- Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
- Meet the Team
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
- Meet the Team
Neurology Providers
Diana Xerxes Bharucha Goebel, MD
Diana Xerxes Bharucha Goebel, MD
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Nathan Tyler Cohen, MD
Nathan Tyler Cohen, MD
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Marc Paul DiFazio, MD
Marc Paul DiFazio, MD
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Marc Thomas DiSabella, DO
Marc Thomas DiSabella, DO
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Elizabeth Scherer Duke, MD
Elizabeth Scherer Duke, MD
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William D. Gaillard, MD
William D. Gaillard, MD
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Dana Brooke Harrar, MD, PhD
Meaghan Ann Kelly, MD
Meaghan Ann Kelly, MD
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Youssef Ayoub Adly Kousa, DO, MS, PhD
Youssef Ayoub Adly Kousa, DO, MS, PhD
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Raquel Leanne Langdon, MD
Raquel Leanne Langdon, MD
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Tarannum Musuee Lateef, MD
Tarannum Musuee Lateef, MD
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Bennett L. Lavenstein, MD
Bennett L. Lavenstein, MD
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Juma Shee Mbwana, MD
Juma Shee Mbwana, MD
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William Morris McClintock, MD
William Morris McClintock, MD
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Thanh Thi Nguyen, MD
Thanh Thi Nguyen, MD
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Roger J. Packer, MD
Roger J. Packer, MD
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Douglas G. Postels, MD
Douglas G. Postels, MD
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Steven Francis Stasheff, MD
Steven Francis Stasheff, MD
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Jeffrey Alan Strelzik, MD
Jeffrey Alan Strelzik, MD
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Laura Schiffman Tochen, MD
Abigail Marie Turner, MD
Abigail Marie Turner, MD
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Elizabeth Molloy Wells, MD
Susanne Hee Yoon, MD
Susanne Hee Yoon, MD
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Alonso Gonzalo Zea Vera, MD
Alonso Gonzalo Zea Vera, MD
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Neuroimmunologists
Ilana Leben Kahn, MD
Ilana Leben Kahn, MD
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Neurophysiologists
Tayyba Riaz Anwar, MD
Dewi Frances Tonelete Depositario Cabacar, MD
Dewi Frances Tonelete Depositario Cabacar, MD
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Taha Gholipour, MD
Taha Gholipour, MD
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Mejdi Najjar, MD
Mejdi Najjar, MD
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John Michael Schreiber, MD
John Michael Schreiber, MD
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Tammy Noriko Tsuchida, MD, PhD
Thuy-Anh Hoang Vu, MD
Thuy-Anh Hoang Vu, MD
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Tesfaye Zelleke, MD
Tesfaye Zelleke, MD
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Neuropsychologists
Madison M. Berl, PhD
Madison M. Berl, PhD
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Angela Marie Bollich, PhD
Angela Marie Bollich, PhD
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Caitlyn J Cap, PsyD
Caitlyn J Cap, PsyD
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Ann Clawson, PhD
Gerard Anthony Gioia, PhD
Gerard Anthony Gioia, PhD
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Laura Evelyn Kenealy, PhD
Laura Evelyn Kenealy, PhD
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Lauren E. Kenworthy, PhD
Lauren E. Kenworthy, PhD
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Hayley Jeanne Loblein, PhD
Hayley Jeanne Loblein, PhD
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Deborah Claire Potvin, PhD
Deborah Claire Potvin, PhD
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Jacqueline Horwitz Sanz, PhD
Jacqueline Horwitz Sanz, PhD
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Leigh Nicole Sepeta, PhD
Leigh Nicole Sepeta, PhD
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John F. Strang, PsyD
Christopher G. Vaughan, PsyD
Christopher G. Vaughan, PsyD
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Karin Scheetz Walsh, PsyD
Prenatal Specialists
Adre Jacques du Plessis, MB, ChB, BCh
Adre Jacques du Plessis, MB, ChB, BCh
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Sarah Beth Mulkey, MD
Sarah Daniele Schlatterer, MD, PhD
Neuroradiologists
Zarir P. Khademian, MD
Jonathan George Murnick, MD, PhD
Jonathan George Murnick, MD, PhD
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L Gilbert Vezina, MD
Neurosurgeons
Daniel Aharon Donoho, MD
Daniel Aharon Donoho, MD
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Robert Francis Keating, MD
Robert Francis Keating, MD
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- Brachial Plexus Program
- Brain Tumor Institute
- Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
- Colorectal
- Cleft and Craniofacial Program
- Movement Disorders Program
- Neurocritical Care
- Neurofibromatosis Institute
- Neurosurgery
- Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
- Spina Bifida Program
- Tuberous Sclerosis Program
John Socrates Myseros, MD
John Socrates Myseros, MD
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Chima Obioma Oluigbo, MD
Chima Obioma Oluigbo, MD
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Hasan Raza Syed, MD
Hasan Raza Syed, MD
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Neuro-Oncologists
Eugene Ickjin Hwang, MD
Lindsay B Kilburn, MD
Brian Richard Rood, MD
Brian Richard Rood, MD
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Neurodevelopmental Specialists
Kathleen P. Atmore, PsyD
Cathy Jo Scheiner, MD
Sinan Omer Turnacioglu, MD
Ryan Sioco Uy, MD, MPH
Ryan Sioco Uy, MD, MPH
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Psychologists
Kaushalendra Amatya, PhD
Lilia Mucka Andrew, PhD
Lilia Mucka Andrew, PhD
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Ellen Elizabeth Bartolini, PsyD
Ellen Elizabeth Bartolini, PsyD
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Tara Leigh Brennan, PsyD
Tara Leigh Brennan, PsyD
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Shayna Skelley Coburn, PhD
Megan Connolly, PhD
Melissa Renee Dvorsky, PhD
Melissa Renee Dvorsky, PhD
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Angelica Radina Eddington, PhD
Angelica Radina Eddington, PhD
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Lisa Allison Efron, PhD
Lisa Allison Efron, PhD
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Dana Lauren Footer, PsyD
Leandra Godoy, PhD
Serene Irene Habayeb, PhD
Steven James Hardy, PhD
Amanda Elizabeth Hastings, PsyD
Amanda Elizabeth Hastings, PsyD
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Linda Jones Herbert, PhD
Eleanor R. Mackey, PhD
Eleanor R. Mackey, PhD
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Britlan Gorse Malek, PsyD
Britlan Gorse Malek, PsyD
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Donna Elaine Marschall, PhD
Donna Elaine Marschall, PhD
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Stephanie Marie Merwin, PhD
Melissa O'Connell Liggett, PhD
Melissa O'Connell Liggett, PhD
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Sharde B. Pettis, PsyD
Allison Bassett Ratto, PhD
Allison Bassett Ratto, PhD
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Cecilia Therese Rowland, EDD
Cecilia Therese Rowland, EDD
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Mi-Young Ryee, PhD
Erin Michelle Sadler, PsyD
Avante Jena Smack, PhD
Avante Jena Smack, PhD
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Olivia Rose Soutullo, PhD
Olivia Rose Soutullo, PhD
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Randi Streisand, PhD
Randi Streisand, PhD
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Carrie Tully, PhD
Psychiatrists
Rebecca Ariel Begtrup, DO
Rebecca Ariel Begtrup, DO
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Mahdieh Bodaghi, MD
Mahdieh Bodaghi, MD
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Irene M. Chatoor, MD
Bhavin Jagdish Dave, MD
Julia Dorfman, MD, PhD
Julia Dorfman, MD, PhD
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Faith Renee Kelley, MD
Faith Renee Kelley, MD
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Kierre Marie Nelson, MD
Kierre Marie Nelson, MD
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Elana Lara Neshkes, MD
Elana Lara Neshkes, MD
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Nasima Nusrat, MD
Nasima Nusrat, MD
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Priya Punnoose, MD
Priya Punnoose, MD
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Kelly Anne Register-Brown, MD
Kelly Anne Register-Brown, MD
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Adelaide S. Robb, MD
Yasmina M. Saade de Chaisemartin, MD
Yasmina M. Saade de Chaisemartin, MD
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Ayman Saleh, MD
Jorge C. Srabstein, MD
Jorge C. Srabstein, MD
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Colby M Tyson, MD
Colby M Tyson, MD
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Laura Marie Willing, MD
Laura Marie Willing, MD
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Rehabilitation Specialists
Justin Michael Burton, MD
Justin Michael Burton, MD
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Melissa Fleming, MD
Melissa Fleming, MD
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Olga M. Morozova, MD
Leslie Antoinette Phillips, NP
Leslie Antoinette Phillips, NP
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Jeffrey Philip Rabin, DO
Mi Ran Shin, MD, MPH
Mi Ran Shin, MD, MPH
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Occupational Therapists
Aditi Kulkarni
Aditi Kulkarni
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- English
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Jennifer Shorter
Jennifer Shorter
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- English
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Randi Simenson
Randi Simenson
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- English
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Natalie Swartz
Natalie Swartz
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- English
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Katherine Williamson
Katherine Williamson
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- English
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Physical Therapists
Justine Belschner
Justine Belschner
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- English
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- Balance and Vestibular Program
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Biography
Justine Lee Belschner, PT, is a physical therapist at Children's National Hospital who practices in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her clinical areas of interest include: vestibular/concussion, cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases/disorders, developmental gross motor delay, cerebral palsy, oncology and traumatic brain injuries. Justine is one of the physical therapists involved in the Children's National Cystic Fibrosis clinics for pediatric and adult care. She is also involved in a research capacity with the bio-engineering team at Sheikh Zayed Research Institute regarding rehabilitation robotics.
Marisa Birkmeier
Blair Bossie
Blair Bossie
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- English
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Ashley Brandt
Ashley Brandt
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- English
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Catherine Coley, PT. DPT. c/NDT
Catherine Coley, PT. DPT. c/NDT
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- English
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Colleen Donley
Colleen Donley
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- English
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Mandana Fisher
Mandana Fisher
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- English
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- Cardiac ICU
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
- Pediatric Pain Medicine
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Biography
Mandana Fisher, PT, DPT, has worked at Children's National Hospital since 2010. She currently works in the Children's National Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Pain Clinic.
Katherine Kundrat
Katherine Kundrat
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- English
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Michaela Lewis
Michaela Lewis
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- English
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Emily Musy
Emily Musy
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- English
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Julie Smolinski
Julie Smolinski
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- English
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Hearing and Speech Specialists
Tracey Ambrose
Tracey Ambrose
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- English
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- Balance and Vestibular Program
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center
- Cochlear Implant Program
- Hearing and Speech
Biography
Tracey Ambrose, Au.D., CCC-A, is a lead audiologist at Children’s National Hospital for the past eight years with a focus on underserved populations in hearing health. She has a background rooted in research starting with her fellowship for her Au.D., at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where they participated in monitoring ototoxic medication and hearing loss treatment. More recently in her career as a department lead, she has focused Children's National providers on best practice protocols and continued clinical research to improve their specialty within the medical field. In 2021 the hospital was awarded a LEND grant with the audiology department as a key component to the team where she is a faculty member. Tracey partook in training residents and fellows at Children's National and has been part of presentations at national conventions including, SENTAC, ASHA, AAO and NBASLA. She participated in research/mission trip to St. John and St. Thomas USVI as the team audiologist at the height of Zika outbreak and follow-up trip. The team was assembled by the CDC from across the country with specialists to research effects of Zika virus in this population but evolved into a return trip to address the disparity in specialty services available on the islands after the hurricane forced many to leave. Tracey is the audiology representative for American Academy of Audiology (AAA) ASLP-IC Legislative Summit to increase access for patients between states by developing inter-state compacts. She is in great standing in the pediatric audiology field and have been a peer reviewer for national journal Acta Oto-Laryngological and for updated AAA Audiological Guidelines for the assessment of hearing in infants and young children.
Margarita Bautista Vigas
Margarita Bautista Vigas
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- English
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Tiara Booth
Tiara Booth
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- English
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Biography
Tiara Booth, M.A., CCC-SLP joined Children’s National Hospital as a speech-language pathologist in September 2021 with experience working with pediatric and adult patients. She has a special interest in early language intervention, stuttering, and cochlear implants. She enjoys traveling and spending quality time with her friends and family.
Abigail Brandt
Abigail Brandt
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- English
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Biography
Abigail Brandt, MA, CCC-SLP is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who works with children with a range of speech, language, and communication needs. She specializes in diagnosis and treatment for social communication/pragmatic language, Autism Spectrum Disorders and oral motor/sensory-based feeding disorders. Additionally, she hosts preschool social skills groups at CASD to promote social communication skills in children 3-5 years of age.
Jessica Bulley
Jessica Bulley
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- English
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Barbara Bustamante
Barbara Bustamante
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- English
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Biography
Barbara Lynna Bustamante, M.S., CCC-SLP, graduated with her master's from the Howard University Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2015. She completed her clinical fellowship year here at Children's National Hospital in 2016 and has remained at the Scottish Rite Center for Communication Disorders, now at Takoma Theatre, where she provides speech-language therapy and diagnostic services. She is also a doctoral student in the department of Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences at Gallaudet University. Ms. Bustamante’s research interests focus on bilingualism and autism.
Ms. Bustamante services children from birth to 21 years old but specializes in early intervention for children from birth to three. She also specializes in working with children diagnosed with autism. She diagnoses and treats children with receptive, expressive and social-pragmatic language, articulation, motor speech and fluency disorders. Ms. Bustamante is also a member of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder where she collaborates with psychologists to provide bilingual mini-team autism evaluations for Spanish-speaking families. Her clinical passions relate to providing equitable services and increasing access to services for underserved populations.
Claire Buxton
Claire Buxton
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- English
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Biography
- Claire Buxton, AuD CCC-A joined the Children’s National Hearing and Speech team in 2007 as a fourth year audiology extern. Dr. Buxton was part of the cochlear implant team at Children’s for seven years before moving on to work as a clinical educator at the University of Maryland and Gallaudet University. At Gallaudet, Dr. Buxton developed clinical lab experiences for graduate students in audiology and co-instructed the cochlear implant course. Dr. Buxton returned to Children’s in 2020 to work with the cochlear implant team and serve as a team lead for the newborn hearing screening program. She holds a certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She is part of a humanitarian audiology team that travels to Guatemala on an annual basis to provide training for local audiology technicians.
LaShundra Collins Young
LaShundra Collins Young
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- English
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Maura Collins
Maura Collins
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- English
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Patricia Craun
Patricia Craun
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- English
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Bio
Patricia Craun, AuD, CCC-A, joined the Children’s National Hearing and Speech team in 2006 and is a valuable member of the Cochlear Implant Program team. Dr. Craun provides support to our patients in English, as well as Spanish and American Sign Language. She earned her doctorate in Audiology from Gallaudet University in 2005. Dr. Craun holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and is also a member of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance. Additionally, she enjoys traveling with her family and hopes to one day visit the Grand Canyon.
Sharon Netta Curcio
Sharon Netta Curcio
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- English
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Emily Fustos
Emily Fustos
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- English
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Bio
Emily Fustos, AuD, CCC-A, joined the Children’s National Hearing and Speech team in 2016 and is a member of the Cochlear Implant Program. Dr. Fustos provides support to our patients in English as well as American Sign Language. Dr. Fustos earned her doctorate in Audiology from Vanderbilt University in 2016. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders, with minors in Psychology and Business, from Pennsylvania State University in 2012. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and is also a member of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance.
Madison Gogol
Madison Gogol
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- English
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Lawrence House
Lawrence House
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- English
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Manju Kaku
Manju Kaku
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- English
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Eve Kronzek
Eve Kronzek
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- English
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Meagan Ledder
Meagan Ledder
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- English
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Courtney Long
Courtney Long
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- English
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Daniela Misri
Daniela Misri
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- English
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Tommie L. Robinson, PhD
Tommie L. Robinson, PhD
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Irene Sideris
Irene Sideris
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- English
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Alexandra Spector
Alexandra Spector
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- English
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Jill Wiscount
Jill Wiscount
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- English
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Kimberly Wood
Kimberly Wood
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- English
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Karen Woolman
Karen Woolman
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- English
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Sarah Wyatt
Sarah Wyatt
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- English
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Biography
Sarah Wyatt, AuD, CCC-A is neuromuscular program coordinator, she also coordinates the multidisciplinary MDA Clinic, as well as the Spinraza program (treatment for SMA).
Geneticists
Kenneth N. Rosenbaum, MD
Kenneth N. Rosenbaum, MD
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Hospitalists
Miriam Debra Bloom, MD
Miriam Debra Bloom, MD
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Nurses
Dorothy Roberta Davis, NP, CPNP
Dorothy Roberta Davis, NP, CPNP
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Lauren M. Dome, NP, PMHS
Lauren M. Dome, NP, PMHS
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Nancy Elling
Nancy Elling
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- English
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Sara Nicole Powers Gordon, NP
Sara Nicole Powers Gordon, NP
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Marian J. Kolodgie, NP
Marian J. Kolodgie, NP
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Kelly Sullivan McCrady, CPNP, CPNP-AC, CPNP-PC
Kelly Sullivan McCrady, CPNP, CPNP-AC, CPNP-PC
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Chimdinma Deborah Ojini, FNP
Chimdinma Deborah Ojini, FNP
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Peter Kaoru Shibuya, NP
Peter Kaoru Shibuya, NP
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Priscilla Smith
Priscilla Smith
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- English
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Christine O Thomas, CPNP
Christine O Thomas, CPNP
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Anne Quinn Vasiliadis, NP, CPNP-AC
Anne Quinn Vasiliadis, NP, CPNP-AC
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Naterra D. Walker, NP
Devin Alfano Waters, NP, CPNP-AC
Devin Alfano Waters, NP, CPNP-AC
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Mara Lynn Zaiderman, NP
Mara Lynn Zaiderman, NP
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Physician Assistants
Carl James Bailey, PA-C
Carl James Bailey, PA-C
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Robert L. Crowder, PA-C
Robert L. Crowder, PA-C
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Stephanie Gurevich, PA-C
Stephanie Gurevich, PA-C
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Kerri Beth Thorn, PA-C
Kerri Beth Thorn, PA-C
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Social Workers
Carrin Brandt
Carrin Brandt
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- English
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Kathleen Mary Connell, LICSW
Kathleen Mary Connell, LICSW
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Jennifer Keiko Floran, LICSW
Jennifer Keiko Floran, LICSW
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Ashley D. Gardella, LICSW
Ashley D. Gardella, LICSW
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Aisha Odetta Meertins, LICSW
Aisha Odetta Meertins, LICSW
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Gemyta Robinson, LICSW
Gemyta Robinson, LICSW
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Jocelyn Victoria Vara, LICSW
Jocelyn Victoria Vara, LICSW
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Care Team Professionals
Jessica Ceja
Jessica Ceja
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- English
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Renee Williams
Renee Williams
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- English