October 15, 2024: Dr. Nancy Bauman, MD, ENT from Children’s National presenting “Ankyloglossia, Breastfeeding, and Frenotomy – Myths, Truths, and Unknowns.”
December 3, 2024: Dr. Susan Swedo, MD, presenting “The Past, Present, and Future of PANDAS & PANS.”
March 18, 2025: Dr. Leon Moores, MD, presenting: “Redefining Physician Leadership: Leadership as a Core Competency.”
May 6, 2025: Dr. Fran Cogen, MD, CDCES and Herbert Bravo, MD, presenting “Evolution Of T1DM: Etiology/ Staging and Screening: How to Help Delay T1DM Onset and Acute Complications”
October 17, 2023: Dr. Kisha N. Davis, MD, Montgomery County Health Officer, presenting “Connecting with Montgomery County’s New Health Officer: Strengthening Community-Pediatrician Partnerships.”
December 5, 2023: Drs. Anisha Abraham, MD and Martha Perry, MD, presenting “Hot Topics in Adolescent Medicine.”
March 19, 2024: Dr. Kristin Sokol, MD, presenting “Insights into Pediatric Food Allergy Diagnosis and Care.”
May 7, 2024: The Tree House CAC: Dr. Evelyn Shukat, MD, Medical Director, and Charlie Regan, CEO, presenting “Welcome to Montgomery County’s Only Child Advocacy Center!”
October 18, 2022: Dr. Scott Freedman, MD, presenting “Bronchiolitis: Let’s Keep this Simple” and “Dr. Suzanna Martin, MD, presenting “Parechovirus: A New ER Problem.”
December 13, 2022: Dr. Keyur Desai, presenting “The Pediatric PPE: Maximizing Your Injury Prevention Counseling.”
March 21, 2023: Dr. Alonso Zea Vera, MD, presenting “Functional Tic-like Behaviors: What are They, and How to Differentiate them from Tourette Syndrome?”
May 16 2023: Dr. Sandy Chung, MD, current AAP president, presenting “AAP Update: Meeting the Moment While Reshaping the Future.”
This meeting was cancelled due to COVID 🙁
Monday, October 12: ZOOM
Monday, December 7: ZOOM
Monday, March 8: ZOOM
Monday, May 3: ZOOM
Monday, October 7: Steven Wolf, MD presenting Hot Topics in Pediatric Epilepsy: New Medications and Surgery
Monday, December 2: Jeffrey Toretsky, MD presenting Personalized Medicine is Targeted Therapy: What Does it Mean for Pediatric Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Hematology/Oncology (what do you really need to know as a primary care provider?)
Monday, March 2: Brooke Bokor, MD, MPH presenting The Vaping Epidemic: How can Pediatricians Intervene?
Monday, May 4 (due to COVID-19 in-person meeting postponed to October 27, 2021) – Naveen Kwatra, DDS presenting Hot Topics in Pediatric Dentistry
Monday, October 8: Kirsten Hawkins, MD presenting 13 Reasons Why Teens are in the News… Hot Topics in Adolescent Health in Montgomery County (CME event ID 34345)
Monday, December 3: keynote speaker: Rachel Schreiber, MD presenting The Evolving World of Food Allergy (CME event ID 35132)
Monday, March 4: keynote speaker: Jeff Lukish, MD presenting Pediatric Surgery Update for the Pediatrician (CME event ID 35451)
Monday, May 6: keynote speaker: Sandra Salsberg, MD presenting Pediatric Endocrine Update (CME event ID 35452)
Pediatrician of the Year: Alan Gober, MD (pictured accepting award with family)
October 2: keynote speaker: Marielle Kress, Director of Federal Advocacy, AAP and Jamie Poslosky, Direct, Division of Advocacy Communications, AAP presenting What’s New in Washington: Advocating for Children in the Nation’s Capital
December 4: keynote speaker: Laurie Conklin, MD presenting Therapeutics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Keeping Children in Focus
March 5: keynote speaker: Nicole Dobson, MD and Craig Dobson, MD presenting Challenges and Rewards of Pediatrics in the Military
May 7: keynote speaker: Nadia Hashimi, MD presenting Casualties of War: The Impact on Women and Children;
Pediatrician of the Year: Steven Hirsch, MD (pictured accepting award with family)
October 10: keynote speaker: Barbara Howard, MD, presenting AAP Recommendations for Development, Autism and Mental Health Screening
December 5: keynote speaker: Drs. Lawrence D’Angelo, David Call, and Veronica Gomez-Lobo presenting Caring for Your LGBT Patients
March 6: keynote speaker: Mohamad Jaafar, MD presenting Screening for Eye Disease: Why and How?
May 1: keynote speakers: Laura Metro, founder CLAY Foundation, and Joshua Cohen, PhD, Past President, Maryland Psychological Association presenting Danger Through the Ages: From Drowning to Drugs;
Pediatrician of the Year: Ann Werner, MD (pictured accepting award with family)
October 5: keynote speaker: Melissa Abrams, MD presenting Pediatric Dermatology Pearls for the Primary Care Provider
December 14: keynote speaker: Charlie Berul, MD presenting Management of Arrhythmias in Children
Monday, March 7: keynote speaker: Georges Benjamin, MD presenting Improving Health Through a Population Health Focus
Monday, May 2: keynote speaker: Shahid Aziz, MD and Caren Glassman, MD presenting the The What, The Why, The When and The How of Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care; Leadership Award: Blair Eig, MD in honor of 22 years of service to the Montgomery County Pediatric Society;
Pediatrician of the Year: Hari Cheryl Sachs, MD (pictured accepting award with family)
October 6, 2014: keynote speakers: Michael Gallagher, MD (perinatology) and Patroula Smpokou, MD (pediatric genetics) presenting Prenatal and Postnatal Genetic Testin
December 1, 2014: keynote speaker: Patience White, MD (co-director of Got Transition: The Center for Health Care Transition Improvement) presenting How to Improve the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Health Care: A Look at New and Innovative Strategies
March 2, 2015: keynote speaker: Karyl Barron, MD (NIH, Deputy Director Division of Intramural Research) on Pediatric Periodic Fever Syndromes Diagnoses and Management
May 4, 2015: keynote speakers: Lisa Horowitz, PhD (pediatric psychologist at NIMH) and Michael Doran, EdD (Principal at Wootton High School) on Suicide Prevention and the High School Response; “Rock Star Ribbon”
Awards: Mark Weissman, MD for being the first recipient of The Diane and Norman Bernstein Professorship in Community Pediatrics at Children’s National Medical Center and to Charlie Berul, MD for being the inaugural recipient of the Van Metre Companies Professorship in Cardiology at Children’s National Medical Center
Pediatric Specialist Award: Steven Glaser, MD (ophthalmology) for his ongoing dedication and passion to children’s health care that go beyond his practice; Lifetime Achievement Awards: Roger Ruckman, MD (cardiologist) retiring after 38 years of service.
Pediatrician of the Year: Giorgio Kulp, MD (pictured left accepting award with family)
October 7, 2013: Keynote Speaker: Evelyn Shukat, MD; Medical Director, The Tree House Child Assessment Center of Montgomery County; “Rock Star Ribbon” award: Hilary Deutsch, MD for doing a great job as president the last two years.
December 2, 2013: Keynote Speaker: Josh Starr, PhD; Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools; “Rock Star Ribbon” award: Hari Cheryl Sachs, MD for being first author in the review article published in the August 2013 journal Pediatrics on the transfer of drugs into breast milk.
March 10, 2014: Keynote Speaker: David Black, PhD; Director, Center for Autism Assessment and Treatment presenting “On or Near the Autism Spectrum: Supporting Adolescents and their Families through the Perils of Transition to Adulthood.”
May 5, 2014: Keynote Speaker: Josh Sharfstein, MD; Secretary of the Maryland Department Health and Mental Hygiene; Lifetime Achievement Awards: Stephen Epstein, MD (ENT) retiring after 42 years; Jack Lowe, MD retiring after “many years;” Chuck Coggeshall, MD retiring after 35 years;
Pediatrician of the Year: Leah Brasch, MD (pictured accepting award with family)