Robin Madden, M.D. Ph.D, F.A.A.P. has been with Discovery Pediatrics since 1994. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland where she received a Ph.D in Clinical Community Psychology, and George Washington University Medical school where she received her M.D.
She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is board certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and serves on the American Board of pediatrics helping to prepare testing for certifying pediatricians and maintenance of certification.
She has severed several leadership positions at Holy Cross Hospital, including Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, President of Hospital Medical Staff, and serving as a board of Trustees for the Holy Cross Health Network. She has been awarded “Top Doc” multiple times.
She is married to another Pediatrician, and has two children, one is and Emergency Medicine Resident in NY and the other works in the film industry in Los Angeles. Her favorite hobbies include reading and travel.
Benjamin Gitterman, MD is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University and Children’s National Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has been with Discovery Pediatrics since 2000.
He has major interests in Pediatric Primary Care and Community Pediatrics. He has been the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Holy Cross Hospital and was the Chair of the National Council on Community Pediatrics for the American Academy of Pediatrics. He also works actively in the field of Pediatric Environmental Health, and has founded and co-directed the Pediatric Environment Health Specialty Unit(PEHSU), a federally funded regional center.
He has received numerous awards, including the Residency Teaching Award in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and has been noted as a “Top Doctor” in Washingtonian magazine.
In his free time he enjoys traveling and spending time with his dog “Telly”
Alyssa Hamburger, FNP has worked in Pediatrics since graduating from James Madison University in 2018. Alyssa spent her RN career working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s National Medical Center before transferring to the Mother Baby unit at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Upon graduation from the George Washington University with her Nurse Practitioner degree, Alyssa has worked in the Bethesda area as a pediatric primary care provider. Alyssa is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Nurse practitioners. As a health care provider, Alyssa strives to collaborate with physicians and parents to ensure each child grows up happy and healthy.
In her spare time, Alyssa enjoys volunteering for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and spending time with her husband and their new twins.
Dr. Brown is a pediatrician originally from Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine and complete her pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Brown has a special interest in newborn and adolescent care, sexual education and STI prevention, and helping kids and teens build healthy habits around nutrition and physical activity.
Known for her thoughtful communication style and commitment to health equity, Dr. Brown is passionate about creating a welcoming, inclusive space where families feel supported and heard.
When she is not seeing patients, Dr. Brown enjoys spending time with her family, partner, and friends. She loves to travel, cook, and catch live music — Especially when Beyoncé is on tour!