Physician News

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., was ranked No. 7 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report 2020-21 Best Children’s Hospitals annual rankings. This marks the fourth straight year Children’s National has made the list, which ranks the top 10 children’s hospitals nationwide. In addition, its neonatology program, which provides newborn intensive care, ranked No.1 among all children’s hospitals for the fourth year in a row.

Children’s National Hospital has opened a drive-up/walk-up location where primary care doctors in the Washington, D.C., region can refer young patients for COVID-19 specimen collection and testing.

The program is the first in the mid-Atlantic region to fully integrate surgery, urology, gynecology and gastroenterology into one cohesive program for children. It is led by Children's National colorectal and pelvic reconstructive surgeon Marc Levitt, M.D., an internationally recognized expert in the surgical care and treatment of pediatric colorectal disorders. 

The prestigious 2020 “Top Doctors” list from Northern Virginia Magazine features 76 Children’s National Hospital care providers across 25 specialties that have been recognized by their peers from eight local hospitals.

Dr. Madigan joined the medical staff at Children's National Hospital in 2004 after a distinguished career in the US Army. Early in his career he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at Children's National.

Children's National Hospital physicians continue to earn accolades from their peers in a wide array of pediatric health care specialties, with 65 of our doctors - across 26 specialties - named to Washingtonian magazine's 2019 'Top Doctors' list.

Dr. Levitt has been the driving force in enhancing the care of children with colorectal and pelvic reconstruction needs through the development of specialized, integrated and collaborative surgical centers throughout the world, ensuring that more children can have access to quality colorectal care.

Children’s National emergency medicine providers are now providing daily specialized care at Doctors Community Hospital from 1-11 p.m.

In an effort to provide greater access to care for children in Prince George's County, Children's National providers with be administering pediatric emergency care at Doctors Community Hospital.

As they share their research findings and experiences at this annual gathering of pediatric health care peers, Children's National colleagues remain at the forefront of exploring how to improve health outcomes for children in their care.