Pediatrics
Cara Lichtenstein, MD
Silver Spring Pediatrics
Dr. Cara Lichtenstein is a board-certified pediatrician at Silver Spring Pediatrics in Silver Spring, MD, providing well-child and preventive care with a warm, family-centered approach.
Background and training
Born and raised in New York, Dr. Lichtenstein graduated from Brown University with a degree in mathematics before returning to New York for medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She completed her pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
Why patients choose Dr. Lichtenstein
Parents value Dr. Lichtenstein’s approachable, reassuring style and her thorough attention to development and prevention. As part of the established team at Silver Spring Pediatrics, she offers continuity of care from infancy through adolescence.
Practice focus
General pediatrics, including well-child visits, immunizations, growth and development monitoring, and the care of common childhood illnesses.
Languages and access
Dr. Lichtenstein sees patients in English at Silver Spring Pediatrics, accepts new patients, and participates in major insurance plans. Confirm coverage and availability with the office before booking.
Profile last fact-checked July 13, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Lichtenstein compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai graduate we list
1 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record studied at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
1 of 2 offering immunizations
2 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name immunizations.
Most recently qualified of our 6 pediatrics providers
Qualified in 1999. The median for the 6 pediatrics providers whose year we record is 1993.
Medical school: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — 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. Lichtenstein sits by experience
Dr. Lichtenstein finished medical school in 1999, 27 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 64 finished earlier, 62 finished later, and 8 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 1990–1994Dr. Lichtenstein1999
1995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–20042005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 60 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 — Dr. Lichtenstein | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 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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