Welcome to Silver Spring Pediatric group. Description of the doctor's backgrounds. Directions to the office. Pediatric medical information; school forms; prenatal ... 1/2 New Online Registration Our registration process has moved to your mobile device. Please open the text messages from "Phreesia" and SSP once received. The following steps should be completed prior to your visit Confirmation Check-in Pediatric Developmental Screens Telemedicine We continue to offer telemedicine visit for select concerns. If you have a scheduled appointment please follow these steps click the arr ow below to go to the Telemedicine page click the name of the doctor you are scheduled to see please be patient, wait times average 15 minutes. Office Hours Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Address 2301 Broadbirch Drive #130 Silver Spring, MD 20904 Phone: (301) 625-2800 Fax: (301) 625-9046 Call to schedule your appointment today Appointment Info Telemedicine Appointments Available NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Vaccine Recommendations The simple truth is parents and pediatricians want children to grow up healthy and reach their full potential. In recent days, the Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., made the dangerous and unscientific decision to decrease the recommended number of vaccines given to children. This risky effort to challenge years of vaccine safety information should not be a surprise to those who know RFK Jr. as a well known anti-vaccine activist for many years . Even so, we at Silv New Winter Walk-In Clinic Dear SSP Families, We are pleased to offer a new option for our families: Winter Walk-In Sick Visits for quick evaluation of simple illnesses beginning December 8th. Who Is Eligible? Established patients only (seen in the last 24 months) Vaccinated infants and children over 6 months of age Sign in between 8am - 8:15 am What Types of Concerns Are Appropriate? Walk-in visits are designed for straightforward, short-term health concerns , including: Sore throat Earache Cough Fev Vaccines Are Safe Dear SSP Families, We want to share important information in response to the CDC’s webpage promoting discredited concerns on Vaccines and Autism. We know this may feel confusing or unsettling, and it’s our priority to support you with clarity, compassion, and trusted medical guidance. Below, we will explore what experts are saying, and how we’re approaching this at our practice. Some individuals wrongly assert there is a link between vaccines and autism. Before the claim wa COVID Vaccine 2025 Hi SSP Families, Thank you for your patience while we collected as much information as possible and reevaluated resources. Recent... Last Drive-Up Flu - Nov 2nd We are hosting our annual Drive-Up Flu Clinic on Sunday, November 2nd by appointment only. Please call the office to reserve your child(ren)'s time slot AND read the important information below to prepare for the visit - Review the Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS) before the appointment. Enter the parking lot from BOURNEFIELD WAY to keep the flow of traffic in one direction. Please do not enter from Broadbirch Drive. Make sure your child(ren) are dressed appropriately for e Read More > OUR TEAM Meet Our Doctors > Sarah Schooler M.D. Read More Emily Yee M.D. Read More Cara Lichtenstein M.D. Read More Rachel Zang M.D. Read More Jamila Marcus Potter M.D. Read More Keren Muller, M.D. Read More Judy Wang M.D. Read More Elizabeth Gilliam-Hertz M.D. Read More WHAT PEOPLE SAY Have taken all three of my girls there since birth , 2 are now high schoolers and 1 is a recent college graduate who has a newborn. Now we take my granddaughter! The docs and nurses are awesome and the front desk team is phenomenal. I love Ms Yvonne and Ms Kim!!!!!! The entire practice of doctors is truly wonderful. My kids (and my wife & I) love all of the doctors here, and the nursing staff. And the front desk, too! I have been bringing my son to this practice since 2010, when he was born (32 week preemie @ Holy Cross Hospital.) All of the Doctors here are caring and interact with my son in a caring and nurturing way. I would recommend them all! And the nurses are also the best - smiles and giggles at times.

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Our Team Cara Lichtenstein M.D. Dr. Lichtenstein was born and raised in New York and is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in Mathematics. After undergraduate, she returned to NY for medical school at Mt Sinai School of Medicine and pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Read More Jamila Marcus Potter M.D. Dr. Marcus joined Silver Spring Pediatrics in June 2016. She graduated from Spelman College with a degree in Biology. Dr. Marcus received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and earned pediatric departmental honors. Read More Rachel Zang M.D. Born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland, Dr. Zang graduated Magna Cum Laude in History and Science from Harvard College. She then received her medical degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, where she... Read More Elizabeth Gilliam-Hertz M.D. Dr. Gilliam graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Philosophy. She received her M.D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she earned an award for excellence in Pediatrics. Read More Judy Wang M.D. Dr. Wang graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Biology. She earned a master's degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She received her medical degree from the University of Maryland, where she remained to complete her pediatric residency. She joined the practice in 2006. Read More Sarah Schooler M.D. Dr. Schooler graduated with honors from Harvard University with a degree in Psychology. She received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. Read More Emily Yee M.D. Dr. Yee graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Biology. She worked for an educational company in many roles from educator to business manager before attending New Jersey Medical School. Her pediatric training was completed at Children's National Medical Center in 2012 at which point she joined the practice. Read More Keren Muller, M.D. Dr. Muller graduated from Princeton University with a degree in molecular biology. She received her medical degree from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She completed her pediatrics residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Read More

Sarah Schooler M.D. Dr. Schooler graduated with honors from Harvard University with a degree in Psychology. She received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Schooler completed her pediatric residency in 2004 at Children’s National Medical Center, where she and Dr. Zang subsequently served together as chief residents. Dr. Schooler joined the practice in 2005. Dr. Schooler lives in Washington, DC, with her wife and two children. She enjoys playing rugby, traveling, walking her dog, and listening to live music. < Previous < Home > Next >

Rachel Zang M.D. Born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland, Dr. Zang graduated Magna Cum Laude in History and Science from Harvard College. She then received her medical degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, where she received an award from the pediatrics department. Dr. Zang completed her pediatrics residency, including a year as Chief Resident, at Children's National Medical Center. Dr. Zang's outside interests include spending time with her husband and two children, photography, reading, and staying active. She also considers herself a diehard local sports fan (especially the Washington Nationals). < Previous < Home > Next >

Payment The following describes the billing and payment options at Silver Spring Pediatrics: Pay bill online Pay Bill Online Credit Card on File Authorization Insurances Insurances We participate with the following insurance plans: (note: with the change in office ownership, our insurance plans may be in flux; please call to check if we participate with your insurance) Insurance Providers: Aetna, Aetna Better Health Amerigroup Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Carefirst Cigna Compass Rose Conifer Health Solutions Foreign Service Benefit Plan Golden Rule Healthscope Benefits Innovative Health Johns Hopkins Healthcare Medicaid NCAS North America Division Benefits Optimum Choice Oxford Health PHCS United HealthCare/Commercial and Medicaid This list can change; if you'd like to join us but don't see your insurance, please call 301-625-2800 to see if we participate. Billing Policies Billing Policies Co-payments are due at the time of service. Co-pays are required based on insurance contracts and cannot be waived as SSP would be in violation of our business contracts with those insurance companies Similarly, if you have an insurance plan with a deductible, those costs will be assessed and billed to you as required of us by your insurance contract. We accept cash, personal checks, and credit card payments, including FSA and HSA. Surcharges will be assessed for returned checks. When we bill using a credit card, please know that we use a safe, secure link through Instamed. We do not store your credit card information in our office. Please bring your insurance card to every office visit. Certain services are not covered by insurance and are charged the following fees: (a) Missed sick appointments (if you do not call the office to notify us): $50 (b) Missed well visit (if not canceled the day before the schedule appointment): $50 (c) Missed consultation (e.g. mental health or behavior; if not canceled the day before the appointment): $50 (d) Returned check: $30 (e) Health forms: $25 annual fee per patient covers all forms required in that year (maximum fee per family is $100). Alternatively, if you think you will only have one form in a given year, you can pay $15 for that one form only; however, if you then need more forms in the same year, you can pay an additional $10 per form up to the $25 per patient annual fee. (f) Transfer of records: no fee for first transfer to a new doctor or to parent when moving out of area; $25 for records for home reference, social or legal issues. 8. Effective 3/23/2020, we will begin telemedicine visits. They will be billed just like an office visit, including submission to insurance and co-pays (if required).

Vaccine Schedule The following is our office's routine, recommended vaccine schedule: First visit: Hepatitis B vaccine if not given at hospital 1 month: No vaccines due 2 months: DTaP-IPV-HepB, Hib, PCV13, RV5 4 months: DTaP-IPV-HepB, Hib, PCV13, RV5 6 months: DTaP-IPV-HepB, Hib, PCV13, RV5 9 months: No vaccines due 12 months: MMR, Var, PCV13, Hepatitis A (also anemia screen, lead test 15 months: DTaP, Hib 18 months: Hepatitis A #2 2 years: anemia screen, lead test 4 years: MMR-Var, DTaP-IPV 11 years: Tdap, MCV4 and HPV4 16 years: MCV4 #2 Vaccine Abbreviations DTaP: Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis IPV: Inactivated polio vaccine Hib: Haemophilus influenzae B PCV13: Pneumococcal (13 strain) RV5: Rotavirus (5 strain) MMR: Measles-mumps-rubella Var: Varicella vaccine Tdap: Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (teenage-adult version) MCV4: Meningococcal (4 strain) HPV4: Human papilloma virus (4 strain)

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Silver Spring Pediatrics Office Hours. Our doctors are available to take care of your children 365 days a year. Monday through Friday patients are seen by ... Silver Spring Pediatrics 2301 Broadbirch Drive Suite #130 Silver Spring, MD 20904 Tel: 301-625-2800 After Hours Tel: 240-219-2789 Fax: 301-625-9046 Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1/21 APPOINTMENTS TELEMEDICINE GIVE FEEDBACK Before/After Hours After hours and weekend advice is intended for urgent questions that can not wait until the office is open. We encourage families to call during normal business hours for non-urgent concerns. On Saturday and Sunday, please ask the answering service to page the the doctor on call before 9AM . This will allow the doctor to arrange to meet you at the office, if necessary. Holiday Hours NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS Presidents’ Day Columbus Day Veterans’ Day CLOSED Martin Luther King (MLK) Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve Christmas Day New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day Walk-in Clinic Guidelines *Walk-in Clinic has been suspended Appointments Our doctors are available to take care of your children 365 days a year. Please reference COVID-19 Office Protocol prior to appointment Monday through Friday patients are seen by appointment from 8AM to 4:30PM. Please note, you can call to request a same day appointment for your child. We will do our best to accommodate your request. Telemedicine Appointments We are offering limited Telemedicine visits to our established patients who are located within our geographic boundaries for care - Maryland, Virginia, DC. Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, these visits are an opportunity to speak face-to-face (virtually) with your doctor about ongoing issues when an in office visit is not appropriate or safe. Please call our office for guidance on whether or not we offer telemedicine for your concern. We are advising in office visits for all well child care. We have implemented enhanced safety measures and cleaning protocols to provide for in-person visits. Telemedicine limits the ability to perform a physical exam, collect necessary labs, and provide vaccines. Instructions Below are the links to each of our physicians' virtual offices. Please register with the front desk prior to your appointment time. Click on the name of the provider you have your scheduled appointment at the designated time. This will place you in the virtual waiting room. Dr. Elizabeth Gilliam-Hertz Dr. Cara Lichtenstein Coming May 3rd! Dr. Jamila Marcus Potter Dr. Keren Muller Dr. Sarah Schooler Dr. Judy Wang Dr. Emily Yee Dr. Rachel Zang Letter from SSP Updated December 9, 2020 Dear Parents, Patients and other Caregivers, As the pandemic has persisted, we continue to find our way through these extraordinary, historic times. Our lives have been altered in ways we would have thought unimaginable when this year began. The ways in which COVID-19 continues to dominate our lives is challenging in innumerable ways. As has been the case throughout the pandemic, Silver Spring Pediatrics is here to help you, both through this crisis and for those issues that existed before and will persist after the coronavirus pandemic diminishes. In order to continue to provide care to your children and to support our strong commitment to social distancing as a moral obligation, we have continued to utilize telemedicine services. Doxy.me--a web-based system--has been very effective and largely without connectivity issues in helping us provide this care. Telemedicine visits will work as follows: The visits will require check-in over the phone before the scheduled time. Insurance is covering telemedicine visits, similar to in-office visits. Copays, if required by your insurance, are still applicable. Considerations with regards to deductible plans are the same as in office visits. You will be billed for the difference. In other words, there will be no difference in the billing for a telemedicine visit and an in-office visit. After checking in, you will go to our office website (www.silverspringpeds.com ) and click on the telemedicine link. You will then click on the name of the doctor with whom you have the telemedicine visit. This will take you to a virtual waiting room, at which time the doctor will be notified of your arrival and will log on for the visit. There will be situations in which a telemedicine visit must be converted to an in-person, in-office visit. In those situations, you will not be billed twice. The following are the ways in which we are using telemedicine as part of your pediatric care: (1) Over time we have found that well visits are much more effective in person. We work hard every patient visit to ensure the rooms are clean and safe. To that end, we are doing our best to complete all well visits in person, if possible. If you have individual circumstances that make telemedicine a far better option, please call and discuss that with us so we can do our best to meet your needs. If allowed by insurance, management of some chronic conditions that rely less on the physical exam continue to be well-suited to telemedicine care. Such issues include, but are not limited to, ADHD, behavior concerns, constipation, allergies, asthma, mental health issues, and nutrition concerns. (2) The recommendation regarding acute management of illness that may be consistent with mild coronavirus infection is that care be done at home, where possible, without exposing other people to the infection. We hope to provide telemedicine visits as a way of “seeing” the patient and discussing appropriate management. This also allows us to lay eyes, if not hands, on your children to help us assess the severity of their illness in a way that phone calls cannot. (3) NEW: If you have a well visit scheduled, but your child is ill that day, please call us to adjust your visit. When you call you will be informed that we will keep the morning appointment but do that via telemedicine. At the same time you will be given a time in the afternoon (in almost all circumstances with the same doctor) at which time we will complete the physical exam and any other in-office procedures relevant to both the well visit and the illness. This allows us to maintain separation of well and sick children in our office, further minimizing infection risk for all. In short, you will see the doctor with your child via telemedicine in the morning and then in-person in the afternoon. As we all know, the recommendations and restrictions with regards to coronavirus are continuing to evolve. For the present time, telemedicine is still an approved option for most insurances. However, there may be restrictions on what can qualify for insurance coverage. For those specific considerations, please contact your insurance prior to your telemedicine appointment so you know what your insurance company will allow. We are doing our best to be informed about these rules, but individual plans may have exceptions of which we are not aware. We look forward to continuing to work with you as we find our way safely through this pandemic. Sincerely, Everyone at Silver Spring Pediatrics Your Feedback is Welcomed.... 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HEALTH TOPICS ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Medical Dosages Vaccines & Preventable Illnesses Coronavirus Info Immunization Schedule NEWS Vaccine Recommendations The simple truth is parents and pediatricians want children to grow up healthy and reach their full potential. In recent days, the Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., made the dangerous and unscientific decision to decrease the recommended number of vaccines given to children. This risky effort to challenge years of vaccine safety information should not be a surprise to those who know RFK Jr. as a well known anti-vaccine activist for many years . Even so, we at Silv 2 min read New Winter Walk-In Clinic Dear SSP Families, We are pleased to offer a new option for our families: Winter Walk-In Sick Visits for quick evaluation of simple illnesses beginning December 8th. Who Is Eligible? Established patients only (seen in the last 24 months) Vaccinated infants and children over 6 months of age Sign in between 8am - 8:15 am What Types of Concerns Are Appropriate? Walk-in visits are designed for straightforward, short-term health concerns , including: Sore throat Earache Cough Fev 2 min read Vaccines Are Safe Dear SSP Families, We want to share important information in response to the CDC’s webpage promoting discredited concerns on Vaccines and Autism. We know this may feel confusing or unsettling, and it’s our priority to support you with clarity, compassion, and trusted medical guidance. Below, we will explore what experts are saying, and how we’re approaching this at our practice. Some individuals wrongly assert there is a link between vaccines and autism. Before the claim wa 2 min read Read More >

We are a group of board-certified pediatricians dedicated to providing the best of care for children ages birth through 21. We welcome and treasure families from ... Our Practice Our Team Our Team We are a group of board-certified pediatricians dedicated to providing the best of care for children ages birth through 21. We welcome and treasure families from our richly diverse Washington suburbs. Our office offers well child care, immunizations, and the latest in treatment and advice for childhood and adolescent illnesses. We take a special interest in care of the newborn, breastfeeding, child development and behavior. Asthma, allergies, common infections, obesity and ADHD and other learning challenges are some of our areas of interest. Our Physicians Our Practice Highlights + Appointment Info Our Practice - Are we a good fit? MEDICAL HOME Our office should be your first contact when your child is sick. Please call our office before visiting an urgent care center or seeing a specialist. We can guide you to those specialists we feel provide the best care to children. Please ask that any specialist you see sends a report directly to our office. Your child’s health is optimized and consistent with care coordinated by your child’s pediatrician. VACCINES Our office follows the schedule set by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). We feel most strongly that vaccines continue to be a primary part of our mission in ensuring the health of children. We discourage any deferral of vaccines for patients in our practice. Vaccine Letter for new patients ANTIBIOTICS Our office is committed to the judicious use of antibiotics. We follow evidence-based guidelines that provide appropriate treatment and avoid unnecessary treatment. This decreases many risks, including risks of resistance and side effects. APPOINTMENTS We attempt to allocate adequate time for every appointment we schedule. Please inform us of all of your concerns when scheduling an appointment so that we can allot the right amount of time to thoroughly address each issue. We hold open same-day time slots for sick visits. We request that you call as soon as possible if you cannot keep an appointment so that time may be made available to other children in need. Well visits can be scheduled up to 6 months in advance. ADDRESSING ADDITIONAL TOPICS AT WELL VISITS Please remember that preventive care is a vital part of child health. We approach well visits with a list of topics to address. If you anticipate discussing other, ongoing health issues at a well visit check-up, one of two things will occur: (1) if time does not permit, you will be asked to schedule a follow-up visit to address that issue (2) if time permits, we will address, manage, and document the concern(s). Your insurance company will assess a co-pay for the concerns that are outside the scope of well care. TIMELINESS FOR EVERYONE We make every attempt to keep to our schedule as we know that your time is valuable. Please call our office if you are running late. If you have missed your appointment time, we may have to reschedule your child. Physicians Our Physicians Sarah Schooler M.D. Dr. Schooler graduated with honors from Harvard University with a degree in Psychology. She received her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. Read More Emily Yee M.D. Dr. Yee graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Biology. She worked for an educational company in many roles from educator to business manager before attending New Jersey Medical School. Her pediatric training was completed at Children's National Medical Center in 2012 at which point she joined the practice. Read More Cara Lichtenstein M.D. Dr. Lichtenstein was born and raised in New York and is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in Mathematics. After undergraduate, she returned to NY for medical school at Mt Sinai School of Medicine and pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Read More Rachel Zang M.D. Born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland, Dr. Zang graduated Magna Cum Laude in History and Science from Harvard College. She then received her medical degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, where she... Read More Jamila Marcus Potter M.D. Dr. Marcus joined Silver Spring Pediatrics in June 2016. She graduated from Spelman College with a degree in Biology. Dr. Marcus received her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and earned pediatric departmental honors. Read More Keren Muller, M.D. Dr. Muller graduated from Princeton University with a degree in molecular biology. She received her medical degree from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She completed her pediatrics residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Read More Judy Wang M.D. Dr. Wang graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Biology. She earned a master's degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She received her medical degree from the University of Maryland, where she remained to complete her pediatric residency. She joined the practice in 2006. Read More Elizabeth Gilliam-Hertz M.D. Dr. Gilliam graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Philosophy. She received her M.D. from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she earned an award for excellence in Pediatrics. Read More Highlights Reviews Have taken all three of my girls there since birth , 2 are now high schoolers and 1 is a recent college graduate who has a newborn. Now we take my granddaughter! The docs and nurses are awesome and the front desk team is phenomenal. I love Ms Yvonne and Ms Kim!!!!!! The entire practice of doctors is truly wonderful. My kids (and my wife & I) love all of the doctors here, and the nursing staff. And the front desk, too! I have been bringing my son to this practice since 2010, when he was born (32 week preemie @ Holy Cross Hospital.) All of the Doctors here are caring and interact with my son in a caring and nurturing way. I would recommend them all! And the nurses are also the best - smiles and giggles at times. Highlights