MedStar Health Program Directors and medical education leaders enhance the visibility of their own professional work, the MedStar Health GME program they hail from, and the MedStar-Georgetown academic health system partnership as a whole through participation and leadership in professional organizations at the regional, national, and international level.
This ever-growing list shows current or recent leadership positions held by MedStar Health PDs and medical education leaders. Need to update your listing or want to add yours? Email us at academics@medstar.net.
| Name | Hospital and Program | Professional Accomplishments, Leadership Positions within Accrediting Body or Specialty Society | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mayada Akil | MGUH Psychiatry | Head of the Neuroscience Committee; Member, Executive Council of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Laxman Bahroo | MGUH Neurology | Editorial Board of Practical Neurology and Seminars in Neurology; Reviewer for several other journals | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Steve Baker | MGUH Plastic Surgery | Governor, American College of Surgeons; Vice President of Communications, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons; Advocacy Committee, American College of Surgeons; Board Examiner, American Board of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Gayle Balba | MGUH Infectious Disease | Chair for the Operations Working Group by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, part of the IDSA Program Director Practice Group | Fall 2024 |
| Dr. Itsik Ben-Dor | MWHC Interventional Cardiology | National Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) Fellow’s Course; Quality Director, MedStar Cath Lab | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Brook Brown | MGUH Urology | ACGME Urology Review Committee | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Daniel Bunker | MGUH Rheumatology | President, DC Rheumatism Society | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Kenneth Burman | MGUH / MWHC Endocrinology | Chair, History and Archives Committee, American Thyroid Association Clinical Protocol Committee, International Thyroid Oncology Group | Fall 2025 |
| Dr Elizabeth Chawla | MGUH Pediatrics | Chair, Mental Health Learning Community of the APPD; Workgroup Leader, National Pediatric Mental Health Curriculum | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Maggie Coppinger | MGUH Anesthesia | Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Carrie Dougherty | MGUH Headache Medicine | President, Southern Headache Society Chair of the Program Directors Committee, American Headache Society | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Allison Fillar | MUMH Orthopaedic Surgery | Member, Advocacy Committee, Arthroscopy Association of North America | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Brent Gilmore | MedStar Health Anesthesiology (Baltimore) | American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) Applied Exam Board Examiner | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Melanie Grady | MSH Quality and Safety Fellowship | Founding Member of the Press Ganey Ambulatory Safety Leadership Council | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Robert Gutman | MWHC Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery | Board Member, American Urogynecologic Society Vice President of the American Urogynecologic Society (2025) President Elect of the American Urogynecologic Society (2026) President of the American Urogynecologic Society (2027) | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Gregory Guyton | MUMH Foot And Ankle, Orthopedic Surgery | President Elect of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (through September 2026) President Elect of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (October 2026) Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Council Member | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Kirsten Hawkins | MGUH Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics | ACGME Review Committee for Pediatrics Member (through 2027) | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. James Higgins | MUMH Curtis Hand Center fellowship | Secretary, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Jamie Hill-Daniel | WHC Family Medicine | President, DC Chapter of American Academy of Family Physicians | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Sara Naeem Iqbal | MWHC Maternal Fetal Medicine & MFM/Genetics Fellowship | American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology Assessment Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Qualifying Exam Subcommittee | Summer 2025 |
| Dr. Sonya Malekzadeh | MGUH Otolaryngology | Member, Resident Review Committee for Otolaryngology, ACGME; Director, American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Mark Mattar | MGUH GI | Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Sailaja Pindiprolu | MGUH Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine Program Director, Associate DIO, and Associate Dean for Medical Education at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Intealth Board of Trustees Member | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Janine Rethy | MGUH Community Pediatrics and Child Advocacy Fellowship | Executive Committee, DC American Academy of Pediatrics | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Lee A. Richter | MWHC Urogynecology | Society Urodynamics Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction Young Member Committee; Medical Advisory Board International Organization for Women and Development | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Anousheh Sayah | MGUH Neuroradiology | Nominating Committee, American Society of Spine Radiology; Education Committee, American Society of Neuroradiology | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. David Song | MGUH/MWHC Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery | Past Chair, ACGME Review Committee for Plastic Surgery | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Colin Stewart | MGUH Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Member, JEDI Committee, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training; Member, Training and Education Committee, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Member, Advancing Holistic Principles Advisory Committee and Chair, GME Subcommittee, Association of American Medical Colleges | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Katherine Stolarz | MSF Family Medicine | Board of Directors, Maryland Academy of Family Physicians | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Anita Tammara | MHIM | Co-chair, Wellness Chapter, Maryland American College Physicians | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Lulu Wang | MWHC / MGUH – Emergency Medicine – Telehealth Fellowship | Chair, Telehealth Interest Group, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. David Weisman | MGUH School of Medicine and Internal Medicine (Baltimore) | Associate Editor for the New England Journal of Medicine (Journal Watch) | Summer 2025 |
| Dr. Gaby Weissman | MWHC Cardiology | Chair, American College of Cardiology Competency Management Committee; Immediate Past Chair, American College of Cardiology Program Directors and GME Committee | Spring 2024 |
| Dr. Eric Wisotzky | MNRH – PM&R | Chair, Residency Program Director’s Council of the Association of Academic Physiatrists; Chair, Program Director Council for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) | Fall 2025 |
| Dr. Richard Zorowitz | MNRH Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship | Chair, Innovative Practice and Payment Models Committee, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Spring 2024 |
