Kara Garcia

MD, IBCLC, NABBLM-C, FAAP

Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Title
Director of Advanced Clinical Rotations
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
General Pediatrics, Breastfeeding Medicine
Email
kara.garcia@usuhs.edu
Department Website
Dept of Pediatrics Education Division

Education

United States Air Force Academy - 2009
Uniformed Services University School of Medicine - 2013
National Capital Consortium Residency in Pediatrics - 2016

Biography

Dr. Kara Garcia is a board certified general pediatrician and breastfeeding medicine specialist. She is the Director of Advanced Clinical Rotations in the Dept of Pediatrics Education Division. She previously served as core faculty at the Eglin Family Medicine Residency as an embedded pediatrician and Director of Pediatric Education at Eglin AFB. Lt Col Garcia has special interest in breastfeeding medicine and coaching parents of military connected children to help their children growth healthy.

Representative Bibliography

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Pacifiers: Common Questions and Answers Garcia, D. S. & Garcia, K. W., Mar 2025, In: American Family Physician. 111, 3, p. 230-235 6

Enuresis in Children: Common Questions and Answers Lauters, R. A., Garcia, K. W. & Arnold, J. J., Nov 2022, In: American Family Physician. 106, 5, p. 549-556 8

Attitudes toward professionalism maintained after curriculum reform Randall, V., Matthews, P., Garcia, K., Warwick, A., Pock, A. & Crouch, G., 2016, In: Education for Primary Care. 27, 1, p. 81-82 2