Graduate of Harvard College, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Residency in Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women''s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Research Fellowship in Respiratory Biology, Harvard School of Public Health. Private Practice, Pulmonologists PC of Montgomery County, MD since 1988. Special interest in sleep medicine. Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington Univ. School of Medicine since 2005. President, DC Thoracic Society, Washington DC 2014-2015. Volunteer Physician, Mercy Health Clinic, Gaithersburg MD. Member, Board of Directors, Mercy Health Clnic, 2013-15. Faculty leader, Hait mobile health clinics, Project Medishares and G.W. International Medicine, 2012- . Videos 2016 Armstrong Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety - Steven Kariya, M.D., Suburban Hospital. Dr. Kariya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Gita Bakhshi is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Bakhshi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma, Asthma in Children, Lung Metastases, Grass Allergy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Robert Freishtat is an Emergency Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Freishtat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Peter Gergen is a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gergen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection.

Anuradha Arun is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Arun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Vitamin D Deficiency, High Cholesterol, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

David Cohen is an Internal Medicine provider in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Asthma, Asthma, Asthma in Children, Lung Metastases, and Endoscopy.

Gloria Choi is an Emergency Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Choi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Croup, Asthma in Children, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection.

Dr. Dennis A. Cullen is an internist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Cullen, Umosella, Cullen & Cullen in Bethesda, Md. and Oxon Hill, Md. Dr. Cullen earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Cullen has been named a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine, as well as a Top Family/General Practitioner and a Top Internist by Washingtonian Magazine. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage The Brothers Cullen. Bethesda Magazine (January/February 2008). Dr. Cullen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Folate Deficiency, and Subacute Combined Degeneration.

Dr. Edward T. Cullen is an internist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Cullen, Umosella, Cullen & Cullen in Bethesda, Md. and Oxon Hill, Md. Dr. Cullen earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at St. Vincent Hospital, followed by a residency in internal medicine at Geisinger Medical Center. Dr. Cullen has been named a Super Doctor by the Washington Post and a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine, as well as a Top Family/General Practitioner by Washingtonian Magazine. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage The Brothers Cullen. Bethesda Magazine (January/February 2008). Dr. Cullen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

Tiffini Lucas is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Lucas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED), IPEX Syndrome, Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Dr. Lucas is currently accepting new patients.

Mekela Whyte is a Pediatrics provider in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Whyte is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. Her top area of expertise is Asthma in Children.

Dr. Carlos Picone served as Vice-Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. and Chairman of the Pulmonary Medicine Division. Dr. Picone received his medical degree from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina in 1989, graduating summa cum laude. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, and Fellowships in Critical Care Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and in Pulmonary Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Picone has authored articles on pulmonary arterial hypertension and treatment, bioethics, end-of-life decision-making and parenchymal lung diseases. He has been a Medical Volunteer in several Latin American countries and currently volunteers with Mobile Medical Clinics of Greater Washington, D.C., where he serves at its Executive Board with the mission of providing free medical care to the underserved community of Washington. Dr. Picone also serves as a Board Member of Operation Canasta, supporting schools and orphanages in Argentina's hinterland. Dr. Picone is a partner in private practice with Chevy Chase Pulmonary Associates. His major professional interests include: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Pathophysiology and Treatment. Bioethics and End-of-Life Decision Making. Parenchymal Lung Diseases. Dr. Picone has overseas experience in Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America. He also has an interest in literature, chess, squash and astronomy. Selected Publications Medical Complications of Cocaine: Possible relationship to low plasma cholinesterase enzyme. Om A; Ellahham S; Picone C; Ornato JP. Am Heart J 1993 Apr;125(4):1114-8. One of the Many Faces of Systemic Mastocytosis: Hemodynamic collapse. Abstract presentation - Clinical Vignettes. American College of Physicians Meeting-1994. Non-Resolving Pneumonia. Picone, C. Chest 1998; 114:923-926. Recurrent acute respiratory distress syndrome from use of salicylate containing over-the-counter preparations. Picone, C. Chest 1998; 114:408-S. Acute Pneumonitis after In-Vitro Fertilization with IM Progesterone. Picone C. JResp Dis 2008; 29:170-71. Opening Debate on End-of-Life Medical Care. Progress Notes. Suburban Hospital 2010 Palliative Care and Opening Debate on End-of-Life Medical Care. Sibley MD March 2010 Subacute Dyspnea, Hypoxemia and Refractory Cardiopulmonary Collapse – Postgraduate Education Corner. CHEST 2012;141(4):1106-9. Dr. Picone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Hyperventilation, Lung Nodules, and Lung Metastases.

Paul Keiser is an Allergy and Immunologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Keiser is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Grass Allergy, and Hives.

Shahid Shamim is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Shamim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Vitamin D Deficiency, Hypothyroidism, and Obesity in Children.

Kathryn Kelly is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Kelly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Robert Clark is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda,, Maryland. Dr. Clark is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Richter Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Peter G. Hamm, M.D., is a pulmonologist with Johns Hopkins Medicine Pulmonology. Dr. Hamm is also the chairman of the department of medicine and the chairman of the intensive care unit (ICU) committee at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Dr. has an expertise in annual physicals, acute and urgent care, disease management and pulmonary medicine. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Bellevue Hospital Center. Dr. Hamm has been named a Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly. He has also been named a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine. Dr. Hamm contributed to a publication on the diagnosis of pulmonary Kaposi’s sarcoma with fiberoptic bronchoscopy and endobronchial biopsy. Dr. Hamm is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Jennifer Adu-Frimpong is a Pediatrics specialist and an Emergency Medicine provider in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Adu-Frimpong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Croup, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Asthma in Children.

Jahanbakhsh Naghshin is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Naghshin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bronchiectasis, and Lung Metastases. Dr. Naghshin is currently accepting new patients.

Hing-chung Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asthma in Children. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, High Cholesterol, Hypervitaminosis A, and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3.