JANUARY 1997
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 1
Advisory Board helps Children’s Hospital in ways large and small
The Children’s Hospital Community
Advisory Board was created in 1992 with the
enthusiastic support of Dr. Ogra. The mission
of the goal-oriented civic volunteers is to
support Children’s Hospital and enhance the
quality of children’s health services in the
local community and across Texas. Andy
DeYoung and Dr. C. Joan Richardson provide
staff support to implement board initiatives.
Each year the board determines a strategic plan of action based upon a public health
project, facilities improvements, children’s
programs, and fund raising.
Some of their past efforts include the
following.
• Purchasing of the neonatal transport
ambulance. The 15,000-lb ambulance,
decorated with dolphins, is the first of its kind
in Texas.
• Renovation the Pediatric Intensive Care
Unit’s family waiting room to make it warm
and inviting for anxious families.
• Purchasing a colposcope, a photographic
instrument to document whether a child has
been sexually abused. The photographic
results of a positive colposcope exam can be
presented as evidence for prosecution of the
accused in a court of law, mitigating trauma to
the child during testimony. The colposcope
acquired by UTMB has been put to very
productive use.
• Organizing softball tournaments and
auctions to raise funds for Children’s Hospital
initiatives.
• Helping to develop the Passport
Program to educate new moms with infants, in
conjunction with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Providing free immunizations for
infants and children beyond university
grounds.
• Helping promote hospice services in a
home-like environment for children and their
parents in the newly created Butterfly Room.
Currently, the board’s projects include
the creation of the Children’s Garden,
supporting the Children’s Carnival, starting a
community-based Immunization Outreach
Program, and participating in the Vini Ogra,
M.D., Distinguished Pediatric Lectureship,
which featured Edward Zigler, Ph.D. of Yale
University in 1996.
A small patient enjoys the toys in the new children’s
emergency room. See story, p. 5.
Inside
2–From the Chairman
3–Vini Ogra, M.D.
Distinguished Pediatric
Lectureship
4–Children’s Hospital
Community Advisory
Board
6–Dept. News and Update
7–New Alumni Association
Officers
8–Pfizer Visiting Professor
Ann Gardner Arens presents her sculpture with UTMB President Thomas N. James M.D. , and B.J. Herz,
Chair of the UTMB Children’s Hospital Community Advisory Board.
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From the Chairman
Dr. Pearay L. Ogra
It is my pleasure to dedicate this issue of
The Growth Chart to the Children’s Hospital
Community Advisory Board. Since 1992, this
board has sponsored many improvements to
Children’s Hospital and has initiated many
projects to benefit the lives of children in our
community. This year, their project has been
the creation of the Children’s Garden, a special place for children to experience the healing
power of nature. The garden is graced with a
beautiful statue by Ann Gardner Arens.
Children’s Hospital truly appreciates the
tireless efforts of the board members, who are:
Mr. Roland Bassett, Ms. Jan Coggeshall, Mr.
Frank Crews, Mr. Scott Daniel, Ms. Trudy
Davis, Ms. Susan Eckel, Ms. Raquel Gonzales, Mr. Josh Hernandez, Ms. B.J. Herz (Chair),
Ms. Sally Isenberg, Ms. Connie Jackson, Dr.
Grace Jameson, Ms. Tonka Lane, Ms. Vicki
Lewis, Ms. Betty Massey, Mr. John McKenna, Mr. Clary Milburn, Ms. Ingrid Moody,
Mr. Sterling Patrick, Jr., Dr. William Posnick,
Dr. Sally Robinson, Mr. Bob Sonnen, Ms.
Janice Stanton, Mr. Jack Stork, Ms. Susanne
Sullivan, Mr. John Swartwout, Mr. Dolph
Tillotson, Ms. Dancie Ware and Ms. Sheila J.
Zwischenberger. Our grateful thanks to all of
these hard-working advocates for children!
This year we were fortunate to host
Edward Zigler, Ph.D., for the first Vini Ogra,
M.D., Distinguished Pediatric Lectureship.
This lecture was endowed in memory of my
late wife, an obstetrician who worked with
underprivileged women and children. Dr. Zigler spoke on the child care crisis facing our
country today. His presentation served as the
basis for a panel discussion of local children’s
issues.
I am saddened to report the death on Aug.
18, 1996 of alumna Mary Cassandra Matustik, M.D. She was an assistant professor of
pediatrics at UTMB from 1978 to 1982. Dr.
Matustik graduated from UTMB with honors,
and served her pediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric endocrinology. She was
working in the endocrinology unit at Cook
Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth,
Texas. She had fought a year-long battle with
cancer.
A number of faculty have left the department this year, and I wish them all the best in
their future endeavors. Geraldine Powell,
M.D., retired. She founded and ran the pediatric gastroentrology lab for 28 years. Susan
Wildin, M.D., has moved into private practice
in Dallas. Bob Wildin, M.D., has moved to the
Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics at Oregon Health Sciences University in
Portland, Ore. Shakila Khan, M.D., is working at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston,
pursuing her specialty of bone marrow transplantation. Mary Owen, M.D., is enjoying
working in the Primary Care Outpatient Clinic group with Dr. Ben Raimer in Texas City.
Department of Pediatrics faculty and house staff, 1996–97.
New faculty who have joined our department include two new assistant professors in
pediatric neurology who have joined Dr. Jay
Cook. Strahil Atanasov, M.D., and William
Zinser, M.D., both come from Baylor College
of Medicine. Also joining us from Baylor is
Judy Rowen, M.D. Dr. Rowen is an assistant
professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. James Lukefahr moved from the
Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, to become an associate professor
and director of the ABC Clinic in the Division
of Ambulatory Pediatrics. Rubin Matalon,
M.D., has moved from the Miami area to fill a
position in genetics. Former chief resident
Laura McGuinn, M.D., has joined the faculty
as an assistant professor in the Division of
Pediatric Special Services.
We are grateful to the following people
for their contributions during the past year to
the Children’s Research Fund and the Tonya
Johnson Fund: C. Burrel Ashlry Sr., Edward
G. Brooks, Annette Blanton Ingraham, Janet
P. Lekan, Raymond and Linda Maciejewski,
and Julia Jones North. A gift to these funds is
an investment in the future. Your generous
contributions (in the envelope provided) are
much appreciated.
Wishing you the best in 1997,
Pearay L. Ogra, M.D.
John Sealy Distinguished Chair
and Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief
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First Vini Ogra, M.D., Distinguished Pediatric Lectureship
features Edward Zigler, Ph.D.
The first Vini Ogra, M.D., Distinguished
Pediatric Lectureship was presented by Edward Zigler, Ph.D., on Oct. 11, 1996. The
lectureship was endowed by Dr. Ray Ogra, in
memory of his late wife, Vini Ogra, M.D., an
obstetrician who devoted her professional life
to the needs of underserved women and children. Dr. Zigler, a founder of the Head Start
program who has a long record of service to
needy families, was a fitting recipient of this
honorary lectureship. He is chair of the
Psychology Section of the Child Study Center, and director of the Bush Center in Child
Development and Social Policy at Yale University.
The lecture, which attracted a standing
room only audience, was followed by a community panel discussion of local children’s
issues (see related story below). This half-day
event was sponsored by the Vini Ogra, M.D.,
Distinguished Pediatric Lectureship; the
UTMB Children’s Hospital Community
Advisory Board; Children and Youth: 2001;
and Ross Laboratories.
Dr. Zigler spoke on “Child Care, Preschool Education and School Readiness.”
According to Dr. Zigler, studies have shown
that a third of American children begin school
unready to learn. In the inner city, closer to
half of the children of kindergarten age are
unprepared to take advantage of school. Head
Start alone cannot solve this problem. “Head
Start is serving only about 40 percent of the
eligible children now. That’s not enough,”
says Dr. Zigler. Head Start and similar programs nationwide are limited because they
serve only 4-year-olds, are limited to half-day
schedules, and in many states (including Texas) have too many students assigned to a
single teacher.
“As parents and members of the community, it’s up to us to bring healthy children into
the 21st century,” says Dr. Zigler. Parents
need to equip children with the essential tools
for learning—not just books and computers,
but enriched life experiences. Data from Head
Start evaluations show that children who
receive these experiences begin school with
better health, motivation, cognitive skills and
learning capacity. However, according to Dr.
Zigler, these learning experiences need to be
more substantive and start earlier in life.
Dr. Zigler recommends that we reform
public education to include preschool and
child care. “Children start school at age 3 in
Italy, France and Belgium, and 80 percent of
children in Germany are in school by age
three,” says Dr. Zigler. Only half of the children in the United States have a preschool
experience. “In the United States, families
that make more money are more likely to
provide their children with a preschool experience. So the children who need the preschool
experience the most are the least likely to get
it.” High-quality child care is difficult to find.
According to Dr. Zigler, only 12 percent of
regulated child care centers and 3 percent of
unregulated centers meet standards for high
quality. Furthermore, studies of day care by
aunts, grandmothers or other relatives show
that only 1 percent of these settings meet high
quality standards.
There are also problems for children
with no supervision. “Latch-key children are
Panel discusses needs of local children
A panel discussion followed Dr. Zigler’s
lecture. Panel members focused on the needs
of children in Galveston County, current successful programs, and areas which can be
improved to foster school readiness.
“Our goal was to explore avenues that
can be taken to ensure healthy early development for every child,” says Dr. Karen Smith,
pediatric psychologist at UTMB and one of
the organizers of the event. “We must provide
a solid foundation for our children before they
even enter the school doors. The lectureship
provided an excellent opportunity to focus on
early intervention that has a long-lasting, positive impact on the future of our youth.”
twice as likely to use drugs and alcohol as
non-latch-key children,” says Dr. Zigler. “We
should have every child in a full day of school,
and I mean a full day not ending at 2:30, but a
day as long as a work day of the parents.” Dr.
Zigler recommends a model called “Schools
of the 21st Century,” which provides day care
before and after school, and summer day care
for every child up to age 12 (see box). There
are 450 of these model schools in the country
today, and some are proving cost-effective. In
Milford CT, for example, costs of government-subsidized preschools are offset by
saving close to $3 million per year that were
previously spent on special education, holding children back and sending them out of
state for special care.
The model schools advocated by Dr. Zigler would include home visitor programs to
provide parenting education, and early identification of developmental problems. They
could also serve as the hub of a network of day
care centers, serving to train, support and
monitor the centers.
Schools of the 21st Century
• provide pre and after school care
for all children to match the school
day to the parent’s work day
• provide universal access to
preschool education for 3 and 4year-olds
• maintain a home visitor program
to provide parenting education and
faciliate child development
• serve as the hub of a network of
registered daycare homes to train,
support and monitor the quality of
child care in these settings
The panel included Shirley Harrison, Bonnie English, Rabbi Kessler, Edward Zigler, Ph.D., Armond
Goldman, M.D., Thomas Randle, Ph.D., Craig Eiland, Harold Fattig, and Josh Hernandez.
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Children’s Hospital Community Advisory Board stays busy with projects;
Softball Tournament and Silent Auction score a home run
More than 250 people from the community participated in this year’s silent auction,
which preceded the softball tournament. The
auction packages included trips to Dallas, San
Antonio and Austin, a hunting and fishing
trip, tickets to performances at the Galveston
1894 Opera House, a night at the Tremont
House, a harbor cruise for six, and much more.
The tournament had 18 teams representing various UTMB and community groups.
They vied for the championship trophy in the
double-elimination event. UTMB’s Home
Health team battled fiercely to take first place.
Completing the ranks were Boss Bingo, second place; Shriners Burns Institute, third place;
and UTMB’s Physical Plant, fourth place.
The pediatric resident team called the
Biaxin Bears, took second in the consolation
bracket. The combined income from the Softball Tournament and Silent Auction exceeded
the $30,000 goal. Proceeds from the events
funded construction of
the Children’s Garden,
which will provide a
therapeutic natural
environment where
children and their families can interact during
their stay at UTMB.
The department
wishes to thank
Christy Mays, Administrative Fellow in
Pediatrics, for organizing these events.
Roger Quiroga, Dr. Ray Ogra and Mike Christiansen at the silent auction.
The Biaxin Bears in action.
Carnival a big success
The carnival was enjoyed by many children.
The calf-roping booth, above, had the longest
line; the bean bag toss, above right, was
visited by many smaller attendees. The
bowling booth, right, was manned by the
Seaborne Conservation Corps.
The Children’s Hospital Fall Carnival
was a great success this year, with almost 40
booths of exhibits, face painting, games and a
petting zoo. Attendance was estimated at more
than 1,000. About 40 children were immunized, and many others had their records
checked.
The Neonatal Ambulance (“Flipper”) was
open for children and grown-ups alike to
explore. Many people also took tours of the
new Children’s Emergency Room given by
Drs. Susan Keeney and C. Joan Richardson.
The carnival relies heavily on volunteer
help. About 10 people from the Children’s
Hospital Community Advisory Board lent
their time. The show could not have gone on
without the help of the Seaborne Conservation Corps, which had close to 50 workers at
the carnival. They helped with everything
from running booths to serving drinks. The
carnival is sponsored by the Community
Advisory Board as one of its many projects to
support Children’s Hospital.
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New Children’s Emergency Room a big project for little patients
Located on the second floor
of the Emergency Department,
the new Children’s Emergency
Room offers a pleasant atmosphere for children in need of
prompt medical care. The warmly painted waiting room features
a chalkboard, playhouse, various
games and a television airing children’s movies.
Behind the registration area
are eight patient care rooms, which
are decorated more like playrooms
than operating rooms. But don’t CHCAB Chair B.J. Herz opens the new Children’s Emergency Room.
let the colorful boats on the walls
and teddy bears on the counters fool you. A children will come through the Children’s ER
child’s medical needs are the top priority at in the next year. Keeping this in mind, it was
the Children’s Emergency Room. From crash evident that UTMB needed a special place for
carts and ventilators to bandaids and pacifi- these patients,” says Susan Keeney, M.D.,
ers, each room is equipped to handle any kind medical director of the Children’s Emergency
of emergency. There are two “crash rooms” Room.
for children who are critically ill.
“We have the same tools any other emerAfter four years of planning, the Chil- gency room has; however, our instruments are
dren’s Emergency Room opened its doors last smaller to accommodate our patients,” says
June. Since then, more than 3,000 patients Dr. Keeney. But there are some tools in this
from 1-day-old to 17-years-old have been facility you won’t find in a regular emergency
treated in this high-tech facility. Half of the room. “If you look in certain cabinets and
patients are treated for injuries; other visits drawers, chances are you will find some graare illness-related. “Approximately 15,000 ham crackers, the fixings for peanut butter and
CHCAB projects: Flipper and Butterfly Room
The advisory board previously
sponsored the Butterfly Room (top
right) and the neonatal ambulance.
The Butterfly Room allows families to
stay with their terminally ill child in the
hospital in a comfortable, home-like
setting.
The neonatal ambulance is used to
transport low-birth-weight babies, who
require immediate medical attention.
The ambulance can save up to three
hours of critical transport time.
A young patient relaxes in one of the freshly
decorated treatment rooms.
jelly sandwiches, and stuffed animals. You
would never find a pacifier out in the adult
emergency room,” says Dr. Keeney with a
chuckle. These things often help ease a frightened child.
The entire staff is specially trained in
pediatrics and critical care. “It’s nice because
our unit is better prepared to care for pediatric
patients specifically, and this is not only reassuring to the family members, but also provides
a greater quality of care to children in our
community,” says Dr. Keeney.
“The Children’s Emergency Room offers the best of both worlds: a home-like
environment and a specialized medical team,”
says Dr. Keeney. “We truly believe that this is
an ideal environment for kids.”
The grand opening was celebrated with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 25, and an
open house on Saturday, Oct. 26, during the
Children’s Hospital Carnival.
For more information
about the Community
Advisory Board,
meetings or upcoming
projects, please contact:
B.J. Herz, Chair
at (409) 744-6566.
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Biaxin Bears join
softball tournament
Players pictured here are: (front) Keith Bly, M.D., John Mitchell, Steve Diven, M.D., Julie Huerta and Mike
Binder, M.D., (standing) Dianne Cross from Office of University Relations, Mike Christiansen from Moody
National Bank, Bobbye Berg, Matthew Hay, M.D., Suzanne LaForte, M.D., Ed Brooks, M.D., Mark Barett, M.D.,
Sandip Patel, M.D., Damon Welsh from Coca-Cola, and Christy Mays from Hospital Administration.
The Pediatrics softball team, the Biaxin
Bears, took second place in the consolation
bracket of the Third Annual UTMB Softball
Tournament Benefiting Children’s Hospital.
The team included: Steve Diven, M.D.,
Ed Brooks, M.D., Robert Wildin, M.D., Matthew Hay, M.D., Chad Davis, M.D., Mark
Barrett, M.D., John Mitchell, Bobbye Berg,
Kaylene Griffin, Dan Griffin, Mike Binder,
M.D., Julie Bear, Steven Connally, Robert
Huerta, Julie Huerta, Kelly Huddlerton, Jerome Gerik, Sandip Patel, M.D., Angie Farella,
M.D., Keith Bly, M.D., Suzanne LaForte,
M.D., and Lisa Fullenwider, Ross Laboratories Academic Specialist. The Biaxin Bears
send thanks to sponsor, Ross Laboratories,
and their representative, Lisa Fullenwider.
Luther B. Travis, M.D., presented Kaliski Award by Texas Pediatric Society
Luther B. Travis, M.D., received the
Kaliski Award at the last meeting of the Texas
Pediatric Society. This award is given to individuals with a history of outstanding clinical
service in behalf of Texas children. Dr. Travis
estimates that he has treated around 2,000
diabetic children in his lifetime.
Dr. Travis was also inducted into the
Texas Affiliate of the American Diabetes
Association Hall of Fame earlier this year. He
is best known for his highly respected and
widely used book, An Instructional Aid on
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. It was
first published in 1968 and has been translated
into 14 languages. In the course of its 10
printings, it is estimated to have affected as
many as 8 million lives worldwide.
Pediatric telemedicine clinics up
and running
After three years of talking, planning, experimenting and developing funding, the Pediatric Telemedicine Clinic is finally seeing
patients.
The multidisciplinary team at UTMB consists of a social worker,
a speech pathologist, physical and occupational therapists, and Dr.
Sally Robinson. At Lamar University, there is a nurse practitioner
working with the patient and parents, a case worker, and the primary
care provider, if available. So far the response has been overwhelmingly positive.
These children would have to spend at least five hours on the 155mile round trip to get to the clinic at UTMB. Another advantage of the
teleclinic is that all members of the health care team can be present at
one time. At UTMB, the team rotates through the patient care room one
at a time. At the teleclinic, everyone is together, and a deeper understanding of the patient’s condition is gained by all team members. It is
also designed to support the primary care provider and other health
care providers, who are encouraged to participate in the clinic.
For referral for an in-depth evaluation using this clinic, please call
(409) 772-2331.
The Texas Pediatric Society’s annual
award of merit is named after Dr. Sidney R.
Kaliski, who was a pediatrician with many
interests outside medicine. He was one of the
first formally trained pediatricians in South
Texas, and he helped form the Texas Pediatric
Society. This annual award of merit has been
given since 1940. Dr. Travis is the 34th
recipient.
Patti Patterson, M.D. named
interim state health commissioner
Our 1996 co-recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award,
Patti Patterson, M.D., has been named interim state health
commissioner by the Texas Board of Health. Dr. Patterson
replaces Dr. David Smith, who announced his resignation to
become president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center.
Dr. Patterson completed medical school at UTMB, went to
Texas Tech School of Medicine for a family medicine residency,
then came back to UTMB for her pediatric residency, where she
was named chief resident for the 1986–87 academic year.
Dr. Patterson moved to Austin in 1987 to work with
alumnus P. Cliff Price in the Texas Department of Health’s
Bureau of Child Health. She later served as head of the department’s Bureau of Women and Children’s Health. While working
at TDH, she earned her master of public health degree from the
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School
of Public Health at the San Antonio campus.
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Susie Gerik, M.D., named Intern of the Year
At the presentation were (from left to right): Dr. Susan Keeney, pediatric residency program director;
Ron Jackson, Upjohn hospital representative; Dr. Susie Gerik, 1996 Outstanding First-year Resident;
Dr. Al LeBlanc, associate dean for graduate medical education; and Dr. Ray Ogra, chairman of pediatrics.
For the second time in four years, an intern in pediatrics has earned the honor of UTMB
Outstanding First-year Resident. Dr. Susie Gerik received this award for 1996. The Upjohn
Company presented her with a plaque and a cash award; the UTMB medical staff also presented
her with a cash prize.
Dr. Gerik, her husband, Jerome, and their two children, Joseph and Katie, plan to stay in
the Galveston area when she has completed her residency.
Texas Pediatric
Society publishes
history book
The Texas Pediatric Society has
published a book covering its history
and the history of pediatrics in Texas.
This book is full of fascinating stories
of the early pioneers in Texas
medicine and the innovators who
established pediatrics as an
independent discipline.
The book may be ordered from:
Mary Greene
Texas Pediatric Society
401 West 15th Suite 682
Austin, Texas 78701.
For more information please call
(512) 370-1506.
Greetings from Kenneth Matthews, M.D.,
new alumni association president
As I sat down at my desk to write this
note, I realized, like many of you, how important UTMB Pediatrics is to me. Each of us has
been guided by special faculty and staff so
that we can provide for the needs of our
patients and families. Over the years I have
always known that these supportive mentors
were there for consultation and support.
Several months ago I was honored to be
elected your alumni president. Now, with
your support, we, the UTMB pediatrics alumni, have the opportunity to support and sustain
the department which guided us into the practice of pediatrics. I would invite you to renew,
or intensify, your support to this vital Texas
institution. Please join me as I renew my
relationship with the Pediatrics Department at
UTMB. Together we can be advocates for the
needs of the program and continue to be
strong advocates for the children of Texas.
The new officers of the Pediatric Alumni
Association are:
Kenneth Matthews, M.D., FAAP
President
Alma L. Golden, M.D., FAAP
Vice President
Ralph W. Noble III, M.D., FAAP
Secretary-Treasurer
In addition to the officers, we have established a council. We plan to meet several
times in the next six months to set the goals
and direction for the organization. We would
appreciate any suggestions you may have.
One of the activities that has been done
annually is the selection of distinguished alumni. On this page is a call for nominations.
Please make your nomination and return it to
the address provided. Nominations from the
membership are appreciated and will be forwarded to me for consideration by the council.
UTMB Pediatrics has nurtured pediatricians as medical students, residents and fellows
so that they may be leaders locally, statewide
and nationally as providers of care and as
advocates for their patients. Please join me
and your colleagues from UTMB in a rejuvenated alumni association.
Kenneth Matthews, M.D.
Alumni Association President
Call for Distinguished
Alumni Nominations
Please help us select the 1997
Distinguished Alumni by
sending your nomination to the
following address:
The Growth Chart
Pediatrics, UTMB
Children’s Hospital
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX
77555-0354
This award will be presented
during a luncheon at the CME
conference in June.
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Constance D. Baldwin, Ph.D.
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Armond S. Goldman, M.D.
David K. Rassin, Ph.D.
Luther B. Travis, M.D.
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Department of Pediatrics
UTMB Children’s Hospital
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Galveston, Texas 77555-0354
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Russell Chesney, M.D., to be Pfizer
Visiting Professor in May
We are pleased to announce that Russell
Chesney, M.D., will be coming to UTMB as
the Pfizer Visiting Professor in Pediatrics. Dr.
Chesney is the LeBonheur Professor and Chair
of the Department of Pediatrics at the
University of Tennessee in Memphis. He will
be at UTMB from May 20–23, 1997.
Dr. Chesney was nominated for the
visiting professorship because of his expertise
in clinical nephrology, mineral metabolism,
sulfur-containing amino acids, and the effects
of renal failure upon growth and development.
Dr. Chesney’s expertise will mesh well
with the activities of many members of the
pediatric department, especially in the areas
of calcium and bone metabolism, renal
development and disease, sulfur-amino acids,
and taurine.
He will also be participating in our annual
House Staff Research Forum.
For more information on attending Dr.
Chesney’s lecture, please call (409) 772-1139.
The 46th Annual Pediatric Review and Update will be held
June 19-21, 1997 at The San Luis Resort and Conference
Center. Please see the enclosed flyer for more information.
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