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Juma Shee Mbwana

Juma Shee Mbwana, MD

Pediatric Neurology

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Highlights

Languages

  • Swahili
  • English

Gender

Male

About Juma Shee Mbwana

Titles

Director, Neuroscience Medical Unit

Neurologist

About the Provider

Juma Mbwana, MD, joins Children's National Hospital from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Yale College with a B.S. in biomedical engineering and the Morehouse School of Medicine. He completed training in pediatrics at the Yale-New Haven Hospital as well as training in adult and child neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

At the completion of his training at CHOP, Dr. Mbwana was given the Meg Olivia Barkman Award, an annual award that recognizes neurology residents who demonstrate clinical excellence and a compassionate approach to care. Dr. Mbwana's research interests include projects that utilize biomedical engineering innovations and emerging technologies for clinical neuroscience advancement. Having lived in the Middle East and Africa in childhood, Dr. Mbwana has a personal interest in global health issues and during his pediatric residency, he participated in the Yale Pediatric Refugee Clinic. He enjoys gardening and spending time outdoors.

NPI

1669790127

Locations

  1. Howard County
    • 7625 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 230, Fulton, MD 20759
    • Annapolis
      • 1730 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
      • Main Hospital-Neuroscience Clinic
        • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Room 1300, Washington, DC 20010
        • Telehealth Video Visit
          • 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010

          Expertise

          Education

          Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

          Fellow, Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neur, 2016

          Yale New Haven Hospital

          Resident, Pediatrics, 2013

          Yale New Haven Hospital

          Intern, Pediatrics, 2011

          Morehouse School of Medicine

          Medical School, 2010

          Yale University

          Undergraduate, 2003

          Board Certifications

          -

          American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2017

          Insurance

          Children's National offers a variety of payment options for all families. We have listed the major health plans accepted by Children's National below. Please contact your insurance carrier if you do not see your plan. Before scheduling all behavioral health appointments, please confirm coverage with your insurance carrier. If you have international insurance or are traveling from abroad to Children's National for care, please contact the Global Services Division at globalservices@childrensnational.org. If you do not have health insurance, you may be able to get it through the Children's Health Insurance Program. Please call 202-476-5505 for more information.
          Search plans
          • 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