Gustavo Nino, MD
Pediatric Sleep MedicinePediatric Pulmonology
Highlights
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Gustavo Nino
Titles
Division Chief, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Pulmonologist
About the Provider
Gustavo Nino, MD, MS, MBA, currently occupies several leadership roles in clinical, education and research activities, including division chief, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine and program director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Children's National Hospital. Dr. Nino is a physician-scientist, ABP board-certified in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine and is a principal investigator in the Center for Genetic Medicine at the Children's National Research Institute. He is a professor with tenure in Pediatrics and Genomics and Precision Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Dr. Nino has authored over 100 publications and book chapters and is internationally recognized for his work in early-life airway immunity against viruses, respiratory disorders of prematurity, and the pathogenesis of severe obstructive sleep apnea in children. He has received several investigator distinctions from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the International Congress of Pediatric Pulmonology (CIPP). In addition, he was a recipient of the 2019 Robert Mellins Outstanding Achievement Award, the most important mid-career distinction from the Pediatric Assembly of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). His research laboratory has received multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He has also been recognized as a "Top Doctor" by Northern Virginia Magazine in 2017 and 2018.
Dr. Nino is passionate about medical education. He has received faculty teaching awards in recognition for his mentorship/training of students, residents and fellows (he has had more than 40 mentees to date). He is a native of Colombia, South America, speaks Spanish, and loves Latin-American culture.
Departments
Awards and Recognition
Top Doctors No Va Magazine (2026, 2025, 2024)
NPI
1639362114
Research Profile
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Locations
- Main Hospital-Pulmonary Medicine Clinic
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 202-476-3194
- SZ Sleep Lab
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20010
- Telehealth Video Visit
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 888-884-2327
Expertise
Education
- Fellow: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2009
- Resident: Maimonides Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2006
- Medical School: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1999
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2016
- Sleep Medicine: American Board of Pediatrics, 2011
- Pediatric Pulmonology: American Board of Pediatrics, 2010
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alliance Health Plan: Federal Employee Plan
- American Postal Workers Plan (Federal)
- Amerigroup DC
- Amerigroup Maryland
- AmeriHealth DC
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia
- Anthem HealthKeepers Plus (VA)
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan (Federal)
- CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareFirst Community Plan of Maryland
- ChoiceCare PPO (Humana)
- Cigna Healthcare of the Mid Atlantic (includes Great West Healthcare)
- Claimsbridge PPO
- Conifer Health
- First Health
- Government Employees Health Association (Federal)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (DC)
- Kaiser Permanente Maryland Medicaid: referral required
- Kaiser Permanente Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente: referral required
- Mail Handlers (Federal)
- Maryland Physicians Care
- Medicaid Managed Care or Public Health Plans (Military)
- MedStar Family Choice (DC)
- MedStar Family Choice (MD)
- Molina Health Care of VA
- Multiplan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- National Association of Letter Carriers (Federal)
- Priority Partners MCO (MD)
- Tricare Humana Military
- U.S. Family Health Plans Johns Hopkins (Federal)
- United Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- Virginia Premiere
Ratings & Reviews
4.6 out of 5
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