We’re Home to 50+ of Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Doctors
September 01, 2015
Washington, DC – Washingtonian Magazine has named 54 physicians at Children’s National Health System to their list of 2015 “Top Doctors.” These recognized providers represent a number of specialties within Children’s National including nationally ranked programs such as Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Endocrinology, Hematology/Oncology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Urology, and Surgery. Seven physicians also practice at several Northern Virginia locations through Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV).
“I’m pleased to see so many of our Children’s National and PSV doctors recognized for excellence in their fields,” said Kurt Newman, MD, President and CEO of Children’s National. “Importantly, this recognition helps families know that they are entrusting the care of their children to the region’s most respected and committed pediatric physicians.”
Washingtonian’s “Top Doctors” is a listing of the Washington, DC, region’s best doctors nominated by nearly 12,000 other physicians in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. The following Children’s National and PSV physicians join this year’s list of 1,900 area doctors representing 39 specialties:
Children's National Health System Specialists Named "Top Doctors"| Cardiology | Nephrology |
| Jeffrey Becker, MD | Kanwal Kher, MD, MBA |
Charles Berul, MD
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| Mary Donofrio, MD | Neurology |
| Thomas Hougen, MD | Marc DiFazio, MD |
| Joshua Kanter, MD | Bennett Lavenstein, MD* |
| Gerard Martin, MD | William McClintock, MD* |
| Kanishka Ratnayaka, MD | Roger Packer, MD |
| Craig Sable, MD |
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| Cardiac Surgery | Neurosurgery |
| Richard Jonas, MD | Robert Keating, MD |
| | John Myseros, MD |
| Dermatology | |
| Scott Norton, MD, MPH, MSc | Ophthalmology |
| | Mohamad Jaafar, MD |
| Endocrinology | |
| Fran Cogen, MD, CDE | Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine |
| | Jeffrey Hanway, MD* |
| Gastroenterology/Hepatology | Emily Hattwick, MD* (noted as hand surgery) |
| Ali Bader, MD | Benjamin Martin, MD* |
| Laurie Conklin, MD | Matthew Oetgen, MD |
| Benny Kerzner, MD | Laura Tosi, MD |
| Parvathi Mohan, MD | |
| John Snyder, MD | Otolaryngology |
| Lynn Duffy, MD | |
| | Diego Preciado, MD, PhD |
| General and Community Pediatrics | Rahul Shah, MD |
| Dinea DeSouza, MD | George Zalzal, MD |
| Ellen Hamburger, MD | |
| Ellen O'Brien, MD | Physical Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Edward Sepe, MD | Justin Burton, MD |
| | Sarah Evans, MD |
| Hematology/Oncology | |
| Jeffrey Dome, MD, PhD | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Michael Guerrera, MD | Michael Boyajian, MD |
| Jay Greenberg, MD | |
| Christopher Lawlor, MD* | Radiology |
| Carly Varela, MD* | Karun Sharma, MD |
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| Infectious Disease | Surgery |
| Roberta DeBiasi, MD, MS | A. Alfred Chahine, MD |
| Barbara Jantausch, MD | Louis Marmon, MD, PhD |
| Bernhard Wiedermann, MD | Anthony Sandler, MD |
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| | Urology |
| | M. David Gibbons, MD |
| | Hans Pohl, MD |
| | H. Gil Rushton, MD |
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| | *Denotes physician is also with Pediatric Specialists of Virginia |
Children’s National is the only health system in the Washington, DC metropolitan area dedicated exclusively to pediatric care. Through the Children's National Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, primary care clinics, and seven outpatient centers located across the region, Children’s offers more than 50 pediatric specialty care programs and departments.
Contact: Emily Hartman or Caitlyn Camacho at 202-476-4500.
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About Children's National Health System
Children’s National Health System, based in Washington, D.C., has served the nation’s children since 1870. Children’s National is one of the nation’s Top 5 pediatric hospitals and, for a second straight year, is ranked No. 1 in newborn care, as well as ranked in all specialties evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. It has been designated two times as a Magnet® hospital, a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. This pediatric academic health system offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty outpatient centers in the D.C. Metropolitan area, including the Maryland suburbs and Northern Virginia. Home to the Children’s Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National is the seventh-highest NIH-funded pediatric institution in the nation. Children’s National is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels.
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