CHAI Affiliate Faculty
- CHAI Advocacy Education
- Meet the Team
- CHAI Affiliate Faculty
- CHAI Advocacy Education
- Meet the Team
- CHAI Affiliate Faculty
- Initiatives
Leadership
Lee Ann Savio Beers, MD
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![Danielle Dooley](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/d/dooley_d.jpg)
Danielle Goodman Dooley, MD, MPhil
- Medical Director, Community Affairs and Population Health
- Pediatrician
Danielle Goodman Dooley, MD, MPhil
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![Dr. Olanrewaju Falusi](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/f/falusi_o.jpg)
Olanrewaju Omolayo Falusi, MD
- Medical Director, Advocacy Education, Child Health Advocacy Institute
- Director, LAUnCH Track
- Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program LAUnCH Track
- Pediatrician
Olanrewaju Omolayo Falusi, MD
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![Headshot of Director of Community Affairs & Population Health Improvement Desiree de la Torre.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/d/desiree-de-la-torre.jpg)
Desiree de la Torre
- Director, Community Affairs & Population Health Improvement
Desiree de la Torre
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- English
Biography
Desiree de la Torre is the Director of Community Affairs and Population Health Improvement and she leads the organization’s population health improvement planning process, including support for community-based organizations, health equity, and compliance with federal community benefit regulations.
Faculty
Anisha Anna Abraham, MD
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![Shaunte Anum-Addo,](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/a/anum-addo_s.jpg)
Shaunte Yvette Anum-Addo, MD
- Assistant Program Director, Residency Diversity Equity & Inclusion
- Pediatrician
Shaunte Yvette Anum-Addo, MD
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Nathaniel Beers, MD, MPA, FAAP
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- English
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![Priti Bhansali](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/b/bhansali_p.png)
Priti D. Bhansali, MD
- Director, Children's Academy of Pediatric Educators
- Associate Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
- Hospitalist
![Claire Boogaard](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/b/claire-boogaard.jpg)
Claire O'Connell Boogaard, MD, MPH
- Medical Director, COVID-19 Vaccine Program
- Pediatrician
Claire O'Connell Boogaard, MD, MPH
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![Kathleen Brown](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/b/brown_k.png)
Kathleen Marie Brown, MD
- Associate Chief, Quality and Safety, Division of Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Medical Director, EMS Base Station
Celina Brunson, MD
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Deepika Saxena Darbari, MD
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![Ashley Darcy-Mahoney](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/d/darcy-mahoney_a.jpg)
Ashley Darcy-Mahoney
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Ashley Darcy-Mahoney
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- English
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Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, Ph.D., N.N.P., FAAN, is an affiliate faculty member of the Child Health Advocacy Institute and a neonatal nurse practitioner and researcher. She has worked throughout her career to advance nursing research, education and practice, with a focus on neonatology, infant health and developmental pediatrics. Her research has led to the creation of programs that improve health and developmental outcomes for at-risk and preterm infants.
As an associate professor of nursing and the director of infant research at the George Washington University's Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute, Dr. Darcy-Mahoney advances the body of research in infant health and developmental outcomes in high-risk infants with a focus on understanding the early brain and development trajectories in this population. In addition to her work with the institute, she conducts interdisciplinary research through "Talk With Me Baby" a multi-agency initiative using the nursing workforce to educate parents in the importance of talking and engaging with their babies in early infancy. Her research seeks to improve early-childhood outcomes for these infants, most recently through language interventions that improve future literacy and cognitive development.
She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurses, the 2020 National Academy of Medicine Scholar and a 2017 Josiah Macy Scholar.
![Gabrina Dixon](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/d/dixon_g.jpg)
Gabrina LaTria Dixon, MD, MED
- Director, Advancing Diversity in Academic Pediatrics
- Associate Medical Education Director
- Hospitalist
![Katie Donnelly](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/d/donnelly_k.png)
Katie Ann Donnelly, MD
- Director, Resident Education
- Director, Medical Student Clerkship
- Medical Director, Safe Kids DC
- Emergency Medicine Physician
Katie Ann Donnelly, MD
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Melissa Renee Dvorsky, PhD
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Kathleen Teresa Ferrer, MD
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Eduardo Raul Fox, MD
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Tamara Laurel Gayle, MD
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Theiline Twehdi Gborkorquellie, MD
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![Monika Goyal](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/g/goyal_m.png)
Monika Kumari Goyal, MD
- Associate Division Chief, Emergency Medicine
- Director, Academic Affairs and Research
- Emergency Medicine Physician
Monika Kumari Goyal, MD
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![Rana Hamdy](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/h/hamdy_r.jpg)
Rana Farouk Hamdy, MD, MPH, MSCE
- Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
- Associate Director, Fellowship Training Program
- Infectious Diseases Specialist
Rana Farouk Hamdy, MD, MPH, MSCE
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Amanda Elizabeth Hastings, PsyD
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![Linda Herbert, Ph.D.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/h/herbert_l.jpg)
Linda Jones Herbert, PhD
- Director, Psychosocial Clinical Program, Allergy and Immunology
- Psychologist
![Anne Inge](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/i/inge_a.png)
Anne Pradella Inge, PhD
- Clinical Director, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Training Director, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities LEND Program
- Psychologist
Anne Pradella Inge, PhD
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![Allison Jackson](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/j/jackson_a.png)
Allison McCarley Jackson, MD, MPH
- Division Chief, Child and Adolescent Protection Center
- Pediatrician
Allison McCarley Jackson, MD, MPH
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Lenore Renee Jarvis, MD
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![Simmy King](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/careers-and-training/employees/simmy_king.jpg)
Simmy King
- Nursing Director, Clinical Information Systems and Professional Development
Simmy King
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- English
Mansi Rani Kotwal, MD, MPH
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Julie Christine Krueger, MD
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Maria Lauer, PhD
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Jessica Anne Lazerov, MD
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Matthew Edward Lecuyer, MD, MPH
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![Melissa Long](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/l/long_m.png)
Melissa Madeleine Fitch Long, MD
- Medical Director, Community Core in Pediatrics
- Pediatrician
Melissa Madeleine Fitch Long, MD
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Sahira Askari Long, MD, FAAP
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Matthew Allen Magyar, MD
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![Shideh Majidi, M.D.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/m/shideh-majidi.jpg)
Shideh Majidi, MD
- Associate Director, Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes Program
- Endocrinologist
Shideh Majidi, MD
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Jaytoya Chenelle Manget, NP, DNP, FNP
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Michael Evan Mintz, PsyD
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Daniel Ari Newman, MD
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Kavita Parikh, MD
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![Shilpa Patel](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/p/patel_s.jpg)
Shilpa Jayanti Patel, MD
- Medical Director, IMPACT DC Asthma Clinic
- Emergency Medicine Physician
Shilpa Jayanti Patel, MD
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Hope Elizabeth Rhodes, MD, MPH
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Nikita Pushpa Rodrigues, PhD
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Eric Rosenthal, MD, MPH
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![Yael Smiley](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/s/smiley_y.png)
Yael Tobie Smiley, MD
- Medical Director, Healthy Generations Program
- Assistant Program Director, LAUnCH Track, Pediatric Residency Program
- Pediatrician
Yael Tobie Smiley, MD
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Amanda Stewart, MD
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Alicia Marie Tucker, MD
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Chloe Turner, MD
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Jessica R. Weisz, MD
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![Dr. Laura Willing](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/w/willing_l.png)
Laura Marie Willing, MD
- Co-Director, Anxiety Disorders Program
- Associate Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist