Tamara Gayle, MD, MEd is a board-certified pediatric physician. Prior to medical school her passion for education led her to complete the Teach for America program, serving as a high school biology teacher in the Bronx. She completed her Master’s in Education at Pace University in New York City, NY. Following her time in the Bronx, she completed her MD at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL. Dr. Gayle stayed in Miami for her residency training completing her training at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

After her residency Dr. Gayle went on to pursue a Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Children’s National in Washington, DC. During her fellowship training she was awarded a grant as a RAPID Scholar to research food insecurity and asthma in disadvantaged Black children. Dr. Gayle is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Health at George Washington University. She is on faculty at Children’s National Hospital as an attending in the Hospital Medicine Division and an Assistant Professor through George Washington University. Her current research is focused around developing a protocol and instituting screening for social determinants of health in the inpatient setting.

Dr. Gayle is active in a Senior Residents’ teaching skills program, serves as an active part of the MSSP – Minority Senior Scholarship Program, and is the co-chair for the Intern Advocacy Day.

Dr. Gayle is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Academic Pediatric Association (APA). She lives with her husband in Northeast DC and enjoys cooking, traveling, and volunteering in her community.