Dr. Elizabeth C. Ortiz

Herbert Baraf is a Rheumatologist in Wheaton, Maryland. Dr. Baraf is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gout. His top areas of expertise are Gout, Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Necrotizing Vasculitis.

Dr. Potter is a native of Fort Washington, MD, and attended Columbia University where he earned his B.A. degree with dual majors in Pre-Medical Studies and Art History. He later graduated from Howard University College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Howard University Hospital before pursuing his rheumatology fellowship at New York University. Between medical school and his internship/residency, he spent a year at the National Institutes of Health as a recipient of an Intramural Research Training Award.Following his fellowship, Dr. Potter was appointed to the Rheumatology faculty at the University of Virginia as an Assistant Clinical Professor. There, he helped to establish a curriculum for musculoskeletal ultrasound for training fellows and gave several presentations on topics including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory myositis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. He participates annually as a question writer for the American College of Rheumatology’s Continuing Medical Education Program. Dr. Potter has received multiple scholarships and awards throughout his academic and medical careers, including the ACR REF/Amgen/Pfizer Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award, Teaching Resident of the Year, Intramural Research Training Award, Dr. Emile C. Nash Award, and Internal Medicine Departmental Award. He has been first author and co-author of several peer-reviewed articles, largely focusing on disparities in U.S. Healthcare. Dr. Potter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gout. His top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Tenosynovitis.

Dr. Berhanu was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She attended Stanford University where she earned a B.A. degree in human biology. She earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois School of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at Loyola University in Chicago. She completed her fellowship in rheumatology at New York University’s Langone Medical Center where she served as chief fellow in her final year. Following her fellowship, Dr. Berhanu joined the medical faculty at George Washington University as Assistant Professor of Rheumatology where she had an active clinical practice and trained new physicians.Dr. Berhanu has a clinical interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound for which she received specialized training from USSONAR and obtained RhMSUS certification from the American College of Rheumatology. She applies her expertise with musculoskeletal ultrasound to her clinical interest in gout and has authored or co-authored several articles on the therapeutic management of gout. In addition to her research interests, Dr. Berhanu has long been dedicated to community service, both locally and abroad. She served as the 2018 Arthritis Foundation “Walk to Cure Arthritis” Medical Honoree and is particularly proud to have worked with the rheumatology program at the teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dr. Berhanu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gout. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Tenosynovitis, and Gout.