
Dr. Rae Lynn Kennedy MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
5100 Auth Way Suitland Maryland, 20746About
Rae Lynn Kennedy, MD, FACOG, is an obstetrician and gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente, the Washington Hospital Center, and Holy Cross Hospital in the Suitland, Maryland area. Earlier in her career, Dr. Kennedy was an Assistant Professor and Medical Student Clerkship Director at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She received multiple honors for her teaching, such as the Outstanding Teaching Award and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Excellent Teaching Award. With nearly 10 years of experience, Dr. Kennedy has special interest in pediatric and adolescent gynecology; which is an emerging specialty, at the intersection of pediatrics, pediatric endocrinology, gynecology, pediatric surgery, dermatology, psychiatry, public health medicine and genetics that addresses a wide spectrum of diseases from the newborn period to adolescence.
Education and Training
University of Virginia
Board Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- In the Past, she did Local Academic Public Speaking -
- Former Assistant Professor and Medical Student Clerkship Director at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center -
Awards
- Received the Outstanding Teaching Award from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Received the Excellent Teaching Award from the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Internships
- Hahnemann University Hospital
What do you attribute your success to?
The support of her parents and family and the inspiration of her mother's work as a nuclear medicine technologist.
Hobbies / Sports
- Traveling
Favorite professional publications
- The Green Journal, The Female Patient, OB/GYN Contemporary
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