
Terry Alayne Adirim MD MPH, MBA (She/Her)
Healthcare Executive/Chief Medical Officer
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Summary
- Terry Adirim, MD, based in Washington, DC, specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She completed her medical education at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and her residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She further pursued a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children's National Hospital/George Washington University. Dr. Adirim holds an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health and an MBA in Health Care Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her extensive career has spanned various roles, including Clinical Professor at Uniformed Services University and leadership positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense Military Health System. She has also served in academia as a Senior Associate Dean and has held several key medical advisory roles in government. Dr. Adirim has contributed to numerous publications, focusing on areas such as artificial intelligence in military health and transgender youths' healthcare. She is recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Education & Training
Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts AmherstM.B.A., Health Care Management, G.P.A. 4.0/Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Society, 2015 - 2018
Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 1994 - 1996
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1991
Dewitt Army Community HospitalSports Medicine
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1996 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2022
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2021
DC State Medical License 1994 - 2014
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsArtificial Intelligence in the U.S. Military Health System: Forging a New Frontier for Clinical Care and Efficiency.Terry Adirim, Cathaleen Madsen
Military Medicine. 2025-06-30 - 1 citationsChanges in body mass index and behavioral health among adolescents in military families during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Cathaleen Madsen, Amanda Banaag, Terry Adirim
BMC Public Health. 2023-08-24 - 10 citationsAssociation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue Use With Subsequent Use of Gender-Affirming Hormones Among Transgender Adolescents.Andrea L Nos, David A Klein, Terry A Adirim, Natasha A Schvey, Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman
JAMA Network Open. 2022-11-01
Authored Content
- Tearing Children from Their Families Is Both Harmful and ImmoralJune 2018
- Tearing Children from Their Families Is Both Harmful and ImmoralJune 2018
- Tearing Children from Their Families Is Both Harmful and ImmoralJune 2018
Press Mentions
Decade of Reductions at Naval Hospital Bremerton Push Out Retirees, BeneficiariesApril 3rd, 2025- VA Delays Oracle Cerner EHR Rollout for Three Hospitals, Says EHR Needs 'Improvements'July 1st, 2022
- VA Rolls Out Cerner EHR in Columbus, Following OutagesMay 3rd, 2022
Committees
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016 - 2018
- Executive Committee, Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (COQIPS), American Academy of Pediatrics 2014 - 2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Academic Pediatric AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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