Mark Owolabi, MD is a Core Faculty within the MedStar Health Georgetown DC Family Medicine Residency Program, and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine. He serves as Director of the Lifestyle Medicine curriculum and new Metabolic Clinic at MMG Fort Lincoln. Dr. Owolabi graduated from The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University before completing his Family Medicine Residency training at Stanford University. He pursued further training in Integrative Medicine at the University of Michigan and achieved board certification in Obesity Medicine via the American Board of Obesity Medicine. His areas of interest include weight management, mind-body medicine, nutrition, and evidence based dietary supplements. Outside of medicine, Dr Owolabi can be found cooking or playing soccer.  

Courtney Spensley, MD, MA is a Core Faculty within the MedStar Health Georgetown DC Family Medicine Residency Program, and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine. She is the Director of Women's Health at MMG Fort Lincoln. She is a graduate of Russell Sage College, where she received a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling and Community Psychology, and the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Spensley completed her family medicine residency and Reproductive Health Care and Advocacy Fellowship at the University of Michigan. Her interests include women's health, procedures, ultrasound, quality improvement, and resident education. She is a champion of POCUS curriculum development. Outside of work, she enjoys yoga, cooking, and exploring the DMV.

Meghan Veno, MD is a Core Faculty within the MedStar Health Georgetown DC Family Medicine Residency Program, and soon to be Assistant Professor of Family Medicine. Dr. Veno is board certified in family medicine and attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School before completing her residency at The Stamford Hospital-Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been a practicing family physician since 2019. She joined our department in 2024 and has taken on clinical roles both in the inpatient setting and in our outpatient clinic. Her clinical areas of interest include hospital medicine, sports medicine, comprehensive diabetes care, and adolescent medicine. Dr. Veno became interested in family medicine because she believes in the importance of preventive care and treating the patient holistically. She particularly enjoys taking care of whole families, especially multiple generations. Her goal is to build longitudinal therapeutic relationships and help guide patients through pivotal life transitions, including those that lead from the hospital to helping them stay out of the hospital. A native of Massachusetts, Dr. Veno currently resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two cats. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, completing amateur home-improvement projects, playing crossword puzzles, and geography trivia.

• Joshua Biro, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Scholar Track, Research Scientist at the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, MedStar Health Research Institute
• Lukas Chandler, PhD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics 
• Patrick Herron, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics
• Susannah Lee, JD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, John J. Lynch Center for Ethics, MedStar Washington Hospital Center 
• Cleopatra McGovern, MD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Clinician Educator Track, Community of Hope, Teaching Health Center GME, MedStar Health Georgetown DC Family Medicine Residency Program 
• Cathy Muha, MSHS, Adjunct Instructor, Family Medicine, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics 
• Elaine Petty, MA, Adjunct Instructor, Family Medicine, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics 
• Diana Rubio, MD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Clinician Educator Track, Robert L. Phillips Health Policy Fellow 
• Michael Topmiller, PhD, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Biomedical Scholar Track, Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies 

LaTasha Seliby Perkins, MD, FAAFP

Congratulations to Dr. Seliby Perkins on her promotion to Associate Professor on the Clinician Educator Track. Dr. Seliby Perkins is the President of the DC Academy of Family Physicians, Course Director for Community-Based Learning for the School of Medicine, and Co-Chair of the Community Engagement Subcommittee for the Georgetown University Center for Health Equity.

Congratulations to Sarah Kureshi, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Education, Director of the M1 Patients, Populations & Policy course, and Director of the Health Equity and Advocacy Longitudinal Thread on being nominated for the Excellence in Teaching at HOYA Clinic Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching clinical skills and caring for underserved populations at HOYA Clinic. Dr. Kureshi is also nominated for the The Lambda Award, which recognizes a GUSOM faculty member’s enduring commitment to the LGBTQ community at Georgetown University. Dr. Kureshi is already a member in the Golden Orchard, an honor shared by those individuals whose sustained dedication and embodiment of cura personalis have earned them the honor of three or more Golden Apple awards and/or two or more Georgetown University School of Medicine awards, as bestowed by the students for whom they sincerely support. Awards will be presented at the Golden Apple Award ceremony.

Congratulations to Michelle Roett, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Professor and Chair, Founding Director of the Center for Health Equity, and Director of DC AHEC. on being nominated for the Excellence in Teaching at HOYA Clinic Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching clinical skills and caring for underserved populations at HOYA Clinic. Awards will be presented at the Golden Apple Award ceremony. Dr. Roett has also been nominated for the MAGIS Society of Master Teachers for Clinical Sciences by Georgetown University School of Medicine. She is recognized as a Distinguished Educator by the GUMC Teaching Academy.

Congratulations to Tobie Lynn Smith, MD, MPH, MEd, Associate Professor, Director of the M3 Family Medicine Clerkship and M1-M2 Ambulatory Care course, and Co-Chair of the Community Engagement Subcommittee of the Center for Healthy Equity on being nominated for the Excellence in Teaching at HOYA Clinic Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching clinical skills and caring for underserved populations at HOYA Clinic. Awards will be presented at the Golden Apple Award ceremony.

Congratulations to Adam Visconti, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Director of the Georgetown Capital Area Primary Care Research Network (CAPRICORN), and Director of the M1-M2 Evidence Based Medicine course on being nominated for the Lambda Award. The Lambda Award recognizes a GUSOM faculty member’s enduring commitment to the LGBTQ community at Georgetown University. Awards will be presented at the Golden Apple Award ceremony.

Congratulations to Jamie Hill-Daniel, MD, FAAFP, Associate Professor and Residency Program Director at the MedStar Health Georgetown DC Family Medicine Residency Program, and Principal Investigator on a new $2.88 million HRSA Teaching Health Center GME grant award to train Family Medicine residents at Community of Hope in Washington, DC. This award begins July 1, 2025, and expands the residency program from a 4-4-4 to 6-6-6 program by 2027.