Nailah Japera Coleman, MD

Pediatrician

Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician

Nailah Coleman, MD, FAAP, FACSM, is an associate professor of Pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and a pediatrician and sports medicine physician Children's National Hospital.

She completed her undergraduate and medical studies at Emory University and her pediatric residency at Children’s National. Following residency, Dr. Coleman became a physician analyst with the Children’s National IT Department, helping to transition Children’s National to an electronic medical record system. She also worked as a general pediatrician, on-call hospitalist and neonatal pediatrician. As a provider working in four unique hospital environments, Dr. Coleman had the opportunity to provide for and evaluate the care of children with a variety of health conditions. She observed a need to improve the physical health of the athletic and the non-athletic youth during various developmental stages. She believes that athletic performance, nutrition and physical health plans should be developed and tracked for all youth, starting in primary school and continuing through college. Dr. Coleman believes everyone is an athlete – they just have to find their favorite physical activity.

Dr. Coleman enjoys working with all levels of trainees in primary care sports medicine. She has clinical and research interests in process improvement, youth health and fitness and health disparities. She provides sports medical coverage for local athletic events.

• Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
• General and Community Pediatrics