Dr. Tarannum Lateef is a board-certified pediatric neurologist at Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV). She holds a Medical Doctorate from Northwestern University Medical School and a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from George Washington University. Dr. Lateef completed her residency at Georgetown University School of Medicine and a fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center.
As a researcher at the National Institutes of Health, she focuses on the environmental triggers of migraines and has contributed to numerous publications in her field. Her accolades include recognition as a Top Doctor by Northern Virginia Magazine and Washingtonian, as well as the Virginia Junior Academy of Science Outstanding Service Award in 2022.
Patients appreciate Dr. Lateef for her thoroughness and compassionate approach, often describing her as knowledgeable, kind, and attentive. She sees patients in Woodbridge.
Publications:
Hommer R, Lateef T, He JP, Merikangas K. Headache and mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of American youth. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. PMID 33721086 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01599-0
Jameson, N. D., Sheppard, B. K., Lateef, T. M., Vande Voort, J. L., He, J. P., & Merikangas, K. R. (2016). Medical Comorbidity of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in US Adolescents. Journal of child neurology, 31(11), 1282–1289.
Lateef TM, Cui L, Nakamura E, Dozier J, Merikangas K. Accuracy of family history reports of migraine in a community-based family study of migraine. Headache. 2015 Mar; 55(3):407-12. PMID: 25676478.
Lateef TM, Johann-Liang R, Kaulas H, Hasan R, Williams K, Caserta V, Nelson KB. Seizures, encephalopathy, and vaccines: experience in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. J Pediatr. 2015 Mar; 166(3):576-81. PMID: 25477158.
Lateef TM, Kriss R, Carpenter K, Nelson KB. Neurologic complaints in young children in the ED: when is cranial computed tomography helpful? Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Oct; 30(8):1507-14. PMID: 22386353.
Lateef T, Swanson S, Cui L, Nelson K, Nakamura E, Merikangas K. Headaches and sleep problems among adults in the United States: findings from the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication study. Cephalalgia. 2011 Apr; 31(6):648-53. PMID: 21220375.
Board Certifications:
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Education:
Fellowship: Children’s National Medical Center (2004)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2004)
Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School (2001)
- Top Doctors Recognition: Northern Virginia Magazine, Washingtonian
- Virginia Junior Academy of Science Outstanding Service Award (2022)
