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Location
Chevy Chase Office
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Suite 1710
Chevy Chase,
MD
20815
Accepts New Patients
Offers Virtual Visits
Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Board Certification
Critical Care Medicine
European Respiratory Society Certification
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Acute & Urgent Care
Annual Physicals
Asthma
Complex Medical Conditions
COPD, Emphysema
Disease Management
Interstitial Lung Disease
Men’s Health
Preventive Health
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Travel Vaccinations
Education
Fellowships
Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University
Pulmonary Medicine
Richmond, VA
1998
National Institutes of Health
Critical Care Medicine
Bethesda, MD
1996
Internship and Residency
Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University
Internal Medicine
Richmond, VA
1991 and 1994
Medical School
National University of Cordoba Faculty of Medical Sciences
Doctor of Medicine
Summa Cum Laude
Cordoba, Argentina
1990
Languages Spoken
Spanish
Affiliated Hospitals
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Suburban Hospital
Professional Associations
American College of Chest Physicians (CCP)
Fellow
2001 – Present
American College of Physicians (ACP)
Fellow
2006 – Present
American Osler Society (AOS)
President
2012 – 2013
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Fellow
2010 – Present
Latino Asthma Initiative
Member
2009 – Present
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
Member
2007 – Present
Pan American Medical Society
President
2006 – 2008
Sibley Medical Association
President
2009 – 2010
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Member
1999 – Present
Personal Interests
Dr. Picone likes astronomy, squash, bicycling, skiing, and reading. In fact, his favorite books are the classics by Victor Hugo, Tolstoi, Balzac. His favorite music is Spanish guitar, and his favorite movies are the Bourne Identity trilogy and Dragon Tattoo.
Awards and Honors
- Award for Cooperative Medicine, Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2014 - Patients’ CHOICE AWARD
2012 - Best Doctors® in America
2011 - Present - Consumer Checkbook Top Rated
2008 - Present - Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors
2008 - Present - Winner of the Syntex/MEDICINE Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice
1992
Leadership Positions/Committee Work/Advisory Positions
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Vice Chairman, Internal Medicine
2011 – 2013
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Chairman, Pulmonary Medicine
2005 – 2011
Biography
Dr. Picone received his medical degree from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina in 1989, graduating summa cum laude. He completed internship, residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia in 1994. He then pursued Fellowships in Critical Care Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and in Pulmonary Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia with completion in 1997. Dr. Picone has extensive experience in Emergency Medicine, where he also served as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Picone holds Board Certifications in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine and also obtained certification by the European Respiratory Society. He has been a Medical Volunteer in several Latin American countries and currently volunteers with Mobile Medical Clinics of Greater Washington, D.C. Dr. Picone also serves as a Board Member of Operation Canasta, supporting schools and orphanages in Argentina. Outside of practicing medicine, Dr. Picone has an interest in literature, chess, squash and astronomy.