Omar Jaber, MD, MPH

Omar Jaber, MD, MPH, attended medical school at Ross University School of Medicine before completing his residency in pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center Infant's and Children's Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Jaber then obtained a fellowship in academic general pediatrics at Texas Children's Hospital with Baylor College of Medicine. He also earned a master's degree in public health at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston with a focus on management, policy and community health and a concentration in global health.

While in Houston, Dr. Jaber was proud to be a part of establishing the Program for Immigrant and Refugee Child Health to help address the difficulties so many children face in obtaining proper healthcare. He has published pieces in the Houston Chronicle and was featured in the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Baylor College of Medicine, and Children’s National health blogs. He has spent time volunteering on international medical missions to the Philippines, Palestine, Jordan and, most recently, Pakistan. Additionally, Dr. Jaber is actively involved with local and international non-profits to help bring children to the U.S. to receive medical care that is otherwise unavailable to them in their home countries.

Dr. Jaber is an award-winning care physician. In 2019, he earned the Huda Al Masri Humanitarian Award from the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) and Ross University Alumni Association Humanitarian Award. In 2017, he earned the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Award from Baylor College of Medicine.

In addition to his a full-time position at Children's National Pediatricians & Associates, he serves as an assistant professor of pediatrics at George Washington University. He has a broadening interest on the impact and role of social media on children's health and as a means of communicating to patients and other healthcare providers.  He looks forward to establishing relationships and trust with his patients and their families and is honored to be a part of their journey towards becoming healthy, ambitious adults. 

• General and Community Pediatrics