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Asefa Mekonnen, MD , FCCP, FAASM

Physician/Partner Sleep/Pulmonologist

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Sleep Medicine

Education

Fellowship

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Sleep Medicine
Chicago, IL
2001

Internship and Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Chicago, IL
1994 and 1998

Medical School

Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1991

Hospitals Affiliated With

Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center
Suburban Hospital

Professional Association

American College of Physicians (ACP)
Fellow

Media Posts

African American Policy Makers Urged To Take More Actions To Protect African Americans From The Coronavirus Or Multiple Deaths Will Continue To Occur

Also featured in Washington Informer, Style Magazine and Heart and Soul.

Biography

Dr. Mekonnen is passionate about Sleep Medicine and working closely with his patients across the Rockville-area to help them achieve their optimal health. Dr. Mekonnen went to Addis Ababa University Mekonnen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and completed his post-doctoral residency training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, IL.