PSV’s Dr. Laurel Blakemore featured in Stryker 2020 Comprehensive Annual Report

Pediatric Specialists of Virginia’s (PSV) CEO, Laurel Blakemore, MD, was featured in the Stryker 2020 Comprehensive Annual Report. Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

PSV’s Dr. Blakemore used Stryker’s Mesa 2 Deformity Spinal System to perform a complex spinal surgery to address a worsening case of scoliosis in seventeen-year-old Destiney Jackson, from Gainesville, Florida. This procedure allowed Destiney to return to her active life where she’s an accomplished and passionate dancer.

To view the entire story, please visit, https://www.stryker.com/content/m/c/2020-comprehensive-annual-report/performance-and-governance/patient-impact.html. 

For more information about Dr. Blakemrore please click here!

The Leadership Center for Excellence and Leadership Fairfax has joined forces to recognize and celebrate 40 young leaders who are making an impact across Northern Virginia with their 2021 40 Under 40 Award. Honorees selected for this prestigious reward demonstrate exceptional leadership, impactful personality, and excellent professionalism.  

Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) is proud to announce that Dr. Rachel Casey has been selected as a 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Leadership Center for Excellence. Dr. Casey is PSV’s Medical Director for our Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology program. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to our patients and families we serve throughout Northern Virginia and surrounding communities.  

We look forward to celebrating this extraordinary accomplishment of Dr. Rachel Casey and the other honorees at a FREE virtual luncheon on March 26th. Register here: http://bit.ly/3aOvdBK.

For more information about Dr. Rachel Casey, and our Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology team, please visit https://psvcare.org/specialty/pediatric-and-adolescent-gynecology. 

Pediatric Specialists of Virginia’s Dr. Rebecca Levorson, Medical Director of Infectious Disease, was featured in Northern Virginia Magazine’s February 2021 issue. Dr. Levorson shares a story about how she and her team’s decision to administer the antiviral medication remdesivir helped save a child who had fallen ill and become hospitalized due to COVID-19.

Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) is pleased to announce that 43 of our physicians were named to Northern Virginia Magazine’s “Top Doctors” of 2021 list in their recent February 2021 issue.

The 43 selections – an all-time high for PSV – represent 17 of our 22 pediatric specialties.  This prestigious designation is a testament to the hard work of our clinical and administrative staff and their dedication to our mission of providing the best pediatric specialty care possible to the children and families of Northern Virginia and nearby communities.

We want to thank and recognize the following PSV providers that were selected:

Allergy & Immunology
Darlene Mansoor, MD

Endocrinology
Oksana Lazareva, MD
Kathleen Link, MD
Rinku Mehra, MD
Otilia Neacsu, MD
Mia Pingul, MD

Gastroenterology
Catherine Chao, MD
Suchitra Hourigan, MD
Muhammad A. Khan, MD
Peter Lee, MD
Ian Leibowitz, MD
Otto Louis-Jacques, MD
Natalie Sikka, MD
Jaime Wolfe, MD

Hematology/Oncology
Jennifer Dean, MD
Robin Dulman, MD
Christopher Lawlor, MD
Marshall Schorin, MD
Carly R. Varela, MD

Infectious Diseases
Daniel Keim, MD
Rebecca E. Levorson, MD
Katherine Moyer, DO
Andrew Nuibe, MD

Nephrology
Patricia Seo-Mayer, MD

Neurology
Tarannum Lateef, MD
William McClintock, MD
John Schreiber, MD

Neurosurgery
Leon Moores, MD, DSc

Ophthalmology
Marlet Bazemore, MD
Mohammad Jaafar, MD

Orthopaedics
George Gantsoudes, MD
Emily Hattwick, MD
Benjamin Martin, MD

Otolaryngology
Diego Preciado, MD, PhD
Brian Reilly, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Olga Morozova, MD

Plastic Surgery
Albert Oh, MD

Psychiatry
Michael Kronen, MD

Pulmonology
Dinesh Pillai, MD
Iman Sami-Zakhari, MD

Rheumatology
Bita Arabshahi, MD
Tova Ronis, MD

Urology
Hans Pohl, MD

Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV) is excited to announce that 30 of our physicians were selected to Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Doctors” of 2020 list.

15 of our 22 pediatric specialties are represented, and the 30 selections mark an all-time high for our organization.  This prestigious designation is truly a testament to the great work and dedication to our mission our staff delivers each day. 

Congratulations to all of the physicians selected!  We thank you and the entire organization for your steadfast commitment to Making It All Better for the children and families of Northern Virginia and surrounding communities we serve.

PSV’s 2020 “Top Docs” Recipients:

Endocrinology
Rinku Mehra, MD
Kathleen Link, MD

Gastroenterology
Ian Leibowitz, MD (Medical Director)

Gynecology
Rachel Casey, MD (Medical Director)

Hematology and Oncology 
Christopher Lawlor, MD (Medical Director)
Jennifer Dean, MD
Robin Dulman, MD
Carly Varela, MD

Infectious Diseases
Rebecca Levorson, MD (Medical Director)
Daniel Keim, MD
Katherine Moyer, DO

Nephrology
Patricia Seo-Mayer, MD (Medical Director)
Randala Lakkis, MD
David Mohtat, MD

Neurology
William McClintock, MD (Medical Director)
Taranum Lateef, MD
Terry Watkin, MD

Occuloplastics
Maryam Nazemzadeh, MD (Medical Director)

Ophthalmology
Mohamad Jaafar, MD

Orthopaedics 
Emily Hattwick, MD (Medical Director)
George Gantsoudes, MD
Benjamin Martin, MD

Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
Brian Reilly, MD (Medical Director)
Diego Preciado, MD, PhD

Physical Rehabilitation Medicine 
Thomas Chang, MD (Medical Director)
Olga Morozova, MD

Pulmonary Medicine
Dinesh Pillai, MD

Rheumatology
Bita Arabshahi, MD (Medical Director)
Tova Ronis, MD

Urology
Hans Pohl, MD (Medical Director)