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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Tahmina Ahmed is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. Her top areas of expertise are Radiation Enteritis, Vitamin D Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Ringworm. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.

Bela Shestopalova is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Shestopalova is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Angioedema, Episcleritis, and Tracheitis.

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 Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, High Cholesterol, Hypervitaminosis A, and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Hyperventilation, Lung Nodules, and Lung Metastases.

Kian Kaviani is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Kaviani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Tracheitis, Contact Dermatitis, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Dr. Kaviani is currently accepting new patients.

Kamani Karandana is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Karandana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Acute Cystitis, COVID-19, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

Jason Federline is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Federline is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Otitis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and COVID-19. Dr. Federline is currently accepting new patients.

Satish Angra is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Angra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Vitamin D Deficiency, Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, and Folate Deficiency. Dr. Angra is currently accepting new patients.

Rashid Baghai-Naeini is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Baghai-Naeini is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Anemia, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Baghai-Naeini is currently accepting new patients.

Marsha Seidelman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Kensington, Maryland. Dr. Seidelman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroma, Lung Metastases, Localized Scleroderma, and Scleroderma.

Theresa Mclaughlin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Kensington, Maryland. Dr. Mclaughlin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. Her top areas of expertise are Mononucleosis, Cellulitis, Parinaud Oculoglandular Syndrome, and Peptic Ulcer. Dr. Mclaughlin is currently accepting new patients.

John Douglas is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Kensington, Maryland. Dr. Douglas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, and Hypertension. Dr. Douglas is currently accepting new patients.

Oki Kwon is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Kwon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Kwon is currently accepting new patients.

Peter Sherer is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Wheaton, Maryland. Dr. Sherer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Aspergillosis.

Piyush Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

Merlyn Vemury is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Vemury is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Muscle Atrophy, and Tracheitis. Dr. Vemury is currently accepting new patients.

Suresh Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Diskitis, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Asha Vali is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Vali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheitis. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, High Cholesterol, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), and Hypertension. Dr. Vali is currently accepting new patients.

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 Tracheitis. 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).