Dr. Michelle Arzubi-Hughes
Practice
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Education
Medical School: NY College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Phoenix Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Children's Mercy Hospital
Bio
Dr. Arzubi-Hughes
has had a wide variety of international and national experience since she was
born. She grew up speaking Spanish at home – her parents immigrated from
Argentina – as well as German. Dr. Arzubi-Hughes grew up in Boeblingen,
Germany, for six years and went to German school during her formative years before returning to the United States and completing high school in
Vermont.
Her love of travel and desire to learn about the world
led her to cross the United States and attend University in California.
While at the
University of California-Berkeley, Dr. Arzubi-Hughes was on the varsity crew
and was invited to try out for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team. During
the years between her undergraduate and graduate training, she dedicated two
years in the Peace Corps, teaching health and physical education to secondary
school children.
She followed
that with research in biochemistry at a pharmaceutical company while an
interpreter at Yale New Haven Hospital.
She then
discovered her love for taking care of patients, and dedicated her life to
medicine. At New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, she dedicated an extra
year at medical school and became a fellow in osteopathic manipulative
medicine.
Her outside
interests include singing, windsurfing, triathlons, hiking and her family.
Additional Languages
Clinical Interests
- Resuscitation
- Trauma
- Relationship with adult hospitals
Research Areas
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Smoking cessation
Honors & Awards
- Virginia Business Magazine "Top Doc" 2024
- Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc" 2017-2022
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Medical Association
- Pediatric Trauma Society
A Note From Dr. Arzubi-Hughes
"CHKD is such a unique environment of physicians and peers from all over the country. It coincides with the international feel from the NATO families in the area, as well as the transitional families in the military. When you come to CHKD, there is no sense of being an outsider. We welcome you with open arms from the first day."
Recent Publications
Smoking Cessation
Level of Contemplation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Academy of
Pediatrics & Neonatology. July 2018
Arzubi-Hughes MK1, Salts LA2, Weller MA3. Diagnosing and managing common
genital emergencies in pediatric girls.
Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2018 Oct;15(10):1-23. Epub 2018 Oct 1.