Amy J. Byer, MD FACOG

Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Amy J. Byer, MD FACOG board certified obstetrics and gynecology. Received her Bachelors of Science Suma Cum Laude at the University of Maryland, and then her MD at the University of Maryland Medical School. She then completed her residency at the University of Tennessee. She welcomes women of any age. Special interests in contraception, sexual dysfunctions at any stage in life, and menopause — especially replacement, both natural, hormonal and non-hormonal options. As well, she offers early infertility evaluations, and endocrine workups and treatments. She is highly skilled at evaluations (well-woman exams, dysfunctional bleeding) and in-office procedures (colposcopy, LEEP, endometrial biopsy, UID insertion/removal) She’s also introducing facial and body contouring in the office with Venus Freeze technology. Four times cited in the Washington Best Doctors issue. Office: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Dr. Byer is in our Chevy Chase office, Wednesday and Friday Dr. Byer is in our Rockville office.


Back to top



Robert J. Ginsberg, MD

Family Medicine

Robert J. Ginsberg, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Family Practice since 1983. He received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Vassar College in 1976 and obtained his medical degree from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1980. Dr. Ginsberg completed his residency at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ginsberg is Assistant Clinical Professor of Health Care Sciences at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Care Sciences from 1993 to the present. Dr. Ginsberg joined Physician Associates in March 2007. Dr. Ginsberg practices exclusively out of the Burtonsville office weekdays. Dr. Ginsberg’s office website is: www.rjginsbergmd.com


Back to top




J. Desiree Pineda, MD

Internal Medicine and Endocrinology

Dr. J. Desiree Pineda received her Internal Medicine and Primary Care degree from the University of Connecticut Health Center and completed a three-year Endocrinology Fellowship at the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney disease, National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Pineda, a native Washingtonian grew up in Dominican Republic where she obtained her medical degree at the Pedro Henriquez Urena University.

Dr. Pineda is Board Certified and practices Internal Medicine and Endocrinology in Washington, DC since 1993. In addition to Internal Medicine her areas of expertise are diabetes, thyroid diseases, metabolic and weight disorders. She also offers metabolic testing and nutritional counseling. Dr. Pineda and her staff are fluent in Spanish.

She is the Past President of the Pan American Medical Society and a board member of the Medical Society of DC representing MSDC at the American Medical Association as an Alternate Delegate.


Back to top