THEILINE T. GBORKORQUELLIE, M.D., MHS, FAAP General Pediatrician
Theiline T. Gborkorquellie, M.D., MHS, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician who provides services to children and families at Children’s National THEARC, which is part of the Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health at Children’s National Hospital. In early 2022, Dr. Gborkorquellie began serving as a Pediatric Consultant for the DC-wide Community Network for Mother-Baby Wellness, leading the development of a robust, mental-health focused program that follows underserved mothers and babies from the time infants are born until 3 years of age. Working
collaboratively with the Clark Parent & Child Network Prenatal-Neonatal Pillar, she helps to bring mental health services and care coordination to underserved postpartum women and families via utilization of space at THEARC, located in the Ward 8 neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C.
In her role as Pediatric Consultant, Dr. Gborkorquellie also helps to demonstrate and document the need for postpartum mental health services and care coordination for underserved women, especially in Wards 7 and 8. She is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (GW SMHS) and an affiliate faculty member at the Child Health Advocacy Institute. Dr. Gborkorquellie received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Health Studies with a concentration in Natural Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University, her Master of Health Science degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and her Medical Doctorate at GW SMHS. She completed pediatric training at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Gborkorquellie is passionate about mental health advocacy and strives to create a culture of preventive care in under-resourced communities, empowering children and families so they no longer suffer needlessly.
THE CLARK PARENT & CHILD NETWORK
Address: 111 Michigan Ave. NW; Washington, D.C., 20010
Email: [email protected]
Department: MRI Lab
Recent publications & presentations
2023 | April
Gborkorquellie T, Clarke U, Pope S, King B, Vozar T, Brees-Saunders Z, Rhodes H, Limperopoulos C. Building bridges of care: a novel perinatal mental health and pediatric primary care partnership to address barriers to care among women and children in an under-resourced community. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2023. (Award-winning poster: Community-based research, Career Level: Faculty)
Gborkorquellie T, Lichtenstein C, Artino A, Barber A, Chun-Seeley L, Smiley Y, Dooley D, Falusi O. Developing a Health Equity Curriculum for Faculty: A National Needs Assessment. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 179. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
Gborkorquellie T, Falusi O, Lichtenstein C, Chun-Seeley L, Barber A, Artino A. Development and Validation of a National Faculty Health Equity Needs Assessment Tool. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 180-181. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
Gborkorquellie T, Olujide M, Lichtenstein C, Quinn M, Barber A, Falusi O, Avent G. Development and Implementation of a Novel Service-Learning Curriculum to Increase Social Accountability of a Pediatric Residency Program. Development and Implementation of a Novel Service-Learning Curriculum to Increase Social Accountability of a Pediatric Residency Program. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 179-180. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
Falusi O, Smiley Y, Chun-Seeley L, Lichtenstein C, Artino A, Dooley D, Gborkorquellie T, Barber A. Alumni Advocacy Analysis: Creation and Dissemination of a Survey on Graduates’ Career Choices in Advocacy, Community Health, and Health Equity. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 178-179. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
Lichtenstein C, Hines M, Chun-Seeley L, Walsh H, Chapman J, Gborkorquellie T, Falusi O, Corley A, Barber A. Using a Modified Delphi Method to Create Health Equity Learning Objectives for Pediatric Residency Programs. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 131-132. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
Nguyen V, Gborkorquellie T, Lewis-Ragland Y. Closing the Mental Health Gap for Primary Care Physicians in Pediatric Community Health Centers. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 252-253. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
Velez T, Naatey-Ahumah M, Sanders J, Gborkorquellie T, Quarles-Fisher A, Lewis-Ragland Y. Navigating COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black People in 2021. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 150-151. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
Heath, DM, Coley, KM, Danko, CM, Whitlock, KB, Marschall, DE, Efron, LA, Claybaugh, AC, Frontale, SR, Hartman, EN, Gborkorquellie, T, Dawes, C, Nash, J, Smack, A, Rowland, C, Eisenman, E, Lauer, M, Rodrigues, N, Wolf, N, Sobhan-Mosley, S, Lorenzo, NE, Dvorsky, MR, Dorfman, J, Robb, AS, Stein, MA, Chronis-Tuscano, A. BPT Engagement Outcomes for Caregivers with ADHD across Two Treatment Groups. Children’s National Hospital 13th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week Abstract Book: 285-286. Washington, D.C. April 2023.
2023 | March
Falusi O, Chun-Seeley L, de la Torre D, Dooley DG, Baiyewu M, Gborkorquellie TT, Merrill CT, Davis E, Ward MC. Teaching the Teachers: Development and Evaluation of a Racial Health Equity Curriculum for Faculty. MedEdPORTAL. 2023 Mar 28;19:11305. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11305. PMID: 36999061; PMCID: PMC10043344
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36999061/