Dr. Bertha H. Koomson is a pediatrician affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. She practices out of Pediatric Villages, located in Washington, D.C. Dr. Koomson earned her medical degree from University of Ghana Medical School. She completed a residency in pediatric emergency medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Koomson previously worked as an attending Emergency Department physician at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Southern California. She is currently a part-time Emergency Department physician at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Dr. Koomson is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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