Welcome to Our Practice

Capital Women's Care
Division 64

At Capital Women's Care Division 64, CWC64 we provide high quality obstetric and gynecologic care for women. We offer a variety of women's health care services including preventive care, prenatal care and deliveries, pelvic disorders, obstetrician (OB) visits, midwife services, gynecologist (Obgyn) exams, pap smear, menopause, abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility evaluation and treatment and the most up to date surgical and obstetric procedures. Our woman doctors provide care to women in Silver Spring, MD, Rockville, MD, Laurel, MD and the metro DC areas. Use the links below to find out how we are working together to improve the lives of women in the DC metro area.

At Capital Women's Care 64, our patient-focused providers are here to provide you the quality obstetric and gynecological services you have known to trust! Call today to schedule an appointment with one of our women's health experts: Dr. Andrew Block, MD, Dr. Asha Barrett, MD, Dr. Roy M. Brooks, MD, F.A.C.O.G., Dr. Julie Glass, MD, F.A.C.O.G., Dr. Ronald D. Jacobs, MD F.A.C.O.G., Dr. Lauren Finley Ng, MD, Dr. Gayle Friedman, MD, Dr. Eric Ashkin, MD, Anne Seifert C.N.M, and Meredith Tussing, W.H.N.P., C.N.M.


Our Mission:

Our mission at CWC64 is to provide personalized and high-quality obstetric and gynecological care to women of all ages in a welcoming and friendly environment. We incorporate evidenced based practice to achieve optimal health outcomes, meet the goals of our patients, and empower women of all ages.

Andrew Block, MD

Specialty: OB/GYN

  • Dr. Block has been practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 25 years in Laurel, Rockville and Silver Spring, Maryland. In 1987 he received his medical degree from Temple University and in 1991 he completed his OB/GYN residency at the University of Maryland. Dr. Block attended the University of Pennsylvania and completed his undergraduate degree in 1980. He is board-certified and a fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Read more


    Top Doctor Washingtonian 2010-2022

Meet Our Providers

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  • Asha Barrett, M.D.

    Specialty: OB/GYN

    Locations: Medical Park and Laurel

    Dr. Barrett joined Capital Women's Care in 2021. She graduated with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012, and received her Medical Degree from Texas A&M University in 2017 where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

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  • Roy M. Brooks, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

    Specialty: OB/GYN

    Locations: Medical Park, Laurel, and Rockville

    Dr. Brooks started practicing in the DC metro area in 1989 with Contemporary OBGYN, Associates, LLC., and most recently with Capital Women’s Care. He attended Tulane University School of Medicine, and just recently returned from New Orleans where he celebrated his 40th medical school reunion.

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  • Julie G. Glass, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

    Specialty: GYN

    Locations: Medical Park, Laurel, and Rockville

    Dr. Glass joined Contemporary OB/GYN Associates in 1989. She graduated in 1980 from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts with her Bachelor of Science in Biology, majoring in Biological Basis of Behavior.

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  • Ronald D. Jacobs, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

    Specialty: GYN

    Locations: Medical Park and Rockville

    Born and raised in the Washington, DC. area, Dr. Ronald D. Jacobs graduated from the University of Maryland with honors in 1978, and from The University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1982. He then went on to complete his obstetrics residency at The George Washington University School of Medicine. 

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  • Lauren Finley Ng, M.D.

    Specialty: OB/GYN

    Locations: Medical Park and Rockville

    Dr. Ng joined Contemporary OB/GYN Associates in 2015. She graduated from Davidson College cum laude in 2007. She received her medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2011.

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  • Anne Seifert, C.N.M.

    Specialty: OB/GYN

    Locations: Medical Park, Laurel, and Rockville

    Anne Seifert grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and got her Bachelor’s of Science in Plant Biology from the University of California, Davis where she discovered the field of midwifery.

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  • Meredith Tussing, W.H.N.P., C.N.M.

    Specialty: OB/GYN

    Locations: Medical Park

    Meredith Tussing is originally from Minnesota where she attended St. Catherine University for her bachelor’s degree in Nursing, graduating in 2002.   She later attended California State University for her Master’s degree specializing in Women’s Health, graduating in 2010 as a Certified Nurse Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.

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  • Gayle Friedman, M.D.

    Specialty: GYN

    Locations: Laurel and Rockville

    Gayle Friedman, M.D. is a Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist who has practiced medicine in Rockville, Maryland for over 25 years.

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  • Eric Ashkin, M. D.

    Specialty: OB/GYN

    Locations: Medical Park and Rockville

    Dr. Eric Ashkin is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.  He is currently a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and has been board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2004.

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  • Julie Kronen, WHNP

    Julie Kronen grew up in Southern Maryland and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. After college and while raising her children, she worked with a surrogacy agency as a gestational carrier helping to create families. It was during this time that she discovered her interests in women’s health and nursing.

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Hours of Operation

Our Regular Schedule

Silver Spring Office

Monday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Tuesday:

6:30 am-4:00 pm

Wednesday:

6:30 am-4:00 pm

Thursday:

6:30 am-4:00 pm

Friday:

6:30 am-4:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

Laurel Office

Monday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

Rockville Office

Monday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-4:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

Capital Women’s Care

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We have resumed wearing masks due to the
high numbers of COVID and Flu infections
per the State of Maryland.