At Center for Vein Restoration, we’re dedicated to improving the lives of patients with vein disease through personalized care and advanced, minimally invasive treatments. Our board-certified vein specialists focus on patient comfort, safety, and lasting results, making us a trusted leader in varicose and spider vein care nationwide.

Dr. Sheikh offers a different approach to primary care with conveniences like same/next-day appointments that start on time and a focus on preventive medicine. Her MDVIP-affiliated practice is open to new patients, including Medicare and commercially insured, in Columbia. Similar to concierge medicine physicians, Dr. Sheikh is available 24/7 by phone. Her practice offers the MDVIP Wellness Program, which includes... Read More about Dr. Saba Sheikh, MD, FACP

Specializing in hepatology, Dr. Kim sees patients with chronic viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, fatty liver disease, abnormal liver enzymes, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. She has research interests in liver lesions and hepatocellular carcinoma. Dr. Kim has been recognized with numerous awards and has authored several peer-reviewed publications in hepatology.

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... Read More about Majd AlGhatrif, 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... Read More about Florin Selaru, MD

Jeff Frattali, PA-C is a certified physician assistant who specializes in the treatment of acne, warts and eczema while also detecting skin cancer. We accept most major insurance carriers but not all of their products. We recommend you confirm your in-network status of your health plan with your insurance carrier. If you do not see your carrier, please contact our... Read More about Jeff Frattali, PA-C, MMS

Dr. Alia Dadabhai is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include hepatology and liver transplant evaluation. Her areas of clinical interest are: Viral hepatitis; Alcoholic Liver Disease; Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension; Acute Liver Failure; Autoimmune Liver Disease; Primary Biliary Cholangitis; Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis; Fatty Liver/NASH; Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Cacinoma);... Read More about Alia S. Dadabhai, MD

Alice Lee, M.D., practices pediatrics and internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Columbia North. Dr. Lee earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed her residency training in both medicine and pediatrics at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She also speaks Korean.

Tsion Abdi, M.D., is a gastroenterologist specializing in scleroderma bowel disease and gastrointestinal motility issues in patients with scleroderma. She also treats patients with heartburn-related conditions and performs colon cancer screenings. Dr. Abdi is an assistant professor of medicine in the gastroenterology and hepatology division.She earned her M.D. from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at... Read More about Tsion Abdi, MD

Dr. Woreta joins Johns Hopkins from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where she was the interim chief of the division of gastroenterology. Specializing in acute and chronic liver diseases, she sees patients with viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and those in need of cirrhosis liver transplantation.Dr. Woreta has authored several publications and chapters.

Dr. Chowdhury specializes in Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer screening. Her research interests include inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer.

Similar to concierge medicine, James Otto, MD, MS, FACP provides his patients with fully personalized and attentive care. An internal medicine doctor, his MDVIP-affiliated practice is open to patients, including medicare and commercially insured, in Columbia and the surrounding area. Contact his team today to learn about the benefits of a private doctor.

Mercy Personal Physicians at Ellicott City offers Mercy's trusted primary care and specialty doctors in a convenient location in Howard County, directly accessible from US-29 and US-40 (Baltimore National Pike) at 3290 North Ridge Road in Ellicott City.