Dr. Emily Atwood is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She was born in Texas and raised in Illinois. After graduating from Harvard, Dr. Atwood taught middle school math and science for several years in Philadelphia and subsequently attended medical school at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in New Hampshire. She completed her pediatric training at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, where she also served as one of the Chief Residents. Dr. Atwood is particularly interested in the intersection between medicine and education, and in working with families to optimize student health and potential. Outside of medicine, she enjoys singing, walking her dog, and taking trips to the zoo with her family. She lives in Bethesda with her husband and their two children.