Kirsten B. Hawkins, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor and Head of Section, Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Specialties
- Primary Specialty:
- Pediatric Adolescent Medicine
- Secondary Specialty:
- Pediatric Primary Care and Adolescent Medicine
Special Interests
- Reproductive health
- Sports medicine
- Eating disorders
Education
- Medical School:
- University of Connecticut, 2000
- Internship:
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2001
- Residency:
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2003
- Fellowship:
- Adolescent Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, 2006
- Certification(s):
- Pediatrics, 2003
Adolescent Medicine, 2008
Contact/Office Information
1-202-444-8518
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Rd., NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC)
Second Floor
Washington, DC 20007
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Additional Information
Dr. Kirsten Hawkins, MD, MPH, FAAP is an adolescent medicine specialist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is Chief of the Section of Adolescent Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is the associate clerkship director for pediatric medical education. Dr. Hawkins completed her pediatric training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and then went on to specialty training in adolescent medicine at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She has her Master’s in Public Health from the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services where she concentrated in Maternal Child Health. She received her medical degree at the University of Connecticut School Of Medicine. Dr. Hawkins serves as the chair of the Adolescent Medicine Section of the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics where she is a member of the committees on adolescent health and Council on Communications and Media. Additionally, she is an active member of the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine, both nationally and locally. She is currently president for the Chesapeake Regional Chapter of the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine. Dr. Hawkins is currently working on a health care transition learning collaborative working to improve the outcomes for youth and young adults transferring care into adult healthcare system.
