Dr. Welman joined Neighborhood Health as a Pediatrician in 2000 as its first physician and has participated as a clinical leader in various capacities throughout the years. Dr. Welman began serving as Chief Medical Officer since 2016 and has helped oversee a significant growth in the number of patients served by the organization since that…

Dr. Tabassum Shamim is a Board-certified pediatrician practicing for over 18 years. She takes care of patients from newborn to age 21. Her passion for making a difference in children’s lives has brought her closer to both parents and children alike. As a fellowship-trained Adolescent Medicine physician, she helps patients transition from pediatric to adolescent…

Dr. Chandra grew up in Atlanta where she developed a love of onion rings and a good milk shake. As a child of immigrant parents, she has an understanding of the unique situation that parents and children of that community face. From Atlanta, Dr. Chandra went on to the University of Southern California where she…

Prior to joining Neighborhood Health, Dr. Focht worked for 18 years as a community based Pediatrician in an immigrant rich area in Washington, DC. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Irvine and moved to the east coast to attend Hahnemann University School of Medicine (now merged with Drexel University) in Philadelphia,…