Matthew Lewis Kashima, MD

Dr. Alisa Mae Coker is a highly regarded assistant professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, specializing in minimally invasive, bariatric, and foregut surgery. She is known for her expertise in robotic general surgery and leads surgical education within the Johns Hopkins Health System. With a solid educational foundation from the University of Colorado and extensive training at the University of California, Dr. Coker has contributed to the field through her research on pre-operative factors and advancements in surgical technology. She maintains active membership in several professional organizations, reflecting her commitment to the surgical community and patient care. Generated from the website

Dr. Gurakar joined Johns Hopkins from the Nazih Zuhdi Transplantation Institute at the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where he was the chief of Hepatology Research and the program director of the Liver Transplantation Medicine/ Hepatology Fellowship. He served at various capacities in the Liver Medicine Section, since its first establishment in 1993. Dr. Gurakar's clinical interests include pre and post-transplant, clinical and endoscopic management of liver diseases and viral hepatitis. His research interests include bioartificial liver dialysis systems and application of total plasma exchange in the treatment of liver disorders.

Dr. Masaru Ishii graduated from University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. His clinical specialties include surgical management of nasal airway obstruction, chronic sinusitis and sinonasal tumors, as well as endoscopic surgery for skull base tumors.