About Theophil Stokes
Dr. Theophil Stokes is the Medical Director of Neonatology at Howard University Hospital and co-Chair of Provider Wellbeing at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, and he is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Dr. Stokes retired from the United States Navy in 2022 after a distinguished twenty-year career as an active-duty Medical Corps officer. He was stationed at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland for the majority of career, where he served in a variety of leadership positions including Chief of Neonatology, President of the Medical Staff, and a member of the Walter Reed Board of Directors. He also served as Chair of the Healthcare Ethics and Provider Wellness Committees, and as the Associate Program Director for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship training program.
He earned his medical degree from Boston University's School of Medicine, where he was awarded a US Navy Health Professions Scholarship. He was commissioned as an active-duty Naval officer upon his graduation from medical school and completed his Pediatric residency and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship at what is now the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2013 Dr. Stokes completed a Pediatric Bioethics Certificate program at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.
His academic interests are rooted in a belief that exceptional patient care is dependent upon the wellness of those caring for them, and he is in interested in exploring ways in which improving physician wellbeing can lead to an overall improvement in our healthcare culture.
