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About Our International Program

For more than 130 years, Children’s National Medical Center has provided hope to sick children and their families throughout the Washington, DC, region. The caliber of medical expertise we offer is often unparalleled, and so, families from more than 50 countries around the world seek care for their children here.

 

We are an internationally recognized leader in pediatric health. Children’s National not only provides world-class clinical care, but is an international leader in research, with several floors of onsite research facilities.  Children’s Research Institute allows for the translation of science into clinical medicine, from the scientific bench to the child’s bedside.

Our faculty members are among the best in the world.
Children’s National is consistently listed as one of America’s best pediatric institutions by U.S.News & World Report.
  • Our cardiac surgery program performs more than 500 surgeries per year under the leadership of one of the world’s most respected and innovative cardiac surgeons, Richard Jonas, MD, and more than 500 cardiac catheterizations led by cardiac interventionalist Michael Slack, MD.
  • The neurology and neurosurgery teams evaluates one in every 10 pediatric brain tumors in the United States, led by Roger Packer, MD, and Robert Keating, MD.
  • Children’s National has a world-class team of pediatric surgeons , anesthesiologists , nurses, and support staff, who performed nearly 14,000 surgeries last year.
  • The orthopaedics , hematology , oncology , ophthalmology , and plastic surgery divisions are all internationally recognized for clinical excellence.
We not only treat the child, we care for the whole family.
We understand that parents want the best possible care for their children. The International Program assists families with every detail, from travel arrangements and necessary documentation to culturally sensitive accommodations during your time in Washington, DC.

Our location in Washington, DC, eases the difficulty of international travel for our families.
Because the hospital is located in the heart of the nation's capital, Children’s National has the unique advantage of resources, such as embassies and three major airports, to welcome international travelers. We contact embassies, provide interpreters, and coordinate all medical appointments to simplify your stay. 

Children’s Outreach in the United Arab Emirates
Children's National Medical Center has expanded its services to help children internationally. Children’s National Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center recently opened a medical office in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi. The new office serves as a liaison office for Children’s National Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center in the Gulf Region. The office coordinates conferences and continuing medical education courses for medical staff and facilitates second opinion services via the internet and telemedicine, bringing the expertise offered at the two Washington, DC-based hospitals to the citizens of the UAE and other Gulf countries. For more information please contact our International Program office.

Children’s National and Zayed Giving opened a specialized Children’s National pediatric mobile health clinic on May 26, 2008 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The mobile clinic, stationed next to the Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi, provides medical treatment, educational programs, and screening services for children and their families. Through its partnership with Zayed Giving, Children’s National will provide dedicated pediatric pediatricians to the UAE for the duration of one year for this health campaign.
 


   
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