Meet the Residency Leadership Team
Administrative
Carolyn Francis
- Program Coordinator
Carolyn Francis
Languages
- English
Carolyn Francis has been with Children’s National Hospital for 13 years helping the anesthesia and radiology residents and fellows with their rotations. She loves the energy that she receives when working with the trainees.
Carolyn enjoys nature, cooking and spending time with family and friends, and taking care of her hummingbirds in the summer when they come to visit. She looks forward to many rewarding years working with the Residency Program team and is truly grateful.
Lisa Mercado-Foster
- Program Coordinator, Lead
Lisa Mercado-Foster
Languages
- English
Biography
Lisa Mercado-Foster was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (near Penn State) and currently lives in Maryland. She has a cosmetology license from Dudley Beauty College. Her career at Children’s National Hospital spans 20 years and she has worked in several areas: Child and Adolescent Protection Center, Mobile Van and the Pulmonary Department. For the last 15 years, she has worked with the Pediatric Residency Program and she currently serves as their program coordinator lead.
Lisa served as an advocate for a teenage girl for 12 years as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She serves on the Coordinator Communication Work group for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors; the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Non-Clinical Staff Mentorship Program at Children's National; and the DEIAB Committee for CASA, Anne Arundel County.
Kenya Spencer
- Program Assistant
Kenya Spencer
Locations
Languages
- English
Kenya Spencer works in Graduate Medical Education.
Leadership
Dewesh Agrawal, MD
Locations
Departments
Shaunte Yvette Anum-Addo, MD
- Assistant Program Director, Residency Health Equity
- Pediatrician
Shaunte Yvette Anum-Addo, MD
Locations
Departments
Jeannie Youngjin Chang Pitter, MD
- Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
- Pediatrician
Jeannie Youngjin Chang Pitter, MD
Locations
Departments
Olanrewaju Omolayo Falusi, MD
- Medical Director, Advocacy Education, Child Health Advocacy Institute
- Director, LAUnCH Track
- Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program LAUnCH Track
- Pediatrician
Olanrewaju Omolayo Falusi, MD
Locations
Departments
Edward Sepe, MD
- Chief Informatics Officer, Children's National Pediatricians & Associates
- Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
- Pediatrician
Edward Sepe, MD
Locations
Departments
Yael Tobie Smiley, MD
- Medical Director, Healthy Generations Program
- Assistant Program Director, LAUnCH Track, Pediatric Residency Program
- Pediatrician
Yael Tobie Smiley, MD
Locations
Departments
Beth Anne Tarini, MD
Locations
Departments
Xian Zhao, MD
- Assistant Program Director, Intern Selection, Pediatric Residency Program
- Co-Director, Resident and Medical Student Education, Division of Emergency Medicine