About
Dr. Maria Oliva-Hemker is the inaugural Stermer Family Professor of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She specializes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and a wide range of pediatric gastrointestinal conditions. From 2008-2025, Dr. Oliva led the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Under her leadership, the division tripled in faculty size, significantly expanded its clinical services and strengthened its research and education programs. In 2011 she became the first Hispanic woman to be promoted to professor at the School of Medicine. In...