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David Wessel MD

Chief Medical Officer · Children's Hospital

Chief Medical Officer at Children's Hospital. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$1.3M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Chief Medical Officer of Children's Hospital, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $1.3M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Chief Medical Officer of Children's Research Institute, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Chief Medical Officer of Children's National Medical Center, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

David L. Wessel, MD is Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Physician-in-Chief and the Ikaria Distinguished Professor of Critical Care Medicine at Children's National Hospital.

He is also Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics at The George Washington University. Internationally known for pioneering work in pediatric cardiac intensive care, he was the first president of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society and received the 2004 Anthony Chang Award.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Education
  • Harvard Medical School

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Children's Hospital Chief Medical Officer · $1.9B revenue · Washington, DCSEE SCHEDULE O.pay $1.1M → $1.3MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.3Mreported comp
Children's Research Institute Chief Medical Officer · $109.4M revenue · Washington, DCCHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE DBA CHILDREN'S NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CONDUCTS AND PROMOTES TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL MEDICAL RESEARCH AND…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Children's National Medical Center Chief Medical Officer · $180.2M revenue · Washington, DCCHILDREN'S NATIONAL COORDINATES THE OVERALL POLICY AND ACTIVITIES OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. SEE SCHEDULE O.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Children's School Services Board Vice Chairman From 3/21 · $20.1M revenue · Washington, DCSEE SCHEDULE O.Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named David Wessel MD

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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David Wessel MD 1 organization · Fairfax, VAPediatric Specialists of Virginia LLC

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Serves alongside

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Former Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$3.0M
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Chief of Cardio Surgery · FY2024
$2.5M
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President/CEO · FY2024
$2.4M
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SVP Center of Excellence · FY2024
$1.7M
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Chief of Pediatric Surgery · FY2024
$1.3M
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Neuroscience Research Investigator · FY2021
$1.3M
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Chief of Neurosurgery · FY2024
$1.2M
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EVP/CFO · FY2024
$1.2M
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Assoc. Chief of Neurosurgery · FY2024
$1.2M
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Chief of Cardiac Critical Care · FY2022
$1.1M
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EVP/Chief Legal Officer · FY2024
$1.1M
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Chief, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery · FY2024
$1.1M

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