliative care and perinatal loss.Dr. Osborne received her undergraduate degree in biology from North Carolina State University. She then earned her medical degree from East Carolina University and completed both an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia.Her research interests include palliative care for gynecology and obstetrics and the development of curriculum for Gyn/Ob palliative care education, as well as providing comprehensive care for patients with pregnancies affected by life-limiting conditions. Dr. Osborne received the 2021 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Residency Program Award for Excellence in Obstetrics, the 2022 American Urogynecologic Society Award for Excellence in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and the 2023 Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Award.

Dr. Ma is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Following her residency, she performed a fellowship in transplant hepatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Ma specializes in liver disorders including alcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic liver disorders, as well as the care of patients after liver transplant. Dr. Ma also has interests in medical education and currently serves as the Associate Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship.