Colleen Christmas, MD

Dr. Damarla is a specialist in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He is an expert in the diagnosis and management of all forms of acute respiratory failure, including asthma, pneumonia, C.O.P.D., neuromuscular diseases, and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. He also has extensive experience in the management of other life-threatening conditions such as gastrointestinal bleeding, pulmonary embolism, diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar states, and shock from sepsis, hypovolemia, and heart disease.

Dr. Sidhaye is a Professor in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine with a joint appointment in Department of Environmental Health and Engineering in the School of Public Health and in Biomedical Engineering. She is an expert in the diagnosis and management of lung diseases including COPD and asthma as well as management of critical illness and ventilatory support. Her lab is focused on studying lung epithelial responses to insults from non-infectious particles such as cigarette smoke and particulate matter as well as infectious insults such as virus and bacteria. A primary focus of the lab is in epithelial monolayer integrity and quantitative analysis of epithelial dysfunction with the goal of driving the epithelium towards health. Dr. Sidhaye serves as the co-director of the Physician Scientist Pathway in the Osler Residency Program at Johns Hopkins. She received her M.D. from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She completed her residency at Northwestern and performed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins.

Ruben Troncoso is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Troncoso completed medical school and residency at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. During his residency, Dr. Troncoso was a recipient of the Housestaff Teaching Award. In his faculty role, Dr. Troncoso has been the recipient of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Outstanding Attending of the Year Award, the Teacher of the Year Award, and the Best Faculty Role Model Award. He currently serves as the Assistant Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Lifeline Critical Care Transport Program, is an active member of the Division of Special Operations, and is completing his Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services.