JalanBurtonMDMPH

Pediatrics • Washington, DC

Lead Physician & CEO

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Office
Healthy Home Pediatrics, Inc
Washington, DC 20020
Phone+1 202-930-9669

Fax+1 202-873-2242

Summary

Dr. Jalan Burton or "Dr. J", as she loves to be called, is a Pediatrician, wife, and mother of three with over a decade of experience in well and sick child care, complex care, children with special needs, public health, youth development and managed care.

Through Healthy Home Pediatrics, Dr. J collaborates with families to provide comprehensive primary care that integrates traditional evidence-based interventions with customized plans that prioritize healthy foods, quality sleep, integrative medicine, and healthy family routines.

When Dr. J is not providing excellent patient care she is spending time with her husband and their three children (2 boys and a baby girl). She is actively involved in her community as a volunteer Clinical Instructor at The George Washington University School of Medicine, local Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), and Community Association. Dr. J enjoys listening to podcasts, cooking, urban gardening, and exercising.

Healthy Home Pediatrics

Healthy Home Pediatrics was grown out of the belief that children deserve exceptional primary care and that when families are fully supported, they thrive.

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 2012 - 2015
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2012, MD
Columbia UniversityM.P.H., Health Promotion, 2005 - 2007
University of VirginiaB.A., Interdisciplinary Human Biology, 2002 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2019 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2019 - 2026
DC State Medical License 2015 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2012 - 2015
Neonatal Resuscitation ProgramProvider

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors Washingtonian Magazine, 2022
Comcast Rise Grant Comcast, 2022
Ward Infinity Grant Sibley Memorial Hospital, 2021
Office of African American Affairs Scholarship
Character and Leadership in Teaching Award University at Buffalo Office
U.Va. Fund Scholarship
Upward Bound Program Character and Leadership in Teaching Award
Phi Eta Sigma National Freshman Honor Society
Peer Health Educator Outstanding Outreach Facilitator Award
Residency Scholarship American Academy of Pediatrics
Center for Global Health Scholarship
Surdna Scholarship
Sigal Foundation Scholarship
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Davin Summer Scholarship
Brown Scholarship
James Emonson Resident Honour Award
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Breastfeeding is best for a healthy start
Burton JW, Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
Increasing Awareness and Access to Emergency Contraception
Washington J and Cohall A, Fusion, 1/1/2008
The Intersection of Biology and Society: Differential Responses to the HIV and AIDS Syndemic in Adolescent Populations
Burton JW, The Oculus, 1/1/2005

Abstracts/Posters

Breastfeeding is best for a healthy start
Burton JW, Ashburn C, Tesfaye M, Parnell L, Coyne-Beasley T, American Academy of Pediatric national meeting section on breastfeeding, 1/1/2015
When Self-piercings go Wrong: a case of bacterial endocarditis, multifocal pneumonia, and the Eagle Effect
Burton JW, Linthavong O, Jhaveri R, Evening of Scholarship, UNC Hospitals, 1/1/2014
Provider-level Determinants of Childhood Obesity Interventions
Washington J and Gibson E, Research Day, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1/1/2009
Study of Drug Mechanism in Living Cells Using Advanced Light Microscopy Imaging
Caruso E, Washington J, Kong Y, Brown M, Periasamy A, American Society for Cell Biology, Washington, DC, 1/1/2004
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Lectures

Opening session remarks and careers in sexual health panel speaker
Washington, DC - 1/1/2015
Keeping it Real at the Kitchen Table: parent-teen communication and sexuality
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2007
EC as 1, 2, 3
Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY - 1/1/2007
Keeping It Real Around the Kitchen Table: sparking the discussion about sex between teens and families
Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2006
The Intersection of Biology and Society: differential responses to the HIV and AIDS syndemic in adolescent populations
Charlottesville, VA - 1/1/2005
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Other

Getting It Done: four tips for learning efficiently
Burton JW, NEJM Knowledge
knowledgeplus.nejm.org
1/1/2015
Preparing for puberty
Burton JW, Fox News 8 (Interview)
http://myfox8.com/2015/01/16/girls-health-preparing-for-
adolescence/
1/1/2015
5 Tips for Childproofing. Safe Guilford: an injury prevention coalition
Burton JW
safeguilford.org
1/1/2012
Beyond Abortion: medical injustice should be our focus
Burton JW
RHRealityCheck.org
1/1/2008
The Difficulty of Linking Theory to Practice: reflections on a health promotion initiative to decrease unintended adolescent pregnancy in high risk populations
Burton JW, Thesis
Columbia University, New York, NY - 1/1/2007
HPV Vaccine: Not a Silver Bullet
Burton JW
RHRealityCheck.org
1/1/2007
The Intersection of Biology and Society: differential responses to the HIV and AIDS syndemic in adolescent populations
Burton JW, Thesis
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA - 1/1/2005
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Press Mentions

Parents, Teachers Weigh in on DCPS Reopening Plan as DC Enters High Rate of TransmissionAugust 11th, 2021
How and When Children Should Return to Sports During COVID-19July 31st, 2020

Grant Support

Comcast RiseComcast2022