Dr. Susan Ellen Kohn, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
407 N Washington St Suite 100 Falls Church VA, 22046About
Susan E. Kohn, MD, FAAP, is a pediatrician who diagnoses and treats patients at the Sleepy Hollow Pediatrics office of Capital Area Pediatrics in Falls Church, VA. She has been practicing pediatrics with Capital Area Pediatrics since 1989. Furthermore, Dr. Kohn remains affiliated with Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. As a pediatrician, she specializes in the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Her impressive professional journey spans thirty-four years and she has a special interest in behavioral disorders, such as ADD and developmental issues. Dr. Kohn especially enjoys caring for foreign adoptees and premature infants. Prior to her current endeavors, she has served on the Fairfax County Health Advisory Board for Head Start and as a consultant cum editor for Preemie Magazine. Dr. Kohn was also featured in the NorthernVirginia Magazine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).
Education and Training
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics; Pediatrics
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Impaired spelling in Alzheimer's disease: a linguistic deficit?
- Effects of morphological complexity on phonological output deficits in fluent and nonfluent aphasia.
- Grammatical encoding in aphasia: evidence from a "processing prosthesis".
- Neoplasms of the blood and blood-forming organs.
- The relationship between oral spelling and phonological breakdown in a conduction aphasic.
- Recurrent poliomyelitis.
- Impaired activation of the phonological lexicon: effects upon oral reading.
- Verb finding in aphasia.
- Picture-naming in aphasia.
- The nature of the phonological disorder in conduction aphasia.
- Identification of pictured homonyms: latent phonological knowledge in Broca's aphasia.
- Lexical-phonological processing of functors: evidence from fluent aphasia.
- Differential recovery from impairment to the phonological lexicon.
- Consonant harmony as a compensatory mechanism in fluent aphasic speech.
- Repetition of single words and nonwords in Alzheimer's disease.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Anemia
- Ear Infection
- Fever
- Concussion
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
- Rash
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Croup
- Conjunctivitis
- Strep Throat
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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Susan Ellen Kohn, who serves the population of Virginia.
Susan E. Kohn is board certified in pediatrics and has been with the Sleepy Hollow Pediatrics office of Capital Area Pediatrics since 1989.
Capital Area Pediatrics offers accessible, comprehensive pediatric care to families throughout Northern Virginia. Their five practice locations house resources and staff members equipped to work with family members of all ages. Newborns, toddlers, pre-teens, and adolescents are all welcome at Capital Area Pediatrics. For both sickness and health, you can count on them to provide outstanding care—as well as an exceptional patient experience
Dr. Kohn’s received her medical training from the Medical College of Virginia, where she completed her pediatric residency in 1987 and graduated from Medical School in 1984. She also received her undergraduate degree in Russian Studies from the University of Virginia in 1980.
Her interests include behavioral concerns such as ADD and common developmental issues, and she enjoys caring for premature infants and foreign adoptees. She has served as a consultant/editor of Preemie magazine and has served on the Fairfax County Healthy Advisory Board for Head Start.
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. A pediatrician is a child’s physician who provides medical care to children who are acutely or chronically ill, as well as preventive health services to healthy children. They manage the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the children under their care at every stage of development, in both sickness and health.
Dr. Kohn lives with her husband, daughter, two dogs and a rabbit. Her son is attending college. They are very involved with their synagogue, where Dr. Kohn teaches the youth choir and plays piano. She also helps out with the marching band at Woodson High School.
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