Children's National Medical Center Inc.

03/27/2025 | Press release | Archived content

Children's National Specialists Named Top Doctors by Northern Virginia Magazine

Washington, DC - Northern Virginia Magazine has named more than 45 Children's National Health System physicians to their list of 2015 "Top Doctors." The leading pediatric physicians included in this elite list represent many specialties within Children's National including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Endocrinology, Hematology/Oncology, Neonatology, Otolaryngology, Urology, and Surgery.

"I'm proud to see so many of our pediatric specialists recognized for their outstanding work and excellence," said Kurt Newman, MD, President and CEO of Children's National. "This affirms the high level of expertise that our physicians offer and the commitment Children's National has to providing the best care to children and families in the region."

The magazine used a peer survey and hospital panels, including Children's National, to generate nominations for its Top Doctors listing. Each panel nominated the doctors based on internal evaluations, patient reviews, patient access, training, and quality of records.

Children's National Health System Specialists
Named "Top Doctors"

Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Lawrence D'Angelo, MD, MPH

Blood and Marrow Transplantation
David Jacobsohn, MD, ScM

Cardiology
Charles Berul, MD
Mary Donofrio, MD
Thomas Hougen, MD
Jeffrey Moak, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Richard Jonas, MD

Critical Care Medicine
David Wessel, MD

Dermatology
Scott Norton, MD, MPH, MSc

Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Dorothy Bulas, MD

Endocrinology
Fran Cogen, MD, CDE
Paul Kaplowitz, MD, PhD
Priya Vaidyanathan, MD

Hematology/Oncology
Jeffrey Dome, MD, PhD
Jay Greenberg, MD

Hospitalists
Francisco Alvarez, MD
Allison Markowsky, MD
Sonal Kalburgi, MD

Infectious Diseases
Roberta DeBiasi, MD, MS
Bernard Wiedermann, MD, MA

Fetal and Transitional Medicine
Adrè DuPlessis, MBChB

Neonatology
Billie Lou Short, MD
Brian Stone, MD, MBA
John Van den Anker, MD
Joshua Attridge, MD
Georgis Kefale, MD

Nephrology
Kanwal Kher, MD, MBA
Asha Moudgil, MD

Neurology
Marc DiFazio, MD

Ophthalmology
William Madigan, MD
Jonathan Taylormoore, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Matthew Oetgen, MD

Otolaryngology
Diego Preciado, MD, PhD
Brian Reilly, MD
Rahul Shah, MD
George Zalzal, MD

Pain Medicine
Julia Finkel, MD

Pediatrics
Rachel Moon, MD
Mark Weissman, MD

Pulmonology
Anastassios Koumbourlis, MD, MPH

Physical Rehabilitation Medicine
Sarah "Sally" Evans, MD

Rheumatology
Lawrence Jung, MD

Surgery
Randall Burd, MD
Timothy Kane, MD
Anthony Sandler, MD
Faisal Qureshi, MD

Urology
M. David Gibbons, MD
Craig Peters, MD
Hans Pohl, MD
H. Gil Rushton, MD


Children's National is the only health system in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area dedicated exclusively to pediatric care. Through the Children's National Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine, primary care clinics, and seven outpatient centers located across the region, Children's offers more than 50 pediatric specialty care programs and departments.

Contact: Emily Hartman or Leah Parker at 202-476-4500.