Maia S. McCuiston, M.D., FAAP, IBCLC

ElevateMeD Board Member

Dr. McCuiston was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemistry from Spelman College and her Medical Doctorate from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed training in general pediatrics at the University of Michigan and is also an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant.

Dr. McCuiston is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish. She has practiced in small and large private practices as well as a large healthcare organization where she held various professional leadership positions, including serving as a physician executive in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, focusing on language services and increasing the pipeline of underrepresented minorities in medicine. In 2017, she made the decision to focus her attention on her clinical work. In October 2021, she opened her own practice, The McCuiston Group, Pediatrics & Lactation, in Washington, DC. Her clinical interests include lactation support, and holistically supporting health and wellness for children and their families.

Her honors include National Medical Association’s “Top 40 Under 40”, Washington Posts, “Top Doc Rising Star” and Nothern Virginia Magazine “Top Doctor” from 2014-2018. In addition, she was a White House Fellows Regional finalist and in 2003 she was featured in the Discovery Channel Series, “First Days”. She enjoys speaking and can be seen on local news outlets discussing everything from back to school and vaccines to coping through COVID.