Meet Our Team

Meet the Physicians

Name: William Stotz, MD

Medical Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Residence: Emory University School of Medicine

Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Joined Inova: January 2004

Clinical interests: Traumatic brain injury, trauma, and anesthesia

Hobbies: Skiing, Boston sports, and Civil War history

Name: Julia Ashworth, MD

Medical Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Residence: John’s Hopkins Hospital

Fellowship: John’s Hopkins Hospital

Joined Inova: December 2020

Clinical interests: Medical education, simulation, and cardiac arrest

Hobbies: Hiking, reading, traveling, and baking

Name: Cynthia Gibson, MD

Medical Education: National Naval Medical Center

Residence: Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children

Fellowship: Children’s National Medical Center

Joined Inova: Fall 2007

Clinical interests: Clinical Excellence (quality and process improvement), Epic order set revision, and documentation integrity

Hobbies: runDisney, biking, walking, antique collecting, reading, music and scuba diving

Name: Michael Miller, MD

Medical Education: New York Medical College

Residence: Stephen & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Hospital, Northwell Health

Fellowship: Stephen & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Hospital, Northwell Health

Joined Inova:

Research interests: Related to medical education

Clinical interests: Acute respiratory failure, sepsis, trauma, and diabetic ketoacidosis

Hobbies: Skiing and family time

Name: Aashish Abraham MD

Medical Education: George Washington University School of Medicine

Residence: Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Children’s Hospital

Fellowship: Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

Joined Inova: August 2023

Research interests: Utilization of augmented and virtual realities in medical education and MIS-C

Clinical interests: Use of extended realities to education families and staff, pediatric ARDS, and abdominal hypertension

Hobbies: Brazilian jiu jitsu, road-cycling, and writing

Name: Peter Grundl, MD

Medical Education: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residence: Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Joined Inova: January 1996

Research interests: Traumatic brain injury

Clinical interests: Use of extended realities to education families and staff, pediatric ARDS, and abdominal hypertension

Hobbies: Traveling

Name: Rana Sharara-Chami, MD

Medical Education: American University of Beirut

Residence: North Caroline Children’s Hospital, Chapel Hill

Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital

Joined Inova: August 2021

Research interests: the PROSPECT and TITRE studies (international, multi-center randomized clinical trials), PICU sedation protocolization, and mucolytic stewardship

Clinical interests: Sepsis and septic shock, and sedation and delirium

Hobbies: Traveling, running, skiing, cycling, or hiking

Name: Swati Agarwal, MD

Medical Education:Duke University School of Medicine

Residence: North Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University

Fellowship: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University

Joined Inova: September 2007

Research interests: Quality and safety

Clinical interests: “zen-tensivist” (less is more), resident and medical student education, critical care transport, MSET oversight, and organ donation

Hobbies:Ultimate frisbee, volunteer medical international travel, cheering Washington Spirit and Duke basketball