25 of the Best Pediatricians Near Me in damascus, MD

Colleen Cotton, MD, is a pediatric dermatologist and assistant professor who specializes in treating children with skin problems. She sees babies, children and teenagers with all types of skin conditions including acne, birthmarks, moles, eczema, psoriasis, skin infections, genetic skin problems and many others. She is particularly interested in hidradenitis suppurativa as well as blood vessel birthmarks like hemangiomas, port wine stains, and vascular anomalies. Skin problems in children are more than just skin deep, and can be emotionally and psychologically difficult for both parents and patients to deal with. Board-certified in both dermatology and pediatric dermatology, Dr. Cotton is passionate about helping patients feel confident and comfortable in their skin. She enjoys working with families to find treatments and solutions that work for them. Dr. Cotton has written numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and has spoken at several national meetings. She is also an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Society for Pediatric Dermatology and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance. She participates in clinical research to improve our understanding of both common and rare pediatric skin diseases. Dr. Cotton grew up in the greater D.C., area and graduated from college at the University of Georgia. She then completed medical school at Washington University in St. Louis in 2013. After finishing her intern year in pediatrics at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, she did a year of pediatric dermatology research at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Cotton then completed a dermatology residency at the University of Arizona, followed by a pediatric dermatology fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She practiced in South Carolina for three years before joining the team at Children's National Hospital in 2022. Publications ORCiD. Dr. Cotton is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Vascular Birthmark, Stork Bite, Aplasia Cutis Congenita, and Ectodermal Dysplasias. Dr. Cotton is board certified in American Board Of Dermatology, 2019 and American Board Of Dermatology, 2020. Dr. Cotton is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Armina Rahman is a Board-Certified Pediatrician who graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, NE with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology in 1986. She attended the Creighton University School of Medicine and obtained her MD in 1991. Upon graduation Dr. Rahman began work in Pediatrics at the Creighton/University of Nebraska combined Pediatric Residency Program. After her residency she had additional training in Neonatology at Magee Women's Hospital/University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rahman became certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in 1994 and successfully recertified in 2002, and 2008.She also is a teacher and makes sure that parents are taught about their children as much as children are taught about their health. Her specialty is working with worried parents of newborns. She also has interests in asthma/eczema/ allergies, obesity in childhood and infectious diseases. She follows the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics of which she is a fellow. She is always learning and feels continuing medical education is a must for all physicians. Dr. Rahman is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye), Flu, Croup, and Roseola. Dr. Rahman is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Michael Hsieh, MD, PhD, is a urologist at Children's National Hospital. Dr. Hsieh has experience in laparoscopic and robotic surgery for urologic conditions and specializes in bladder diseases affecting children and young adults. He is board-certified in urology and holds the certificate of added qualification in pediatric urology. Dr. Hsieh was recruited to Children’s National and the George Washington University to serve as Director of Transitional Urology. This joint venture is the East Coast's first clinical program dedicated to the care of adolescents and young adults with congenital urologic disorders. Many of these patients have chronic cystitis and are at increased risk of bladder cancer, diseases which dovetail with Dr. Hsieh’s research interests. Dr. Hsieh also is the Director of Research for the Division of Urology and the Associate Director for Science at the Sheik Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation. He runs an NIH-funded bladder biology research group. Dr. Hsieh has been a Recognized Doctor on the Healthgrades Honor Roll and Best Doctors in America. He has been featured several times in the New York Times for his work in robotic surgery and bladder inflammation. He attended Stanford University and returned to the East Coast for medical school at Thomas Jefferson University. During medical school, Dr. Hsieh also obtained a PhD in immunology and afterwards began exploring what would eventually become his long-term interest – the role of bladder inflammation in urinary tract infections and development of bladder cancer. He completed his urology residency training at the University of California San Francisco and pediatric urology fellowship training at Texas Children’s Hospital. As a pediatric urology fellow, Dr. Hsieh began studying how the commensal microbiome (the collection of naturally occurring, non-pathogenic bacteria in and on our bodies) may prevent urinary tract infections. Following fellowship training, he was an Assistant Professor at Stanford University, where he founded an NIH-funded research group focused on bladder inflammation, urinary tract infections and bladder cancer. Dr. Hsieh was the Administrative Director for Stanford’s Children’s Hospital Prenatal Urology and Minimally Invasive Surgery Programs. Publications Google Scholar|ORCiD. Dr. Hsieh is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Undescended Testicle, Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Trabeculectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hsieh is board certified in Urology: American Board Of Urology, 2012 and Pediatric Urology: American Board Of Urology, 2012.

Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, is a dermatologist at Children's National Hospital and professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is an expert in hair disorders most notably alopecia areata as well as other autoimmune skin diseases. Her interests and expertise include hair, genetic skin disorders, neonatal dermatology, inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema/atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, pigmented lesions (moles), acne and vascular disorders. She is an expert in laser and surgical treatment for pediatric patients and provides services in the clinic and operating room. Dr. Castelo-Soccio has built a research career in alopecia and inflammatory skin disease and runs clinical trials on these diseases at Children's National. Dr. Castelo-Soccio has published extensively including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on pediatric and medical dermatology. She is a national and international speaker on hair disorders and autoimmune skin disease. She is a member of the board of directors of the American Hair Research Association and has worked closely as a volunteer for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance. Dr. Castelo-Soccio received her bachelor's degree with honors in biological sciences from Harvard University and her MD and PhD from Cornell University - Weill Medical College. She completed residency training in dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania and her fellowship training in pediatric dermatology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is board certified in dermatology and pediatric dermatology. From 2011-2021 she was an attending physician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. From 2021-2025 she was an attending physician and researcher at the National Institutes of Health, where she still serves as a special volunteer. Dr. Castelo-Soccio is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), Aplasia Cutis Congenita, Ectodermal Dysplasias, and Clouston Syndrome. Dr. Castelo-Soccio is board certified in American Board Of Dermatology, 2012 and Dermatology: American Board Of Dermatology, 2009. Dr. Castelo-Soccio is currently accepting new patients.

Hemant Sharma, MD, MHS, is the Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Children’s National. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine, and the Director of the Food Allergy Program at Children’s National. He has served as the site director of the allergy immunology fellowship program with the National Institutes of Health. He is Director of the FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) Clinical Network site at Children’s National. Dr. Sharma completed medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, residency and chief residency at Duke University and pediatric allergy and immunology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. During fellowship, he completed a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, as well as a fellowship in Health Media at Nemours. He joined the faculty at Children’s National in 2008. His areas of clinical, advocacy and research interest include racial and socioeconomic health disparities and community-based management of food allergy. He writes a quarterly column in Allergic Living magazine and answers readers’ food allergy questions. He is heavily involved in advocacy, participating in regional and national legislative efforts to improve the health of the food allergy community. Dr. Sharma is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Allergy and Immunology, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, serving on the Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee. Due to his efforts on behalf of the food allergy community, he was selected to receive the 2016 FARE Vision Award. Dr. Sharma is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Food Allergy, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Knee Replacement, and Splenectomy. Dr. Sharma is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2004 and Allergy And Immunology: American Board Of Allergy And Immunology, 2008.

Christina Grant, MD, PhD, completed her medical genetics and medical biochemical genetics training at the National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute in Bethesda, MD, and joined Children’s National Hospital in 2018. Her clinical and research interests focus on large molecule storage disorders especially lysosomal storage diseases. Dr. Grant is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 4 (MPS IV, Morquio Syndrome), and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 4A (MPS IVA, Morquio Syndrome Type A). Dr. Grant is board certified in Medical Biochemical Genetics: American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 2019, Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2015, and American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 2017.

Theodore Green is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Damascus, Maryland. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Croup, and Viral Gastroenteritis. Dr. Green is currently accepting new patients.

Jana Mohassel is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Mount Airy, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Herpangina, Obesity in Children, and Croup. Dr. Mohassel is currently accepting new patients.

Colleen Cagle is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Mount Airy, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children. Dr. Cagle is currently accepting new patients.

Lisa Rakowski is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Mount Airy, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Croup, and Roseola. Dr. Rakowski is currently accepting new patients.

Bina Valsangkar is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Her clinical expertise encompasses Premature Infant. Dr. Valsangkar is currently accepting new patients.

Mohammed Haseebuddin is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Frederick, Maryland. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Haseebuddin is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Folliculitis, Boils, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Haseebuddin is currently accepting new patients.

Brian Swinton is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Swinton is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Croup, Roseola, and Umbilical Hernia. Dr. Swinton is currently accepting new patients.

Stephen Glaser is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Glaser is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Marcus Gunn Phenomenon, Gomez Lopez Hernandez Syndrome, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Dr. Glaser is board certified in The American Board Of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology and American Board Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Glaser is currently accepting new patients.

James Lee is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New Market, Maryland. Dr. Lee is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Croup, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Delayed Growth. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

Nestor Alvarado is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Alvarado is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Asthma in Children, Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, and Polydactyly. Dr. Alvarado is currently accepting new patients.

Stephanie Addison-Holt is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Addison-Holt is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma in Children, and Jaundice. Dr. Addison-Holt is currently accepting new patients.

Ruchika Passi is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Passi is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Developmental Dysphasia Familial, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Passi is currently accepting new patients.

Tanya Cothran-Ross is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Cothran-Ross is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Asthma in Children, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3B (MPS IIIB, Sanfilippo Syndrome B), and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3A (MPS IIIA, Sanfilippo Syndrome A).

Jerry Xu is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Xu is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma in Children, and Anemia.

Esther Song is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dr. Song is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Umbilical Hernia, Delayed Growth, and Asthma in Children. Dr. Song is currently accepting new patients.

Malvika Sharma is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Damascus, Maryland. Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients.

Alan Figelman is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Damascus, Maryland.

Uzma Enayatulla-Nasir is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Clarksburg, Maryland. Dr. Enayatulla-Nasir is currently accepting new patients.

Joshua Kanter, MD, is medical director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Children’s National Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University Medical Center. He received his medical degree and pediatrics training from the State University of New York, Health Science Center at Syracuse and completed fellowship training in pediatric cardiology and interventional pediatric cardiology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Kanter specializes in diagnostic and interventional pediatric cardiac catheterization for the treatment of congenital heart disease. He has extensive experience with transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation and is an expert in the device closure of atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. Dr. Kanter is the site principal investigator on the RO1 grant titled “Cardiac MRI Increases Accuracy and Decreases Risk of Evaluation of Children with Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Transplantation” funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. He has also been an investigator in several national multi-center research studies to examine new interventional devices and to track clinical outcomes. He has served on several national committees including the American College of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Data Registry, IMPACT™ Registry Implementation Group and the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session Program Committee. Dr. Kanter is board certified in pediatric cardiology and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He has published extensively on a range of topics within the field of interventional pediatric cardiology. Publications Google Scholar|ORCID. His clinical expertise encompasses High Blood Pressure in Infants and Angioplasty. Dr. Kanter is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2004 and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2002. Dr. Kanter is currently accepting new patients.