Luisa Alejandra Diaz Arias, MD

The Johns Hopkins Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center, part of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, brings together a team of board-certified facial plastic surgeons committed to world class facial cosmetic surgery, facial reconstruction and rehabilitation with a focus on achieving a natural look for all patients. Our experts are available to see patients in Baltimore and Lutherville, Maryland and the greater Washington, D.C. region.

Elizabeth Rodriguez is a physician assistant specializing in the care of pediatric patients with ear, nose, throat, and head and neck conditions. She cares for patients who are in the hospital for treatment, and also manages outpatient clinics and assists with surgical procedures. In collaboration with the speech-language pathology team, she plays an integral role in performing functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Rodriguez earned her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Alderson Broaddus University and is an active member of the Society of Physician Assistants in Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. She has contributed to the professional development of her peers by serving as a proctor and assisting with hands-on procedural training at conferences for physician assistants who specialize in the ear, nose and throat care since 2017.

Dr. Jodi Segal is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has joint appointments in health policy and management, and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Segal is internationally recognized as a clinician-investigator in comparative effectiveness research and pharmacoepidemiology. She trains investigators to conduct research to advance Johns Hopkins Medicine as a learning health system. She serves as the associate director of the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research (CHSOR) and the co-director of the Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness (CDSE), both in the School of Public Health. Dr. Segal received a B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University. She earned her M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and her M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency at the University of Chicago and a fellowship in general nternal medicine at Johns Hopkins. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha.