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Kavitha Bhat Schelbert, MD, MS, CAPRICORN Director

Dr. Schelbert is a graduate of Northwestern University and Northwestern University Medical School. She completed her residency at Emory University School of Medicine, and later received an MS in Clinical Investigations from the University of Iowa. Dr. Bhat Schelbert is currently serving as CAPRICORN Director, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, and a private clinician at Potomac Physician Associates in Maryland. Her personal research interests include behavior change, obesity management, community-based research, preventive medicine, and physical exam skills.

 

Haewon Park, MPH, CAPRICORN Coordinator
Haewon Park is graduate of James Madison University and George Washington University, where she earned an MPH. In the past, she worked with a private company developing interactive health education materials for health care providers and patients. After joining the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, she served as DRINK Study Assistant Project Manager.  Currently, Haewon assists in various aspects of the SIPPY and MILK Studies (including recruitment and managing data) and serves as both CAPRICORN Coordinator and liaison to the IRB and DSMB. 

 

Dino W. Ramzi, MD, MPH

Dr. Ramzi has been CCI's Medical Director since March 2005.  He graduated from McGill University and completed his MPH at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health with concentrations in both Management and Outcomes and is a member of Delta Omega, the Public Health Honor Society. He is a Board Certified Fellow of Family Medicine in both Canada and the United States and has served minority populations most of his career. Dr. Ramzi's interests include primary care transformation and outcomes management.

CCI has a 34 year history of serving homeless, indigent, uninsured and low-income individuals in Montgomery County. It is the largest provider of such services in the county and currently sees approximately 25,000 visits a year. Dr. Ramzi has overseen the recent expansion of services into Mental Health and Obstetrics, the opening of a fourth health center in Rockville, an ongoing EMR implementation and the maturation of the PI program.

 

Sallie Rixey, MD, MEd

Dr. Rixey is the Program Director of the Department of Family Medicine at Franklin Square Hospital Center.   Dr. Rixey graduated from William Jewell College and completed her MEd at Kansas State Teachers College.  She received her MD and completed her family medicine residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Her areas of interest include substance abuse, domestic violence, chronic pain, dermatology, faculty development, philanthropy, international health and health care reform.

 

Asha Parvati Subramanian, MD, MPH, MA
Dr. Subramanian joined Community of Hope as the medical director in September 2006. In addition to serving as clinical director, Dr. Subramanian also sees patients of all ages, including prenatal patients.  She has particular interests in patient education, health literacy, health policy, behavioral health, and access to health care for underserved communities. Dr. Subramanian graduated from Stanford University with a bachelors and masters in psychology, and received her medical degree and Masters of Public Health from the Oregon Health and Science University. She completed her family medicine residency at the St. Margaret Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers, where she was chosen as the Best Resident Teacher by the intern class. Dr. Subramanian completed a fellowship in Community Health Center Director Development through the Georgetown University Department of Family Medicine.

 

 

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