The influenza “flu” season will make its annual return in the coming weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Flu cases tend to increase in October and can occur as late as May. Last season, flu activity remained low, but Johns Hopkins Medicine experts are concerned that the 2021–22 flu season will likely be worse than last year, since mild flu seasons are often followed by more severe flu seasons. This, mixed with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses that circulate in the fall and winter months, may lead to a surge in hospitalizations.
Available Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts
Flu and COVID-19 in Adults
Paul Auwaerter, M.D., M.B.A. Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins HospitalProfessor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
William Checkley, M.D., Ph.D. Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, The Johns Hopkins HospitalAssociate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Natasha Chida, M.D., M.S.P.H. Infectious Diseases Physician, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jade Flinn, M.S.N., R.N.Nurse Educator, Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit
Brian Garibaldi, M.D. Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Biocontainment UnitAssociate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Gabor Kelen, M.D. Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins HospitalProfessor of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDirector, Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response
Eili Klein, Ph.D., M.A. Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Lisa Maragakis, M.D., M.P.H.Senior Director of Infection Prevention, The Johns Hopkins Health SystemAssociate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stuart Ray, M.D. Infectious Diseases Physician, The Johns Hopkins HospitalProfessor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clare Rock, M.B.B.Ch., M.S. Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, The Johns Hopkins HospitalAssociate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D. Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins HospitalCo-Principal Investigator, Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence in Influenza Research and ResponseProfessor of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Shmuel Shoham, M.D.Infectious Diseases Physician, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Flu, Covid-19 and Children
Allison Agwu, M.D., Sc.M. Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Children’s CenterProfessor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Aaron Milstone, M.D., M.H.S. Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Johns Hopkins Children’s CenterProfessor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Anna Sick-Samuels, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Johns Hopkins Children’s CenterAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Experts Available at Other Johns Hopkins Health System Hospitals Howard County General Hospital
Mihaela Carter, M.D. Infectious Diseases Physician, Howard County General Hospital
Joseph Chang, M.D. Infectious Diseases Physician, Howard County General Hospital
B. Mark Landrum, M.D.Section Chief, Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Howard County General Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Morgan Katz, M.D., M.H.S. Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterAssistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Geetika Sood, M.D., Sc.M. Hospital Epidemiologist, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterAssistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mark Sulkowski, M.D. Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterProfessor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Nadia Eltaki, M.D.Director of Clinical Operations and Emergency Medicine Physician, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Hasan Zia, M.D., M.B.A.President and Chief Operating Officer, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Suburban Hospital
Dominique Foulkes, M.D. Medical Director and Chair of Pediatric Medicine, Suburban Hospital
Barton Leonard, M.D.Director of Emergency Medicine, Suburban Hospital
Sarojini Qasba, M.D., M.P.H.Hospital Epidemiologist, Suburban Hospital
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