Shannon Putman, MD

Dr. Laura Elizabeth Wong Chin is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She also serves as assistant director for the Ambulatory Regional Anesthesia division. Her areas of clinical expertise include regional anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, and public health. Dr. Chin completed her undergraduate studies as a double major in biology and music at the University of Southern California. She subsequently interned as a research assistant at the National Institutes of Health followed by completing a Masters in Public Health at the University of Hong Kong supported by the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship program. She earned her M.D. from Northwestern University followed by a residency in anesthesiology at Yale University. She completed fellowship training in pediatric anesthesiology at the Children’s National Medical Center and fellowship training in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Chin is an attending physician in the Division of Ambulatory Anesthesia and Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She currently divides her time between clinical work, teaching residents and fellows at the bedside, education through workshops and simulation, and coordinating regional anesthesia services at the Hopkins ambulatory surgical centers.

Dr. Akila Viswanathan is a leading authority in radiation oncology at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, where she serves as the director of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. With extensive expertise in gynecologic cancers, particularly cervical and uterine cancers, she has made significant contributions to clinical innovations and system-wide integration efforts across various Johns Hopkins sites. An esteemed academic, Dr. Viswanathan holds professorships in multiple departments associated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has published over 200 articles. Recognized as one of America's Top Doctors, she actively contributes to the advancement of her field through research and leadership roles in prominent radiation oncology societies. Generated from the website

Dr. James Eshleman is a professor of pathology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a member of its Kimmel Cancer Center. His areas of clinical expertise includes molecular diagnosis. Dr. Eshleman serves as the associate director of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Eshleman earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed a residency in clinical pathology and a fellowship in blood banking and transfusion medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His research interest is genetically killing pancreatic cancer using CRISPR-Cas9 by targeting somatic mutations, and developing new molecular pathology tools.