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Office
3023 Hamaker Ct
300
Fairfax, VA 22031Phone+1 703-876-2788Fax+1 571-464-0584- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Dagnachew Assefa is a pediatric pulmonologist in Fairfax, VA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Inova Fairfax Hospital and Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Gondar College of Medical Sciences and has been in practice 29 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Amharic and German. He specializes in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine.
Education & Training
- Westchester Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2000 - 2003
- New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Chief Residency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2000
- Children's Hospital of MichiganResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
- University of LeipzigDr. med, Research, Pediatrics, Magna Cum Laude, 1990 - 1995
- Gondar College of Medical SciencesClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2024 - 2024
- VA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
- NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2017
- FL State Medical License 2003 - 2007
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2005
- CT State Medical License 2001 - 2003
- MI State Medical License 1999 - 2000
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
- American Board of Pediatrics Sleep Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsNatural history of incidental pulmonary nodules in childrenDagnachew Assefa, Arthur B. Atlas> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2015 May 1
- 22 citationsThree faces of costal exostoses: case series and review of literature.Dagnachew Assefa, Robyn Murphy, Kerry S. Bergman, Arthur B. Atlas> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2011 Dec 1
- 17 citationsAttenuated interleukin-8/leukocyte immunoresponse in preterm infants compared with term infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis: a pilot st...Dagnachew Assefa, Nikhil Amin, Allen J. Dozor, Lance A. Parton> ;Human Immunology. 2011 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Neisseria subflava Septicemia and MeningitisWalid M. Abuhammour, Dagnachew Assefa, Basim I Asmar, William J. Brown, Int Pediatr 2003;18(2):100-102., 2003
Abstracts/Posters
- A comparison of cytokine response in preterm (PT) and full term (FT) infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitisAssefa D, Doshi N, Godi I, Amin N, Dozor AJ, Parton LA, Ped Res 2004;55(4):597A., Presented at the SPR, May 2004, San Francisco, CA
- Cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and disease severity in infants with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitisWelter JJ, Assefa D, Godi I, Strassberg SS, Amin N, Dozor AJ, Parton LA, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004; 169(7): A141, Presented at the American Thoracic Society, May 2004, Orlando, FL
- Exhaled Nitric Oxide And Airway Caliber In Children With Asthma.Assefa, D., Breitwieser, P., Atlas, AB, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185;2012:A4312, presented at the American Thoracic Society, May 2012, San Francisco, CA, 2012
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- German
Hospital Affiliations
- Inova Fairfax Medical CampusFalls Church, Virginia
- Bon Secours St. Mary's HospitalRichmond, Virginia
- Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, Virginia
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