Meet Our Physicians
James P. McMurrer, MD
James P. McMurrer is Inova Kellar Center's medical director. Dr. McMurrer had served as associated director since 1991. Dr. McMurrer is board-certified in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. He received his medical degree and also completed an internship, residency and fellowship from Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. McMurrer has served our community for 35 years, currently as chairman of the Mental Health Committee of the Fairfax County Medical Society, and as assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center. Dr. McMurrer has been recognized as one of the top doctors in the Washington area by Washingtonian magazine. As medical director of Inova Kellar Center, he partners with our clinical staff to provide direction and leadership.
Gordon Gondos, MD
Gordon Gondos, MD, is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and general psychiatry. He has worked with Inova Kellar Center patients and their families for more than 10 years. He received his medical degree from Medical College of Virginia and completed an internship and residency from Albany Medical Center, and a fellowship from Children's National Medical Center. Dr. Gondos is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Lorency Fernando, MD
Lorency Fernando, MD, is our newest physician to join the Inova Kellar Center team. She is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry.
Dr. Fernando received her medical degree from Kilpauk Medical College in Chennai, India. She completed her internship residency at Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, and her fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, where she served as chief resident for the 2004 and 2005 academic years. She received the William P. Moore,M.D. and Roy N. Aruffo, M.D. Resident Award of Excellence in 2005.
Dr. Fernando provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management and developmental guidance in our clinic. Her areas of interest include childhood affective and anxiety disorders, ADHD, psychiatric and behavioral manifestations of Aspergers and autistic spectrum disorders, and personality disorders in adolescents.
Sonia Thomas, MD
Sonia Thomas, MD, is a graduate of Goa Medical College in Goa, India. She completed a psychiatry residency at Howard University Hospital, and a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where she was named chief resident.
Her areas of interest include adolescent substance abuse and infant and toddler psychiatric evaluations. Infant and toddler psychiatry is a new and evolving field helping children from birth to four years by providing early assessment and intervention to support emerging abilities and healthy development.
Dr. Thomas provides medication management, developmental guidance, play therapy, preschool consultation and guidance to children with sleeping and/or feeding difficulties.
