Cara Biddle, MD, MPH, who joined Children’s National in 2005, is senior vice president, Community Pediatrics, continuing her strong leadership of community-based care. She previously served as medical director of the Children’s Health Center and division chief of General Pediatrics and Community Health. Dr. Biddle also serves as the Diane and Norman Bernstein Professor of Community Pediatrics.

Dr. Biddle is involved in the training of medical students and residents at Children’s National with a particular focus on general pediatrics and the delivery of community-focused, comprehensive healthcare services in the setting of the medical home.

Dr. Biddle also has a special interest in care for children and adolescents with special healthcare needs including cerebral palsy, growth and developmental delays, technology-dependence, genetic syndromes and other chronic medical problems. She is fluent in Spanish and sees many Latino children and families.