Family Medicine
Bethlehem A. Kassaye, DO
CCI Health Services
Dr. Bethlehem A. Kassaye is a board-certified osteopathic family physician at CCI Health Services in Silver Spring, MD. Fluent in English, Amharic, and medical Spanish, she connects easily with the area’s diverse communities and provides comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages.
Background and training
Dr. Kassaye earned her medical degree from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her family medicine residency through Duke / Southern Regional AHEC. As a DO, her training emphasizes a whole-person approach that considers the connection between the body’s structure and function.
Why patients choose Dr. Kassaye
She is board certified in family medicine and cares for the full age range, focusing on preventive health, wellness, and the treatment of common medical conditions. Her Amharic and Spanish fluency makes her especially accessible for Silver Spring’s Ethiopian and Latino families, and she is known for building trusting, long-term relationships with her patients.
Practice focus
Comprehensive primary care for all ages, including preventive care, wellness, and management of common acute and chronic conditions, delivered at a community-focused health center.
Languages and access
Dr. Kassaye speaks English, Amharic, and medical Spanish, accepts a range of insurance plans, and sees patients at CCI Health Services in Silver Spring. Confirm coverage and availability with the office before booking.
Profile last fact-checked June 30, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Kassaye compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only provider we list offering osteopathic medicine
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name osteopathic medicine.
The only Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate we list
1 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record studied at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.
1 of 8 Amharic-speaking doctors
8 of the 139 providers in our registry (6%) practise in Amharic, across 5 specialties.
1 of 19 Spanish-speaking doctors
19 of the 139 providers in our registry (14%) practise in Spanish, across 6 specialties.
2nd most recently qualified of our 13 family medicine providers
Qualified in 2016. The median for the 13 family medicine providers whose year we record is 2009.
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine — New York, NY, 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. Kassaye sits by experience
Dr. Kassaye finished medical school in 2016, 10 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 129 finished earlier and 5 finished later.
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 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–2014Dr. Kassaye2016
2015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 108 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 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 — Dr. Kassaye | 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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