Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Congratulations to Danielle Wharton, M.H.S.A., N.H.A., on her promotion to chief operating officer (COO) of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center! Danielle has honed her leadership skills as she has risen up the ranks at Johns Hopkins Bayview over the past 23 years. After completing her residency, she served as the assistant administrator and director of operations in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Care Center (now the John R. Burton Pavilion). In 2008, she was named director of support services for the Medical Center. She was promoted to senior director in 2012, and to vice president of support services in 2017. Danielle first came to Johns Hopkins Bayview as a learner, and has a passion for mentorship both in and outside of work, seeing it as an opportunity to positively impact the future of health care. She has served as an advisor to our administrative fellows and as a member of the JHM Administrative Fellowship Advisory Committee. Many current Johns Hopkins Bayview managers and directors consider her a mentor, whether formally or informally. Danielle also completed the Carol Emmott Foundation Fellowship in February. Please join us in recognizing Danielle's next step of her impressive career!

Jennifer Nickoles, M.S., F.A.C.H.E., president, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, has been named on The Daily Record’s 2025 Health Care Power List. She has been instrumental in shaping Johns Hopkins Medicine’s strategic vision and we are proud of this acknowledgement. Congratulations, President Nickoles! Check out the full list here: https://bit.ly/3YBvfph

On April 26, Johns Hopkins Bayview President Jennifer Nickoles proudly joined Mayor Brandon Scott, the Department of Public Works, and residents across Baltimore for the Mayor’s 25th Annual Citywide Spring Cleanup. A group of over 30 Johns Hopkins affiliates and their families cleaned up part of the Midway East neighborhood, helping build neighborhood revitalization and community pride.

From treating patients during the COVID-19 pandemic to discovering errors in commonly used pulse oximeters, Theodore "Jack" Iwashyna has been at the forefront of critical care. As an intensive care physician and health services researcher, he leads efforts to ensure patients fully recover after ICU stays. This vital research is largely supported by federal funding and is now at risk. “Our children are going to face diseases that we could have had cures for. When our parents, or even ourselves, go for second opinions, those academic medical centers are going to be hollowed out shells of what they once were.” #ResearchSavesLives https://lnkd.in/e2A_CK-p

Congratulations to Joan Cammarata, RN, who retired from Johns Hopkins Bayview on April 1 after 30 years of service! Joan began her career on the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), where she cared for numerous surgical and trauma patients. She later transferred to occupational health and supported new hires during the onboarding process. For the last several years, Joan has worked in the pre-surgical evaluation center, ensuring patients are optimized for surgery. Joan has also been a valued member of the ACE clinical ladder committee and assisted many nurses advance their careers. We thank Joan for her many years of outstanding service and wish her the best in her retirement.

Congratulations to Jennifer Nickoles, M.S., F.A.C.H.E., president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, who has been named one of Maryland's 2025 Top 100 Women by The Daily Record! She stood out to the panel of judges for her successes in professional achievement, community leadership and mentoring.

Johns Hopkins Bayview is happy to announce the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Grants Program! This provides funding of up to $25,000 for one year to improve health outcomes and addressing the social determinants of health. If your community-based organization would like to partner with Johns Hopkins and meets the eligibility requirements, please apply before March 31!

On National Hospitalist Day, please join us in thanking our amazing, hardworking and dedicated hospitalists and Collaborative Inpatient Medicine Service (CIMS) team, who provide the backbone of our hospital medicine team to provide outstanding care to our patients.

To show their appreciation for the outstanding care they received from our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), new parents Elaine (Lainey) Miller and Tyler Fritz, along with their family and friends, donated 22 breast pumps and supplies to help other NICU families with their neonatal breastfeeding challenges.

After a national search, Marisa Clifton, M.D., F.A.C.S., has been named the new vice president of medical affairs at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, effective March 3. In this role, Dr. Clifton will have oversight of Johns Hopkins Bayview’s chairs, chiefs and medical directors, as well as additional departments on campus including community relations, credentialing, hospital epidemiology and infection control, the medical staff office, palliative care, risk management, and spiritual care and chaplaincy. Dr. Clifton currently serves as the associate chief medical officer at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of women’s health at the Brady Urological Institute. In her role as associate chief medical officer, Dr. Clifton has been a champion for patient safety efforts, serving as chair of the Patient Safety Committee as well as the designated patient safety officer. She has also dedicated her time to projects aimed at improving the quality of communication in health care, serving as chair of JHH’s Clinical Communications Workgroup and executive sponsor of their Communications and Resolution Program (CRP), and even championing a website redesign to improve access to well-being resources for the medical staff. She believes that patient care can be improved through the education of learners and the implementation of practical solutions to improve efficiency. She sees patients as an associate professor of urology within the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. A leader in the field of female urology, Dr. Clifton’s clinical expertise includes surgical and nonsurgical treatment of urolithiasis, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor disorders, and female sexual dysfunction. Her patients recognize her as competent, caring and compassionate. Dr. Clifton is passionate about mentoring the next generation of health care leaders, with a particular focus on helping to optimize professional relationships, prevent burnout, and improve resilience. She previously served as program director for the Urology Residency Program. Her research interests include medical education, patient safety and clinical outcomes after surgery. Dr. Clifton received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency in urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She completed her fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She currently chairs several committees for the American Urological Association, including the Medical School Education Committee.