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Youssef Ayoub Adly Kousa

Youssef Ayoub Adly Kousa, DO, MS, PhD

Pediatric Neurology

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Languages

  • Arabic
  • English

Gender

Male

About Youssef Ayoub Adly Kousa

Titles

Director, Zika Genetics Consortium

Prenatal and Neonatal Neurologist

About the Provider

Youssef A. Kousa, MS, DO, PhD, is a physician-scientist specializing in neonatal neurology at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. During his pediatric internship, he founded an international, trans-disciplinary research team, the Zika Genetics Consortium, to study the 2015 Zika virus pandemic and model human genetic modifiers in neuroinfectious diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. Their goal is disease prevention by integrating and leveraging team science, systems biology and genomics. Dr. Kousa is the Principal Investigator of the Consortium, which now includes 19 co-investigators representing 13 different institutions. Partnering with the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Consortium is bringing together mother-infant dyad cohorts with 12,000 participants throughout the Western Hemisphere. 

Dr. Kousa completed a combined pediatrics and child neurology residency at Children’s National and the DO-PhD Physician Scientist Training Program at Michigan State University. Through graduate and post-graduate research training, he has focused on human genetics, genetic engineering, developmental biology, immunology and virology. His accomplishments include creation of an adenovirus-based malaria vaccine, discovery of a conserved gene regulatory network in craniofacial and neural tube development, 30 peer-reviewed publications, and multiple national and international invited research presentations. His awards and honors span academic, research, service and leadership roles, including the highest honors possible at Michigan State University for a graduate and medical student. Dr. Kousa directs the Perinatal Neuroinfections Clinic at Children’s National and is an Instructor in Neurology, Pediatrics, & Genomics, and Precision Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Learn more about the Zika Genetics Consortium.

Publications

Google Scholar | ORCiD

NPI

1760879001

Locations

  1. Main Hospital-Neuroscience Clinic
    • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Room 1300, Washington, DC 20010
    • Main Hospital-Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
      • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
      • Telehealth Video Visit
        • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010

        Expertise

        Education

        Children's National Hospital

        Resident, Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neur, 2020

        Children's National Hospital

        Resident, Pediatrics, 2017

        Children's National Hospital

        Intern, Pediatrics, 2016

        Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

        Medical School, 2015

        Kean University

        Graduate, 2007

        Kean University

        Undergraduate, 2005

        Board Certifications

        -

        American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020

        Insurance

        Children's National offers a variety of payment options for all families. We have listed the major health plans accepted by Children's National below. Please contact your insurance carrier if you do not see your plan. Before scheduling all behavioral health appointments, please confirm coverage with your insurance carrier. If you have international insurance or are traveling from abroad to Children's National for care, please contact the Global Services Division at globalservices@childrensnational.org. If you do not have health insurance, you may be able to get it through the Children's Health Insurance Program. Please call 202-476-5505 for more information.
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        • Aetna Better Health of Maryland
        • Aetna Better Health of VA
        • Alliance Health Plan: Federal Employee Plan
        • American Postal Workers Plan (Federal)
        • Amerigroup DC
        • Amerigroup Maryland
        • AmeriHealth DC
        • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia
        • Anthem HealthKeepers Plus (VA)
        • Beech Street
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        • CareFirst Community Plan of Maryland
        • ChoiceCare PPO (Humana)
        • Cigna Healthcare of the Mid Atlantic (includes Great West Healthcare)
        • Claimsbridge PPO
        • Conifer Health
        • First Health
        • Government Employees Health Association (Federal)
        • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (DC)
        • Kaiser Permanente Maryland Medicaid: referral required
        • Kaiser Permanente Virginia Medicaid
        • Kaiser Permanente: referral required
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        • Maryland Physicians Care
        • Medicaid Managed Care or Public Health Plans (Military)
        • MedStar Family Choice (DC)
        • MedStar Family Choice (MD)
        • Molina Health Care of VA
        • Multiplan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
        • National Association of Letter Carriers (Federal)
        • Priority Partners MCO (MD)
        • Tricare Humana Military
        • U.S. Family Health Plans Johns Hopkins (Federal)
        • United Virginia Medicaid
        • UnitedHealthcare
        • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
        • Virginia Premiere