Laura Byrnes received her BA degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She completed her pediatric residency at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Medical Association. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.