Calin Maniu, MD

Gastroenterologist Florin Selaru has faculty appointments to the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center; and the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute of NanoBioTechnology at The Johns Hopkins University. He is a clinical expert in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and serves as the director of the Harvey M. and Lyn P. Meyerhoff Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Selaru earned his medical degree at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania. He completed his internal medicine residency at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and completed his fellowship training in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Selaru’s research focuses on the intersection of clinical medicine, engineering and biology. His research expertise is in the utilization of bioengineering tools to answer clinically relevant questions and to translate findings for use in the clinical setting. He established and leads the Selaru lab, a National Institutes of Health-funded laboratory at Johns Hopkins that focuses on inflammation, fibrosis and cancer. The Selaru lab specializes in drug and device development for inflammatory and malignant conditions, as well as tissue regeneration solutions. Some specific projects include drug development for fibrosis in the gastrointestinal tract, microrobot development for oral drug delivery, tissue engineering for fistulas and other tissue defects in IBD, and novel drug targeting approaches for inflammation and cancer. Dr. Selaru’s overarching goal is to deliver medical products and technologies to patients with IBD and cancer.

Dr. AlGhatrif joined Johns Hopkins as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in 2012 with a concurrent appointment at the Head of Human Cardiovascular Studies at the Laboroatory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging. He holds academic interests in hypertension, arterial stiffness, arterial-ventricular coupling, and heart failure with preserved systolic function. AlGhatrif is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Aging and Health and a reviewer for a number of journals in the field of cardiovascular aging. He also is a member of the Society of Vascular Medicine, American College of Physicians, North American Artery Society and the American Heart Association.

Columbia Medical Practice is a multispecialty primary care group in Howard County, Md., offering a full range of medical and ancillary services. It provides various health care services, from care of common ailments to treatment of complex chronic health problems. It offers addiction treatment services, bone density and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scans, immigration physicals, nerve conduction studies and travel medicine. Operational for more than 90 years, it treats child s common ailments, manages complex health problems, and monitors their physical, emotional and mental development. Columbia Medical Practice is certified by CareFirst and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The center is located in Columbia, Md.