Family Medicine
Bahiyyih Clarke, MD
CloseKnit (Primary & Immediate Care)
Dr. Bahiyyih Clarke is a board-certified family physician with CloseKnit in Bethesda, MD. She cares for individuals and families of all ages — from infants to seniors — treating common illnesses, managing chronic conditions, and handling minor injuries. Dr. Clarke earned her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and is licensed in both Maryland and Washington, DC.
Why patients choose Dr. Clarke
Patients consistently highlight her thoroughness, attentive listening, and warm bedside manner — she carries a 4.83 rating on Zocdoc. She takes time to explain each condition clearly and builds an individualized treatment plan for every patient, pairing prescriptions with practical lifestyle and diet counseling to support holistic recovery. She also handles follow-up visits and referrals as needed.
Practice focus
Full-spectrum family medicine with attention to preventive care and wellness, chronic disease management, and women’s health, as well as post-hospital follow-up care. Typical visits range from annual physicals and Medicare wellness visits to acute illness, blood pressure and cholesterol management, diabetes care, and minor procedures.
Visit details
Dr. Clarke sees patients at CloseKnit’s Bethesda office on Wisconsin Avenue, with same- and next-day appointments and telehealth options available through the practice.
Please note: there is a no-show fee and a late-cancellation charge for appointments cancelled within 48 hours.
Profile last fact-checked June 27, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Clarke compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only Tulane University School of Medicine graduate we list
1 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record studied at Tulane University School of Medicine.
1 of 2 offering post-hospital care
2 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name post-hospital care.
1 of 8 we list at CloseKnit
We cover 8 providers at CloseKnit; the 4 below are a sample.
Medical school: Tulane University School of Medicine — New Orleans, LA, United States.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Dr. Clarke sits by experience
Dr. Clarke finished medical school in 2011, 15 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 115 finished earlier, 18 finished later, and 1 finished the same year.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–19891990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–20042005–09
19 providers finished 2005–2009Dr. Clarke2011
2010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 100 finished medical school earlier — the median for that group is 1998.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 — Dr. Clarke | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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