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Gaithersburg
16220 Frederick Road, #427
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone: (301)670-9797
Fax: (301)963-9114
Hyattsville
7411 Riggs Road, #404
Langley Park, MD 20783
Phone: (301)445-0600
Fax: (301)445-1516

Christian N. Nwankwo, Jr.,
M.D., M.P.H., ABFP

office addresses:
16220 Frederick Rd. #427
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone: (301) 670-9797
fax: (301) 963-9114

7411 Riggs Road, Suite 404
Hyattsville, MD 20783
Phone: (301) 445-0600
Fax: (301) 445-1516
e-mail:
cnn@capricare.com

EDUCATION
Residency in Family Practice, Howard University Hospital Washington, D.C. 20060
Masters in Public Health, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution Baltimore, MD, 1986
Doctor of Medicine, University of Ibadan Medical School Nigeria,1980

EXPERIENCE

7/94 - Present
Private Practice, Gaithersburg, MD, Hyattsville, MD, and Southeast, D.C.

6/91 - 6/94
Family Practice Internship/Residency
Rotations as a postgraduate physician in internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/Gyn, surgery, and emergency care of pediatrics and adults

5/90 - 6/91
Clinician, District of Columbia Department of Corrections Lorton, VA

7/86 - 5/90
Clinician, "H" Street Medical Center Washington, D.C.

7/83 - 10/84
Medical Officer - OB/GYN Department, General Hospital Abuja, Nigeria

7/81 - 6/83
Medical Officer - Family Practice, General Hospital Abuja, Nigeria

7/80 - 6/81
Rotating Internship, The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria

CERTIFICATION

American Board of Family Practice - July 1994
ECFMG - Permanent Certificate
FLEX I and II

LICENSURE

Maryland
District of Columbia

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital - Rockville, MD
Prince Georges Hospital Center - Cheverly, MD

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Medical Association
American Public Health Association
American Academy of Family Practice
American Association for World Health
American Family Planning Association
National Medical Association
Medical Society of the District of Columbia
Medical Society of the Montgomery County

CITIZENSHIP

United States

Cecilia A. Nwankwo,
M.D., F.A.A.P.

office address:
16220 Frederick Rd. Ste. 427
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 670-9797
(301) 963-9114 (fax)
e-mail:
cnn@capricare.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb. 1993 - Present
Pediatrician in office-based private practice.
Providing total primary care to newbors, infants, children, and adolescents.
Nov. 1988 - Dec. 1993
Pediatrician, Community Health Care, Inc., District of Columbia.
Responsible for ambulatory health care delivery to inner-city infants, children, and adolescents. Specific duties included:

  • Providing direct patient care
  • On-site teaching and supervision of medical students, residents, and physician
    students of Howard, Georgetown, and George Washington Universities, all located in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 1990 - Jan. 1993
Pediatrician - Prince Georges Hospital Center in Cheverly, Maryland. Specific duties included:
  • Neo-natal critical care management in the facility's level 2-3 nursery.
  • Attending high-risk deliveries and neo-natal resuscitation.
  • Care of in-house pediatric patients.
  • Attending to pediatric patients in the walk-in clinic and emergency room.
MEDICAL EDUCATION
1974-1980

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
1980-1981

Rotating internship, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
1985-1986
Internship in Pediatrics, Howard University Hospital, District of Columbia
1986-1988
Residency in Pediatrics, Howard University Hospital, District of Columbia

LICENSURE

1987- District of Columbia
1988- State of Maryland

CERTIFICATION

1990- Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics
1990- Recipient of Physician Recognition Award, American Medical Association
1991- Fellowship, American Academy of Pediatrics
1986- Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX), District of Columbia
1982- Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

ADDITIONAL COURSES AND TRAINING

Pediatric Post Graduate Course, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida
Regional Symposium on HIV Disease, George Washington University Hospital, District of Columbia
Advanced Pediatric Life Support Course, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

1981 - 1984
Medical Officer in General Practice, Abuja General Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

Howard University Hospital
Prince Georges Hospital Center
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
Montgomery County Medical Society

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY AND REFERENCES

Lists available upon request