The first time Kurt Newman walked into the Children’s National Hospital atrium as a thirtysomething surgical fellow in 1984, he felt like he was 
home. He didn’t want to leave.
Nearly four decades later, Newman is announcing his retirement as the D.C. pediatric hospital’s president and CEO.
Image: Dr. Kurt Newman, president and CEO of Children's National Hospital, has spent 11 years in the role. EMAN MOHAMMED