Dawn Christopher,

Dawn Christopher, MD, is a double board-certified cardiovascular specialist and internal medicine specialist at Capitol Cardiology Associates. From three offices in Camp Springs, Lanham, and Laurel, Maryland, Dr. Christopher provides all her patients with expert care. She completed her medical training at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., in 2006. Next, she fulfilled her internship and residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark.  Dr. Christopher went on to complete her fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 2013. She has been practicing in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas since 2016 and is a member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Dr. Christopher has a clinical interest in coronary artery disease, women’s cardiac health issues, clinical heart failure, and device therapies for heart failure. She specializes in general cardiology and performs and interprets transesophageal echocardiography, cardioversions, stress testing, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. She has privileges at the Luminis Health Doctors Community Hospital and the University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital Center (UMCRH). Besides caring for her patients, Dr. Christopher enjoys many interests, including spirituality, charity, piano, music, art, swimming, and Peruvian food and culture.