Neurologists
Alexander Samuel Binkley Andrews, MD
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Wei-Liang Chen, MD
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Kelsey Elizabeth Christoffel, MD
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Nathan Tyler Cohen, MD
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Marc Paul DiFazio, MD
- Vice President, Ambulatory Services
- Neurologist
- Past President, Medical Staff
Marc Paul DiFazio, MD
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Marc Thomas DiSabella, DO
- Associate Chief of Neurology Operations
- Director, Headache Program
- Director, Neurology Education
- Neurologist
Marc Thomas DiSabella, DO
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Elizabeth Scherer Duke, MD
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Michel Nicolas Fayad, MD
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William D. Gaillard, MD
- Division Chief, Epilepsy and Neurophysiology
- Division Chief, Neurology
- Director, Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program
- Associate Director, Center for Neuroscience Research
William D. Gaillard, MD
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Ilyse Genser, MD
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Ahmet Esat Imal, MD
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Jennifer Jaskiewicz
- Co-Director, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Program
- Neurologist
- Neurophysiologist
Jennifer Jaskiewicz
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- English
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- Jennifer Jaskiewicz DO, completed her pediatric and child neurology training at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. She subsequently served in the U.S. Navy until 2022 and spent time on the U.S.N.S., Comfort hospital ship caring for children in the U.S. and around the globe. She subsequently completed an epilepsy fellowship at Colorado Children's Hospital in 2023.
Ilana Leben Kahn, MD
- Clinical Director, Neuroimmunology
- Director, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Options
Ilana Leben Kahn, MD
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Cemal Karakas, MD
- Medical Director, Clinical Electroneurodiagnostic (EEG) Program
- Neurologist
Cemal Karakas, MD
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Alexandra Behar Kornbluh, MD
- Director, Neuroimmunology Investigational Therapeutics
- Associate Program Director, Child Neurology Fellowship
- Neurologist
Alexandra Behar Kornbluh, MD
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Youssef Ayoub Adly Kousa, DO, MS, PhD
- Director, Zika Genetics Consortium
- Prenatal and Neonatal Neurologist
Youssef Ayoub Adly Kousa, DO, MS, PhD
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Raquel Leanne Langdon, MD
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Tarannum Musuee Lateef, MD
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Bennett L. Lavenstein, MD
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Juma Shee Mbwana, MD
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William Morris McClintock, MD
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Mejdi Najjar, MD
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Thanh Thi Nguyen, MD
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Roger J. Packer, MD
- Director, Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute
- Director, Brain Tumor Institute
- Neurologist
Roger J. Packer, MD
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Elizabeth Pickup, MD
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Douglas G. Postels, MD
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Arnold Joseph Sansevere, MD
- Director, Critical Care EEG Monitoring
- Co-Director, Critical Care Neurology
- Neurologist
- Neurophysiologist
Arnold Joseph Sansevere, MD
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Benjamin Siegel, MD
- Neurologist
- Neuro-Oncologist
- Clinical Co-Director, Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute
Benjamin Siegel, MD
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Steven Francis Stasheff, MD
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Jeffrey Alan Strelzik, MD
- Program Director, Child Neurology Fellowship
- Director, Headache Infusion Program
- Medical Director, Neurology Education
- Neurologist
Jeffrey Alan Strelzik, MD
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Mrinmayee Takle, MD
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Laura Schiffman Tochen, MD
- Director, Movement Disorders Program
- Co-Director, Leukodystrophy and Myelin Disorders Program
- Neurologist
Elizabeth Molloy Wells, MD
- Neurologist
- Senior Vice President, Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
Gazelle Meriam Zerafati-Jahromi, MD
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Dietitians
Laura Hashiguchi, RD, LD, CSP
- Lead Inpatient Dietitian, Expert
Laura Hashiguchi, RD, LD, CSP
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- English
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Laura Hashiguchi, RD, LD, CSP, graduated with her B.S. in dietetics from James Madison University and completed Sodexo’s Philadelphia dietetic internship with a pediatric emphasis. Laura has worked at Children’s National Hospital since 2014 and during this time covered a wide variety of patient populations both inpatient and outpatient. Laura obtained her board certification as specialist in pediatric nutrition in 2021. Laura works in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and also serves as inpatient lead dietitian.
Sami Schug , MS, RD, CSPCC, LD
- Clinical Dietitian, Expert
Sami Schug , MS, RD, CSPCC, LD
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- English
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Sami Schug, MS, RD, CSPCC, LD is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified specialist in pediatric critical care nutrition for the pediatric intensive care unit and PHAST service at Children’s National. She completed her master’s degree in health sciences at George Washington University, undergraduate degree at University of Delaware and dietetic training at Penn State University. With over 6 years of experience in pediatric clinical nutrition, Sami enjoys creating personalized nutrition plans for medically complex patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition support.
Siobhan Vogel, MS, RD, LD
- Clinical Dietitian, Expert
Siobhan Vogel, MS, RD, LD
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- English
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Siobhan Vogel, MS, RD, LD, completed undergraduate training at the University of South Carolina with a degree in exercise science and later completed her didactic requirements at Winthrop University. Siobhan completed her Dietetics Internship at Winthrop University. In 2015 she completed a Master of Science in Human Nutrition through Northeastern University. She is working towards her Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition through Kansas University. Siobhan covers many services at Children’s National, including Cardiac ICU, renal, trauma/burn, GI/IR, neurosurgery, NICU, CANDO, ketogenic diet, and also telehealth. Siobhan has worked to implement several nutrition protocols at Children’s National, including a protocol for refeeding, idiopathic intracranial hypertension and feeding in the Cardiac ICU.
Current Fellows
Hospitalists
Miriam Debra Bloom, MD
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Neurophysiologists
Dewi Frances Tonelete Depositario Cabacar, MD
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John Michael Schreiber, MD
- Associate Chief, Epilepsy and EEG Operations
- Director, Epilepsy Genetics Program
- Medical Director, Camp Accomplish
- Neurophysiologist
John Michael Schreiber, MD
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Thuy-Anh Hoang Vu, MD
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Tesfaye Zelleke, MD
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Neuropsychologists
Tali Rasooly, PhD
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Nursing Team
Lauren Archer, CPNP, MSN, CPNP-PC
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Arielle Cargor, NP
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Lauren M. Dome, NP, PMHS
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Nancy Elling
- Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic Nurse Coordinator
Nancy Elling
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- English
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Rachel M. Leibowitz, NP
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Jullie Giyeon Rhee, NP
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Lindsay Blair Ruffini, CPNP, CPNP-AC, CPNP-PC
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Anne Quinn Vasiliadis, NP, CPNP-AC
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Mara Lynn Zaiderman, NP
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Physician Assistants
Kathryn Ann Havens, PA-C
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Psychiatrists
Kierre Marie Nelson, MD
- Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consult Liaison Service
- Psychiatrist
Kierre Marie Nelson, MD
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Rehabilitation Specialists
Justin Michael Burton, MD
- Division Chief, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Specialist