Maria Liza Kilby, MD, FAAP

What is your role and how does it help CCI achieve our mission?

My role as a pediatrician is to play with the kids—at least for 1/10th of the time! The other 9/10th, I'm helping prevent, diagnose, and treat health conditions in our pediatric population, optimizing the health and well-being of our patients, their families, and the community. I also play a role in positively influencing those around me in a challenging field.

Your CCI Journey

What did you do before CCI and what made you want to join the team?

I initially worked as a hospitalist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, D.C. Then, a friend who worked at the CCI Gaithersburg health center at the time recruited me to do PRN coverage. That was 22 years ago! I fell in love with CCI and outpatient community health and am proud to have been here since.

What’s your favorite thing about CCI?

What I love about CCI is the patients I serve, the people I work with, and the idea that I'm making a difference in someone's life and the community.

Are there any achievements you’ve received at work or outside of work that you want to highlight?

I am proud to be the first recipient of the CCI Spirit Award in 2018. However, my greatest achievement is raising three wonderful, happy, healthy children (now adults), three dogs, and a happy husband (happy when I'm not charting at home or on vacation, that is!)

Anything else you’d like to share:

It has been amazing to witness the evolution of CCI to CCI Health Services in the past 22 years, from three small health centers with five or six providers to the sizable organization we are today. Back then, there were no registered nurses, community health workers, or referral specialists. We didn't even have dental or infectious disease departments. Now look at us! And what's even more impressive is how we have always been steadfast, staying true to our mission. Our founder, Mark Langlais, and former CEO, Dr. William Flynt, would be amazed to see how far we've come. I know I'm amazed, proud, and grateful for CCI.