Contact Information

Pediatrics


Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: (301) 295-3130
Fax: (301) 295-3898

Department Chair

Ildy Katona, MD, CAPT, USN (Retired)
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine

Secretary: Ms. Daphne Thomas
Email: daphne.thomas@usuhs.edu

Pediatric Educators of the Year

These faculty and residents are selected by the third-year USUHS students completing their pediatric clerkship at the uniformed teaching centers across the country. These individuals represent the outstanding and committed teaching faculty and residents for the future generation of military medical officers.

Keesler Air Force Medical Center

  • Academic Year 2006-2007    Not presented (Hurricane Katrina)
  • Academic Year 2005-2006    Not presented (Hurricane Katrina)
  • Academic Year 2004-2005    Eric Flake, MD
  • Academic Year 2003-2004    Cathy McElveen, MD
  • Academic Year 2002-2003    Jeanette Legenza, MD
  • Academic Year 2001-2002    Wanda Salzer, MD
  • Academic Year 2000-2001    Chris Lewandowski, MD

Madigan Army Medical Center

  • Academic Year 2011-2012    Craig Burger, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2011-2012    CPT Rebecca Ortolano, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    CPT Bonnie Geneman, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    CPT Monica Mann, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2009-2010    Georgina Ponce de Leon, MD
  • Academic Year 2008-2009    Neil Mullen, MD
  • Academic Year 2007-2008    Kelly J. Faucette, MD
  • Academic Year 2006-2007    Robert Puntel, MD
  • Academic Year 2005-2006    Amy Connors, MD
  • Academic Year 2004-2005    Donald Johnson, MD
  • Academic Year 2003-2004    Vinaya Garde, MD
  • Academic Year 2002-2003    Melinda Behrens, MD
  • Academic Year 2001-2002    Elizabeth Hasert, MD
  • Academic Year 2000-2001    Rich Kynion, MD

National Capital Area

  • Academic Year 2011-2012    CPT Jennifer H. Hepps, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2011-2012    CPT Eric Sigmon, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    Maj Allen Stering, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    CPT Luis Rohena, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    CPT Bonnie Geneman, MD
  • Academic Year 2009-2010    Jennifer Colombo, MD
  • Academic Year 2008-2009    Marty Weiss, MD
  • Academic Year 2007-2008    Brent Lechner, MD
  • Academic Year 2006-2007    Jeffrey Greenwald, MD
  • Academic Year 2005-2006    Michelle Kravitz, MD
  • Academic Year 2004-2005    Brent Lechner, DO & Kelli McDermott, MD
  • Academic Year 2003-2004    Maureen Peterson, MD & David Schwartz, MD
  • Academic Year 2002-2003    Greg Gorman, MD
  • Academic Year 2001-2002    Tom Eccles, MD
  • Academic Year 2000-2001    Jitu Modi, MD

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

  • Academic Year 2011-2012    LCDR Rhett Barrett, DO (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2011-2012    Capt Nicholas Carr, DO (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    CAPT Tony Delgado, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    LT Patrick McLaughlin, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2009-2010    Tonya Dail, MD
  • Academic Year 2008-2009    Aldon Collier, MD
  • Academic Year 2007-2008    Tim Shope, MD
  • Academic Year 2006-2007    Michael Strunc, MD
  • Academic Year 2005-2006    Luke Zabrocki, MD
  • Academic Year 2004-2005    Marie Alden, MD
  • Academic Year 2003-2004    Kevin O'Meara, MD
  • Academic Year 2002-2003    Tim Shope, MD
  • Academic Year 2001-2002    Penny Lane, MD
  • Academic Year 2000-2001    Peter Kriz, MD

Naval Medical Center San Diego

  • Academic Year 2011-2012    Joel Ruff, MD, FAAP (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2011-2012    LT Benjamin Briggs, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    LT Christina Olson, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    LCDR Kristofer Kazlauskas, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2009-2010    Gregory Butler, MD
  • Academic Year 2008-2009    Fran Rash, MD
  • Academic Year 2007-2008    Edmund Milder, MD
  • Academic Year 2006-2007    Karie Anderesen, MD
  • Academic Year 2005-2006    Fran Rash, MD
  • Academic Year 2004-2005    Jon Fleenor, MD
  • Academic Year 2003-2004    Michael S Nelson, MD
  • Academic Year 2002-2003    Lynn Bailey, MD
  • Academic Year 2001-2002    Jill Gustafson, MD
  • Academic Year 2000-2001    Jim Chun, MD

San Antonio Military Pediatric Consortium

  • Academic Year 2011-2012    Maj Omar Caban, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2011-2012    CPT Patricia Kapunan, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    Col (Ret) James Barker, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    Capt Thomas Lee, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2009-2010    Jennifer Stangle, MD
  • Academic Year 2008-2009    Renee Cevey, MD
  • Academic Year 2007-2008    Alexander Black, MD
  • Academic Year 2006-2007    Nicole Thomas, MD
  • Academic Year 2005-2006    Lori Sellen, MD
  • Academic Year 2004-2005    Greg Kostur, MD
  • Academic Year 2003-2004    Dannette LeBaron, MD
  • Academic Year 2002-2003    Dave Munitz, MD
  • Academic Year 2001-2002    Minh Doan, MD
  • Academic Year 2000-2001    Leslie Ann Wilson, MD

Tripler Army Medical Center

  • Academic Year 2011-2012    LTC Parnell C. Mattison, DO (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2011-2012    CPT William J. Sherman, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    Stephanie Vann, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    CPT Christopher Jordan, MD (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2009-2010    Catherine Olson, MD
  • Academic Year 2008-2009    Joseph Dai, MD
  • Academic Year 2007-2008    Aaron Pitney, MD
  • Academic Year 2006-2007    Margret Merino, MD
  • Academic Year 2005-2006    Mark Burnett, MD
  • Academic Year 2004-2005    Lance Cordoni, MD
  • Academic Year 2003-2004    Braden "Al" Shoupe, MD
  • Academic Year 2002-2003    Denise Demers, MD
  • Academic Year 2001-2002    Jeff Hutchinson, MD
  • Academic Year 2000-2001    Brian Holland, MD

Womack Army Medical Center

  • Academic Year 2011-2012    CPT Nichelle Adegbite-Maraventano, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2011-2012    Michael Maraventano, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    Vinita Gupta, MD (Faculty)
  • Academic Year 2010-2011    CPT Leigh-Anne Lindenmuth, DO (Resident)
  • Academic Year 2009-2010    Edwin Robbins, MD