The GHI has unified a network of experienced global health providers, inside and outside Children’s National, allowing for a more comprehensive approach to global health that is expanding every year. The global health expertise of Children’s National staff spans such fields as Emergency Medicine, Dermatology, Cardiology, Hematology, Neurology, Primary Care, Neonatology, Infectious Disease, Laboratory Medicine, Radiology, Genetics, and Urology.
Meet the Leaders in Global Health at GHI
Meet some of the Children’s National Faculty and Staff active in global health. They sit on GHI committees and advisories, serve as mentors for the next generation of global health providers, engage in education both as teachers and as students, and oversee pioneering research efforts.
Children’s faculty or staff and engaged or interested in global health?
Eiman Abdulrahman, MD
Attending, Emergency Medicine and Trauma Services
Areas of Interest: Ethiopia
Global Health Topics: Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment, Ethics in global health
Mark Batshaw, MD
Executive Vice President; Physician-in-Chief; Chief Academic Officer; GHI Executive Advisory
Andrew Campbell, MD
Director, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program; GHI Research
Areas of Interest: Ghana
Global Health Topics: Sickle Cell Disease, Translational Research, Partnerships
Marc DiFazio, MD
Medical Director, Montgomery County Outpatient Center
Areas of Interest: Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates
Global Health Topics: Educational Exchange, Partnership, Mutual Education
Kathy Ferrer, MD, FAAP, AAHIVS
Attending Physician, Infectious Disease, HIV/AIDS Services, Hospitalist Medicine; GHI Education
Areas of Interest: Lesotho, Romania, Kyrgyzstan, China
Global Health Topics: Pediatric HIV, Capacity Building, Malnutrition, Tuberculosis, Global Child Health Course
Dafina Good, MD
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
Areas of Interest: Thailand
Global Health Topics: Human Trafficking, Educational Exchange
Michelle Herrarias, RN, MPH
Registered Nurse
Areas of Interest: Madagascar
Global Health Topics: Pediatric Malnutrition
Jeremy Kern, MD
Attending Physician, Hospitalist Medicine
Areas of Interest: Kenya, Haiti
Global Health Topics: HIV/AIDS, Mobile Clinics, Accessibility and Continuity of Care
Nathalie Quion, MD
Attending Physician, General and Community Pediatrics
Areas of Interest: Philippines
Global Health Topics: Tuberculosis, Technical Support, Immigrant Child Health
Rachel Sarnacki
Program Lead, Cardiology; GHI Programs