Pediatrics
Meaza T. Bekele, MD
Meaza T. Bekele, MD — Pediatrics
Dr. Meaza T. Bekele is a pediatrician in Silver Spring, MD, with more than two decades of experience caring for children. An Addis Ababa University graduate, she is a trusted choice for Ethiopian families who want a doctor for their children who understands their language and background.
Background and training
Dr. Bekele earned her medical degree from the Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine in Ethiopia and has practiced pediatrics for more than 20 years. She is affiliated with Holy Cross Hospital and Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center in the Silver Spring area.
Why patients choose Dr. Bekele
For pediatric care, clear communication with parents is essential — about development, immunizations, and how a child is really doing day to day. As a native Ethiopian physician, Dr. Bekele connects easily with the area’s Ethiopian families, and her two-plus decades of experience reassure parents through everything from newborn visits to adolescence.
Practice focus
General pediatrics, including well-child visits, immunizations, growth and development monitoring, and the care of common childhood illnesses.
Languages and access
As a native Ethiopian physician, Dr. Bekele speaks English and Amharic. She accepts new patients, offers telehealth appointments, and participates in major insurance plans including Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross, and UnitedHealthcare. 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. Bekele compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
1 of 2 offering immunizations
2 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name immunizations.
1 of 8 Amharic-speaking doctors
8 of the 139 providers in our registry (6%) practise in Amharic, across 5 specialties.
Trained in Ethiopia
7 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record trained in Ethiopia. 24 trained outside the United States altogether.
2nd longest since qualifying of our 6 pediatrics providers
Qualified in 1983. The median for the 6 pediatrics providers whose year we record is 1993.
Medical school: Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences — Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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. Bekele sits by experience
Dr. Bekele finished medical school in 1983, 43 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 15 finished earlier, 117 finished later, and 2 finished the same year.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–1979Dr. Bekele1983
1980–84
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 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 14 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 — Dr. Bekele | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 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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