Christina M. Seeley, NP

Dinesh Pillai, MD, is a pediatric pulmonologist at Children's National and the Co-Director of the Severe Asthma Clinic and Program. He earned a bachelor's degree from Washington University at St. Louis, and a medical degree from St. George’s University. He completed a residency at The Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn at Maimonides Medical Center. After his residency, Dr. Pillai completed a pediatric pulmonary medicine fellowship at Children's National in 2009. Dr. Pillai is the recipient of the NIH K12 Lung and Genomics Career Development Award. He is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Integrative Systems Biology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is an investigator in the Center for Genetic Medicine Research at the Children's National Research Institute. His research interests include identifying genetic modifiers in airway inflammation and asthma and his clinical interests are in asthma, complicated pneumonia and interstitial lung disease. Dr. Pillai is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Asthma, Chronic Cough, Obesity in Children, and Laryngomalacia. Dr. Pillai is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2007 and Pediatric Pulmonology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2010. Dr. Pillai is currently accepting new patients.

Parisa Kaviany, MD, is as pediatric pulmonologist and sees patients in the General Pulmonary Clinic, as well as in Severe Asthma Clinic and IMPACT DC. Her research interest is in investigating health disparities among children with asthma, with a focus on the impact of indoor air pollution and asthma outcomes. She is invested in medical education and enjoys mentoring medical students and residents. Dr. Kaviany is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Asthma, Situs Inversus, Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia, and Cystic Fibrosis. Dr. Kaviany is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics, 2022. Dr. Kaviany is currently accepting new patients.

Iman R. Sami-Zakhari, MD, earned a bachelor's degree from University of Khartoum in Khartoum, Sudan. She went to medical school at University of Khartoum and University of Liverpool, UK, for post-graduate training. Dr. Sami completed her residency at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters and Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA. After her residency, she completed a pediatric pulmonary medicine fellowship at Children's National Hospital. Dr. Sami is Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program at Children’s National. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology. She is particularly interested in asthma, cystic fibrosis, BPD and sleep, with specific research in the area of pulmonary function testing. Dr. Zakhari is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), and Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID). Dr. Zakhari is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1990, Pediatric Pulmonology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1994, and Sleep Medicine: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2011. Dr. Zakhari is currently accepting new patients.

Shahriar Shahzeidi is a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Shahzeidi is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome. Dr. Shahzeidi is currently accepting new patients.

Oscar M. Rodriguez Pineda, MD, who likes to be addressed as Dr. Rodriguez, is a native from Guatemala and Spanish-speaking. He is board certified in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine after completing his training at St. Louis Children's and Cincinnati Children's Hospitals respectively. Dr. Rodriguez has an interest in breathing and ventilating pathologies related to sleep, metabolic or neuromuscular disorders. He is experienced with non-invasive and invasive portable ventilation. He has presented at regional and international meetings, and he is committed to medical education. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, Asthma in Children, Asthma, and Sleepwalking (Somnambulism). Dr. Pineda is board certified in Sleep Medicine: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2015, Pediatric Pulmonology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2014, and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2012. Dr. Pineda is currently accepting new patients.

James Clayton is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Fairfax, Virginia. His clinical expertise encompasses VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Lissencephaly 1, Lissencephaly 2, and Hydranencephaly. Dr. Clayton is currently accepting new patients.