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111 Michigan Ave NwW3.5, 600Washington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-476-3670
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Summary
- Dr. Kofi Essel is a community pediatrician based in Washington, DC, specializing in Pediatrics at Children's National Hospital. A Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed his residency and fellowship in pediatrics at Children's National Hospital and earned his MD and MPH from George Washington University. Dr. Essel has published several works including studies on obesity management and weight bias, food and nutrition security, produce prescription initiatives and food as medicine, and food insecurity screening practices.
Education & Training
Childrens National Medical CenterFellowship, General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship, 2014 - 2017
George Washington UniversityMPH, Epidemiology, 2014 - 2017- Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2011 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2018 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Training socially accountable clinician-citizens: integrating clinical public health education in a medical school curriculum.Kofi Essel, Hana Akselrod, Sonal Batra, Candice Dawes, Zareen Zaidi
Medical Education Online. 2025-12-01 - Reckoning with the past: a qualitative analysis of medical students describing their formative experiences with weight bias.Elizabeth W Cotter, Ashley Dunford, Kirsten Gilchrist, Tong Yan, Lawrence Deyton
Journal of Eating Disorders. 2025-03-18 - Aligning with Obesity Guidelines: A Quality Improvement Initiative in Pediatric Primary Care.Alicia Tucker, Richard Fagbemigun, Christina Driskill, Nia Bodrick, Kaleab Ribbiso
Journal of Pediatrics. Clinical Practice. 2024-12-01
Other
- Screen and Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food InsecurityAshbrook, A., Essel, K., Montez, K., Bennett-Tejes, D.
https://frac.org/aaptoolkit
1/2021
Press Mentions
Scant Obesity Training in Medical School Leaves Docs Ill-Prepared to Help PatientsJanuary 31st, 2023- How the Hunger Crisis Is Affecting Americans’ Health: What We Can DoJanuary 26th, 2021
- Food Insecurity Called Urgent Issue You Must AddressNovember 12th, 2020
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