Our Doctors
Dario Kunar, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Kunar earned his bachelor's degree at Columbia University, then went on to complete both medical school and residency training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine. His special interests include the management of allergies and sinusitis, speech and swallowing disorders, thyroid and salivary gland surgery, pediatric ear and sinus disease, head and neck tumor treatment, and cochlear implantation.
Brian Kaplan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Kaplan was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Cornell University before enrolling at the University of Virginia for both medical school and residency training, joining Ear, Nose & Throat Associates in 2003. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, and Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
Past research interests have included cartilage and inner ear hair cell regeneration. Clinical studies have involved various ototopical agents, along with hybrid and traditional cochlear implantation. His current practice focuses on medical and surgical treatment of the ear, hearing loss, and implantable hearing technology. Dr. Kaplan is Board Certified in Otolaryngology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and has been recognized numerous times as a "Top Doc" by Baltimore Magazine.
Dr. Kaplan is a proud member of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance.
Marc G. Dubin, MD, FACS
Dr. Dubin is a Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon/Doctor) who has additional advanced training in the medical and surgical management of diseases of the nose and sinuses (sinusitis).
Dr. Dubin is originally from New Jersey and went to college at the University of Pennsylvania. After college, he remained in Philadelphia and at PENN where he attended the School of Medicine.
Dr. Dubin trained in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
His advanced fellowship training in Rhinology (Nose) and Sinus Surgery was done at the Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute in Savannah, Georgia. In Savannah, Dr. Dubin spent a year studying under Frederick A. Kuhn, M.D., FACS, FARS, a world renowned sinus specialist who is a pioneer in the field of endoscopic sinus surgery. During his fellowship training, Dr. Dubin had the opportunity to participate in the first clinical trial in the United States on Balloon Sinuplasty.
In 2006, Dr. Dubin joined Ear Nose and Throat Associates at GBMC where he continues to practice. ENT Associates at GBMC in 2017 became a division of the largest provider of ENT services in the mid-Atlantic, the Centers for Advanced ENT Care. He is the Managing Partner of the Centers for Advanced ENT Care, LLC which in 2023 became an operating unit of ENT Specialty Partners.
Aaron Wood, M.D.
Dr. Wood is originally from Tucson, Arizona but earned his bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College in Chicago. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland before moving to Baltimore and completing a general surgical internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He then traveled across town for residency training in Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Wood provides care to both adult and pediatric patients with general ear, nose and throat problems, with a special emphasis on surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.
Samuel Hahn, M.D.
Dr. Hahn is a Baltimore native who was born and raised in Towson, Maryland. He attended Johns Hopkins University for his undergraduate studies. He then earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He continued his residency training at the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. After residency, he was recruited to lead the department’s facial trauma service for a year prior to completing Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He is board certified through the American Board of Otolaryngology.
Dr. Hahn practices the full scope of otolaryngology with primary interests in nasal airway obstruction, functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty, aging facial surgery (e.g facelift, blepharoplasty), and facial reconstruction following Mohs (skin cancer) surgery.
Douglas Reh, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Reh grew up in Victor, NY and graduated summa cum laude from Boston College with a B.S. in Finance & Operations. He received his medical degree with honors from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and completed his residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Reh received fellowship training in advanced endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at Harvard University.
Dr. Douglas Reh's practice covers the expanse of sinonasal disorders including sinusitis, nasal polyps, and sinonasal tumors as well as the endoscopic resection of anterior and middle fossa skull base tumors. Dr. Reh's clinical interests concentrate on endonasal, endoscopic approaches to skull base tumors and the repair of cerebrospinal fluid leaks. His research focuses on outcomes of endoscopic skull base surgery and intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks.
Alireza Nejad, M.D., PhD.
Dr. Nejad is board certified in Allergy and Immunology as well as internal medicine. He is a graduate from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine fellowship program in Allergy and Immunology where he was trained with nationally and internationally known pediatric and adult allergists and immunologists. Dr. Nejad's clinical interests and expertise include evaluation and treatment of adult and pediatric allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, hives and mast cell disorders, angioedema, contact dermatitis, eczema, anaphylaxis, asthma, food allergy/intolerance, venom allergy, drug allergy and immunodeficiencies.
Dr. Melissa Liu
Dr. Liu was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. She went to college at Stanford University before completing her MD and PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She then stayed at Johns Hopkins for her residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Liu practices the full breadth of otolaryngology and provides care to both adult and pediatric patients. Her practice focuses on the medical and surgical management of hearing loss, sinus disease, nasal obstruction, obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid disease, and salivary gland disease. She has a particular interest in cochlear implantation and minimally invasive endoscopic surgical approaches for treatment of diseases of the middle ear and eardrum.
Brian J. Brooke, PA
Brian earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland before completing the Physician Assistant program at Anne Arundel Community College and receiving his Masters in Medical Science from Saint Frances University. He has been a Board-certified Physician assistant with the NCCPA since 2007.
Brian practiced Emergency Medicine for 13 years before joining The Centers for Advanced ENT Care. He is a member of the Society of Physician Assistants in Otolaryngology and practices general Ent care.