Sujata Qasba, M.D.
Dr. Sujata Qasba was born and raised in the mountainous city of Srinagar, Kashmir in India. After completing medical school at Kashmir Medical College, she moved to the United States and completed her pediatric residency at St. Vincent Hospital in New York City and adolescent medicine fellowship at Howard University in Washington DC. Following her training, she started working in an outpatient clinic which inspired her to start her own practice. In 1992, she took the leap of faith and established Qasba Pediatrics. Since, her practice has grown beyond her imagination. After nearly thirty years in practice and continued loyalty of her patients, some of the first patients that walked into her office in the nineties now bring their own children to her. Over the years, medicine and science has continuously evolved and Dr. Qasba is always refining her skills and knowledge. She is a big proponent of breastfeeding and vaccination. Dr. Qasba is a Board Certified Pediatrician and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Qasba holds privileges at Howard County General Hospital, which means she can see newborns in their nursery.
Dr. Qasba enjoys practicing yoga, meditation, reading, and spending time with her grand-kids during her free time.
Amber Gilchrist, M.D.
Dr. Amber Gilchrist is originally from Columbus, Ohio. She attended Xavier University of Louisiana and graduated magma cum laude with a B.S in 1998. She obtained a medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA in 2003. She completed her internship and residency training at Thomas Jefferson Univ/AI DuPont Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE from 2003 to 2006.
She did a research fellowship under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) in the Vaccine Research Center, division of National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) at the NIH from 2006 to 2008. There she worked on understanding the pathogenesis of Respiratory Synctivial Virus (RSV) for the development of an enhanced vaccine. She also participated in looking at exhaled nitric oxide (NO) as another determinant of Asthma severity in NIAID, particularly in the Mast Cell Biology section.
She is board certified with the Academy Board of Pediatrics. She has worked in outpatient Pediatrics since 2008.
Her personal interests included sports and movies. She enjoys running especially in 5k races, traveling, and baking.