25 of the Best Pediatricians Near Me in olney, 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.

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.

Melody Carter is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Carter is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS), and Diarrhea. Dr. Carter is currently accepting new patients.

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.

Stephen Chanock is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Potomac, Maryland. Dr. Chanock is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mosaicism, Menopause, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Esophageal Cancer, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Seth Berger, MD, PhD, returned to Children’s National Hospital as faculty in 2018. He completed the medical scientist training program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York where he was awarded his MD and PhD degrees. His research at that time focused on computational analysis of signaling networks applied to prediction of adverse drug events and cardiac arrhythmia syndromes. He subsequently completed the combined pediatrics and medical genetics residency program through Children's National and the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He spent an additional year completing the medical biochemical genetics fellowship program at NIH before returning to Children's National where he was jointly hired by the Rare Disease Institute and the Center for Genetic Medicine Research. He is interested in developing novel bioinformatics approaches applied to variant discovery for rare diseases. Dr. Berger is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fetal Edema, Hydrops Fetalis, Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, and Mosaicism. Dr. Berger is board certified in Medical Biochemical Genetics: American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 2019, Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2016, and Clinical Genetics (MD): American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 2017.

Lynne Mofenson is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Mofenson is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses HIV/AIDS, Anencephaly, and High Blood Pressure in Infants.

Michael Parsons is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Parsons is currently accepting new patients.

Susan Swedo is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Swedo is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus Infections, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Streptococcal Group A Infection, and MAGIC Syndrome.

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.

Robert Freishtat is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Freishtat is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Asthma in Children, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Dr. Freishtat is currently accepting new patients.

Nasim Reedy is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Reedy is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). Dr. Reedy is currently accepting new patients.

Erik Rubinson is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Rubinson is currently accepting new patients.

Ann Starchman is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Starchman is currently accepting new patients.

Hershita Raheja is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Raheja is currently accepting new patients.

Larry Bernstein is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Bernstein is currently accepting new patients.

Henry Sakai is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Olney, Maryland. Dr. Sakai 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.

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.

"H. Gil Rushton, MD, is Emeritus Chair and Faculty of the Division of Urology at Children’s National, where he was previously Chief of Urology. His subspecialty interests include: vesicoureteral reflux and urinary tract infections, perinatal hydronephrosis, undescended testes and reconstruction of hypospadias and ambiguous genitalia. Dr. Rushton served as a past Secretary and Chair of the American Academy of Pediatric Section on Urology, past President of the Society for Pediatric Urology, Executive Secretary of the Pediatric Urology Advisory Council to the American Board of Urology and is currently the Editor for the Pediatric Section of the Journal of Urology. He has published more than 100 journal articles and chapters on a wide variety of topics in pediatric urology and has served as an invited Visiting Professor at more than 20 teaching universities around the country. He has received numerous excellence in teaching awards and is listed in Woodward and White's ""Best Doctors in America,"" Washingtonian's ""Top Doctors,"" Castle-Connolly Guide ""America's Top Doctors,"" and the Consumer's Research Council of America ""Guide to America's Top Urologists.""". Dr. Rushton is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypospadias, Undescended Testicle, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, and Orchiectomy. Dr. Rushton is board certified in Urology: American Board Of Urology, 1985 and Pediatric Urology: American Board Of Urology, 2009. Dr. Rushton is currently accepting new patients.

Kenneth Rosenbaum, MD, started with Children’s National Hospital in 1972 after completing his medical genetics training at Johns Hopkins University in 1971. Dr. Rosenbaum has consistently been voted the top physician at Children’s National over the past 10 years. Dr. Rosenbaum has overseen dysmorphic research projects at the National Institutes of Health, in Egypt, and here at Children’s National. Dr. Rosenbaum is the co-director of the Down Syndrome Clinic and the NF clinic. Dr. Rosenbaum is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neurofibromatosis, Triple X Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, and Distal 18q Deletion Syndrome. Dr. Rosenbaum is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1976, Clinical Cytogenetics: American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 1982, and Clinical Genetics (MD): American Board Of Medical Genetics And Genomics, 1982. Dr. Rosenbaum is currently accepting new patients.

Sinan Turnacioglu, MD, is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician and chief of the Division of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics and Neurogenetics at Children’s National Hospital. He is also an assistant professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He has been in practice for more than 20 years, beginning his career in general pediatrics before completing fellowship training in neurodevelopmental disabilities at Children’s National. Dr. Turnacioglu cares for children and adolescents across general developmental pediatrics and multiple specialty neurogenetics clinics. He has particular expertise in autism spectrum disorder, Fragile X syndrome, Smith‑Magenis syndrome, Rett syndrome, neurofibromatosis, and other rare genetic and neurodevelopmental conditions, reflecting his leadership roles in the Fragile X Clinic, Rett Syndrome Clinic and Neurofibromatosis Program at Children’s National. Dr. Turnacioglu’s clinical and academic work focuses on neurogenetics, family‑centered developmental care and improving access to high‑quality diagnostic and therapeutic services for neurodivergent children. He founded the DC Autism Clinic for the Underserved and has contributed to national efforts to expand access to genomic testing and evidence‑based neurodevelopmental care. He also serves as program director for the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship at Children’s National and is active in medical education, mentorship and national curriculum development. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Turnacioglu has led and contributed to multiple research studies and clinical trials involving autism, Fragile X syndrome, Rett syndrome and virtual‑reality–based interventions. He has served as a co‑investigator on federally-funded research and holds several U.S. patents related to therapeutic and diagnostic uses of virtual reality for autism spectrum disorder. His work with Floreo, Inc., where he was chief medical officer from 2017–2023, helped advance innovative digital tools to support social communication and safety skills for autistic individuals. He has authored peer‑reviewed publications and book chapters on neurodevelopmental disabilities, metabolic disorders, autism intervention research and conceptual frameworks in pediatric neurology. Dr. Turnacioglu is board‑certified in child neurology and in neurodevelopmental disabilities and remains active in national professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Research Consortium. He grew up in New Jersey and lives in Bethesda, MD, with his family. Outside of work, he enjoys running, reading and tabletop games. Publications ORCID. Dr. Turnacioglu is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurofibromatosis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Legius Syndrome. Dr. Turnacioglu is board certified in Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2003, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2015, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2013.

Jeffrey Rabin is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Rabin is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (mcEDS), and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Rabin is board certified in Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation: American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, 2014 and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: American Board Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, 2011.