- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Todd Matthew Kolb
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Kolb is a specialist in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He is an expert in the diagnosis and management of all forms of chronic pulmonary hypertension, and has special interests in the peri-operative and ICU management of pulmonary hypertension. He has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of all forms of acute respiratory failure and other life-threatening conditions such as shock, gastrointestinal bleeding, pulmonary embolism, diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar states, and acute kidney and liver failure.
Research Summary
Dr. Kolb’s research interest is on disorders of the pulmonary circulation, with a primary focus on the function of the right ventricle in chronic pulmonary hypertension. He conducts laboratory research aimed at understanding basic mechanisms of right ventricular adaptation to this life threatening condition, focused primarily on adaptations of the vascular supply to the right ventricle.
He also collaborates with investigators from multiple Departments on clinical research projects focused on the physiology, assessment, and management of various forms of pulmonary hypertension, including those complicating acute respiratory failure and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Dr. Kolb has over 40 publications, most of which address problems in pulmonary hypertension and the pulmonary circulation.
Honors
Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award, American Heart Association, 1/1/13
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-550-5864
- fax: 410-367-2014
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10751 Falls Road, Falls Concourse Suite 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
- phone: 410-550-5864
- fax: 410-367-2376
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2013Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2009Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Medicine, 2008University of Maryland Baltimore
Medical Education, MD PhD, 2005Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
41 ratings, 21 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/11/2025
Dr. Todd Kolb is a very knowledgeable, professional, helpful and caring.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/2/2025
Very knowledgeable about my diagnosis and how to move forward and getting me back to wellness pre-diagnosis of my condition. Explained the treatment plan going forward and risk being on medication life-long versus stopping medication.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/12/2024
I LOVE DR. KOLB
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/12/2024
Provider was OUTSTANDING! PATIENT KNOWLEDGEABLE! He took his time and I did not feel rushed at all!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/10/2024
Dr Kolb is great.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/15/2024
Dr. Kolb is very nice and thorough. He explains everything so I understood completely. Dr. Kolb very empathetic and very patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/17/2024
Really liked his preparedness, listening skills, asking questions, and explaining my health. Problem,
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/15/2024
He is great. Smart, kind,includes me in my care. Recommend him highly
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/1/2024
Dr. Kolb is nice. Any confusion occurred due to the technological shortcomings of my laptop. He easily was able to call me on my phone so that we could hear each other while looking at each other through the video. I understood when he imported to me and he made the deadlines very clear. He was easy to talk with.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/17/2024
Kind, caring, patient, professional
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/17/2024
Exelent visit. Clear honest conversation.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/20/2024
He was very thorough and patient and involved in her work
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/20/2024
Very thorough explaining my condition and suggesting options to improve my condition.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/1/2024
Dr. Kolb provided excellent care. He explained everything really well and offered the opportunity to ask questions questions and answered our questions He spent plenty of time with us and did not make us feel rushed at all
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/16/2024
Extraordinarily !!?!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/25/2024
Dr Kolb is very thorough, listens and explains everything
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/25/2024
He is very caring he give me any up date about my condition he's ask questions on how I'm doing and feeling
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/4/2024
The doctor gave excellent experience for me. I'm older and fully don't understand everything but he sure cleared everything with me.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/7/2024
Excellent experirnce
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/23/2024
Listens, lets me talk, provides excellent info, explains things well
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/19/2024
The doctor explains very well step by step, even though we used a slow interpreter, he had a lot of patience