Florencia Segura, MD was appointed to the Board of Visitors on July 1, 2024, by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Dr. Segura is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). She has been practicing at Einstein Pediatrics in Northern Virginia since 2018. Dr. Segura completed her pediatric residency at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and previously served as a primary care pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)聽where she taught medical students from the University of Pennsylvania and CHOP pediatric residents during their primary care pediatrics rotations.
Dr. Segura is recognized as a "Top Doctor" in Washingtonian Magazine and Northern Virginia Magazine and was awarded Primary Care Pediatrician of the Year by the Inova Children鈥檚 Hospital pediatric residents in 2024. She takes a special interest in new parents, newborn care, childhood nutrition, eczema management, and adolescent health.
Dr. Segura is deeply committed to medical education. She mentors and teaches new pediatricians undergoing training at INOVA Children's Hospital as a continuity clinic preceptor and primary care lecturer. She also contributes expert, evidence-based pediatric advice to national media outlets including聽Parents Magazine,聽Healthline,聽The New York Times,聽and聽VeryWell Family聽while also serving as聽a member of the聽What to Expect聽medical review board.
Dr. Segura also serves as an ambassador for the Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) Foundation, lecturing nationally and advocating for increased research funding and is a member of the聽AAP Section on Child Death Review and Prevention.
Outside of her clinical and advocacy work, Dr. Segura enjoys spending time with her husband, a local dermatologist, raising their three living energetic young children.