Lee Beers, M.D.

BIOGRAPHY

Lee Ann Savio Beers, M.D., is a Professor of Pediatrics and the Medical Director for Community Health and Advocacy at Children’s National Hospital.  She oversees the Child Health Advocacy Institute’s Community Mental Health CORE, which includes initiatives such as the Early Childhood Innovation Network and serves as a catalyst to elevate the standard of mental health care for every young person in Washington, D.C.. She was the 2021 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics and currently serves as the Immediate Past President and member of the Board of Directors.  She received the 2019 Public Policy and Advocacy Award from the Academic Pediatric Association.  

She earned her Medical Degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed a pediatric residency at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth VA. Prior to joining Children’s National, she was a general pediatrician at the Naval Hospital in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. 

Her clinical and research interests include adolescent pregnancy and parenting, the integration of mental health and pediatric primary care, the impact of adversity and stress on child well-being and advocacy education.  She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Nathaniel, and two children.