Salwa Khan, MD

Salwa Khan, M.D., MHS, FAAP, is a pediatric hospitalist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is part of the Pediatric Hospitalist Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where she served as the director from 2014 until 2017. 

Her prior work experience includes being on staff of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (part of the Bloomberg School of Public Health); serving as program manager for the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP); working as a senior epidemiologist for the State of Vermont Department of Health; and serving as an attending hospitalist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). 

Dr. Khan is involved in teaching medical students and pediatric residents at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is particularly interested in issues of quality and safety for pediatric care and enjoys processes that streamline and standardize care for children. She is part of the Section on International Child Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics. 

She enjoys acting and ballroom dancing and involved in her community as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for juveniles in the Maryland court system.