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FALL 2010
We’re Growing!
Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) is dedicated to
retaining and recruiting nationally recognized clinicians,
outstanding educators and innovative researchers. CHoR
plans to recruit 30 new physician faculty over the next four
years.
Since the June 30, 2010 joining of Children’s Hospital and
VCU Children’s Medical Center, CHoR has added five
physicians in the divisions of allergy and immunology,
adolescent medicine, general pediatrics, endocrinology
and hematology/oncology.
*Click on physician photos for more information.
Stephanie N. Crewe, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Santhosh Kumar, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Allergy and Immunology
Appointments: 804-828-CHOR
Physician Access Line: 804-628-1PAL
Angela Maxwell-Horn, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics
Appointments: 804-828-CHOR
Appointments: 804-828-9449
Physician Access Line: 804-628-1PAL
Melinda M.C. Penn, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Endocrinology
Madhu S. Gowda, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Appointments: 804-828-CHOR
Physician Access Line: 804-628-1PAL
Appointments: 804-828-CHOR
Physician Access Line: 804-628-1PAL
Clinical Updates and New Programs
New Pediatric Emergency Room
Coming Soon...Fall 2010
UVA and VCU Expand Congenital
Cardiac Care
The University of Virginia Health System and VCU
Medical Center have formed the Virginia Congenital Cardiology Consortium to provide coordinated pediatric
cardiac surgical care and adult congenital cardiac surgical
care for patients in Charlottesville and Richmond.
The joint program also will provide treatment and educational and research services that enhance patient access
to specialized surgical treatments with coordinated
patient care.
CHoR will open a new pediatric emergency room on the
MCV Campus in the fall of 2010. This new rainforestthemed emergency room will have its own dedicated
entrance, waiting room and treatment rooms. The facility
is designed to meet the needs of children and their
families and includes:
• 12 exam rooms
• A dedicated pediatric radiology suite
• A children’s reading center in the waiting area
CHoR’s pediatric emergency room is the only one in
Central Virginia to offer 24-hour access to all pediatric specialists including trauma, surgery, orthopaedics, cardiology,
etc., and 24-hour access to an on-call dentist. It is part of
VCU Medical Center, which is the only designated Level
One Trauma Center in Central Virginia in recognition of the
high level of specialty care provided 24 hours a day.
Pediatric Emergency Room: 804-828-9111
Child Protection Team: 804-628-4020
"Virginia's two major academic medical centers are
collaborating our clinical expertise, advanced technology
and research to extend the surgical care for children and
adults with congenital heart disease to a coordinated,
collaborative level," said R. Edward Howell, vice president and CEO, University of Virginia Medical Center.
VCU and UVA officials said the program also will enhance the organizations' ability to attract and retain high
quality health care providers and translational research
efforts.
"We are excited about this agreement because it provides a formal framework for VCU and UVA to collaborate our shared goal to provide outstanding pediatric
heart surgical care to children and families," said John
Duval, CEO of MCV Hospitals, VCU Health System.
Dr. Irving L. Kron, a renowned thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, will work collaboratively with the management of UVA and VCU to provide overall medical
direction for the joint program.
Dr. James Gangemi, a distinguished pediatric thoracic
and cardiothoracic surgeon, will serve as surgical medical director for the program. Referring physicians and
patients or their families will be able to meet with Dr.
Gangemi for specialized congenital heart surgical care
consultation. Surgical care will be provided at VCU and
UVA depending on the patient needs. "
For more information about the Virginia Congenital
Cardiac Consortium, call 628-HRTS (4787).
Clinical Updates and New Programs
NEW! Severe Asthma Clinic
Children with asthma are often referred to a pulmonologist
and an allergist for evaluation and management. CHoR has
developed a Severe Asthma Clinic to address this need.
The Clinic will offer expert allergy and pulmonary assessments to all patients. The ability to combine two clinics
into one setting will facilitate the care of children with
chronic asthma and decrease the time commitment
required from families, resulting in less time away from
school for the child and less time away from work for the
caregiver.
Clinic Hours and Location
Mondays
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Pediatric Pulmonary Center (MCV Campus)
Nelson Clinic, 1st Floor
401 N. 11th Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Appointments: 804-828-CHOR
Physician Access Line: 804-628-1PAL
Hematology/Oncology Offers
Clinic in Fredericksburg
The Division of Hematology and Oncology is pleased to
offer clinic hours in the Fredericksburg area. The clinic
will be held at the Fredericksburg Therapy Center on the
first Thursday of the month. This clinic is open to referral walk-ins, consults and follow-up patients. The goal of
the Fredericksburg clinic is to create convenient access
to hematology and oncology services for patients and
community pediatricians in the Fredericksburg area.
Clinic Hours and Location
First Thursday of the month
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Fredericksburg Therapy Center
10530 Spotsylvania Avenue, Suite 102
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Appointments: 804-828-CHOR
Physician Access Line: 804-628-1PAL
Grants, Patents and Research Updates
Dr. Madhu Gowda was named a 2010 Hyundai Scholar,
and was awarded $40,000 by Hyundai Hope on Wheels™
for his research into the identification of immune function
genes associated with low risk vs. high risk neuroblastoma.
Dr. Kelley Dodson and Rubin Lab
Pfizer Home Health (formerly Wyeth): The effect of oral
guaifenesin on pediatric chronic rhinitis. Total costs
$50,481.
Rubin Lab
Reckitt Benckiser Inc.: A single center, parallel, double
blind, placebo controlled trial to assess the effect of
Mucinex (1200 mg GGE) on mucociliary and cough clearance (MCC/CC) during an acute respiratory infection.
Total Costs $75,669.
Rubin Lab
Gilead Sciences: Testing novel drugs as potential immunomodulatory medications.
Total costs $127,085.
Rubin Lab Patent
Aerosol dapsone for the treatment of chronic inflammatory lung disease. Co-Inventors Bruce K Rubin, Soichiro
Kanoh, Tsuyoshi Tanabe. Filed April 2010.
Dr. Sarah Elsea and Dr. James Lister
NIH, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development: Establishing zebrafish
as a model for rai1 gene dosage. Total costs $74,750.
Are you conducting new research?
Have you recently received
new grant funding?
Please submit research, grants, patents
and publications for the winter issue
of the Department of Pediatrics
e-newsletter.
Education Updates
Teaching Excellence Awards
Irby-James award for Excellence in
Clinical Teaching
Barry V. Kirkpatrick, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman of
Academic Affairs
Department of Pediatrics
Faculty with High Evaluation Awards
Robin Foster, MD
Al Friedman, MD
Laura Haskin, RN, PNP
Peter Heyman, MD
Nandita Kalahasty, MD
Gita Massey, MD
Sean McKenna, MD
Linda Meloy, MD
Michael Ryan, MD
Neil Sonenklar, MD
Grand Rounds Update
Women in Science, Dentistry, and
Medicine Professional Achievement
Award
Grand Rounds presentations have returned for the academic year. Join us Tuesday mornings 8—9 a.m.,
Sanger Hall, room 1044.
Joann N. Bodurtha, MD, MPH
Professor
Department of Human and Molecular
Genetics
Department of Pediatrics
Click here to view the Grand Rounds schedule.
Click here to view past presentations.
Distinguished Mentor Award
Paul Ratz, PhD
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Department of Pediatrics
Outstanding Department Teacher
Awards
Outstanding Departmental Teacher Award in Health
Sciences Education
Joann N. Bodurtha, MD, MPH
Outstanding Teacher Awards in
Undergraduate Medical Education
Best Teacher in the Course and Clerkship Awards
Sarah Day, MD
David Friedel, MD
Al Friedman, MD
David Leszczyszyn, MD, PhD
Neil Sonenklar, MD
Christopher Woleben, MD
Isaac Wood, MD
Grand Rounds presentations are also broadcasted live to
St. Mary’s Hospital.
NEW! Fellowship Coordinator
The pediatric fellowship program is growing!
Jennifer Nelson-Dowdy,
Fellowship Coordinator,
will manage the educational
and departmental activities for
the pediatric fellowship
program.
Mrs. Nelson-Dowdy will assist
in expanding the fellowship
program and will provide support to the directors of the
program. She will assist with
fellowship recruitment and
hiring, regulatory compliance, and the development of a
comprehensive evaluation and assessment program
across all fellowships.
Mrs. Nelson-Dowdy’s former positions in higher education include Accreditation Specialist, Registrar for the
Maryland College of Art and Design and development
work at Georgetown University.
Mrs. Nelson-Dowdy can be reached at 804-628-2616.
Foundation News
OCTOBER
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8th Annual American Family Fitness 5K/10K
8:30 a.m., Brook Road Campus
The 8th Annual American Family Fitness 5k/10k Walk/Run
and Kids Mascot Mile will benefit Children’s Hospital Foundation. Register on-line or contact Stephanie Allan for
more information.
Not only did the joining of Children’s Hospital and VCU
Children’s Medical Center improve access to care for
children throughout Central Virginia, it increased
opportunities for fundraising to benefit children’s care
and support physician recruitment and program development through Children’s Hospital Foundation (CHF).
For more than 80 years, Children’s Hospital Foundation
led the philanthropic programs designed to support
Children’s Hospital. Today, the Foundation has become
an independent foundation dedicated to funding and
advocating for pediatric initiatives that improve the
status of health care and the quality of life for children
in the region. The Foundation will primarily provide
support for the programs and initiatives of Children’s
Hospital of Richmond and the thousands of children it
serves each year, as well as other pediatric health care
programs in the community.
Children’s Hospital Foundation depends on the support
of individuals, businesses and other organizations to
help continue its mission of supporting excellence in
health care for children.
NOVEMBER
—11—
58th Annual Sunshine Circle Mart
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Brook Road Campus
The Mart will feature the “Sun Flour” Cookbook, handmade
holiday boutique items, cakes and preserves, needlecraft,
hand-knit articles and more. A silent auction will be held
featuring artwork, restaurant gift certificates, and more.
Contact Stephanie Allan for more information.
—13—
CHF University of Richmond Spiders Game Day
2 p.m., University of Richmond Robins Stadium
The Richmond Spiders will take on the Rhode Island Rams
in a football game to benefit CHF. CHF Game Day will include children’s activities and a Family Fun Zone with
inflatables, face painting, balloon animals and appearances
by the Spiders pep band, cheerleaders and mascot Spidey.
Visit the Spiders on-line to purchase one of the 150 reserved
seats to benefit CHF. Select the Rhode Island game and
enter the four digit code CHFR.
To learn more, visit www.chfrichmond.org.
Children’s Hospital Foundation Staff
Chris Broughton-Spruill, President
Matt Brady, Director of Public Relations
Stephanie Allan, Special Events Coordinator
Jodi Gibson, Data Manager
Warren Swanson, Controller
Dede Vass, Coordinator of Community Outreach
Children’s Hospital Foundation: 804-228-5814
Children’s Miracle Network Richmond Staff
Rachel Bruni, Director
Danielle Kocubenski, Coordinator of CMN Programs
Children’s Miracle Network: 804-228-5929.
CMN Radiothon
Thank you to all of the
patients, staff and loyal
listeners who made the
2010 Children’s Miracle
Network Radiothon
a huge success!
The Radiothon was held
September 23 through
25 on 98.9 Liberty and Big Oldies 107.3. Stories were
shared by patients, families, physicians and staff over the
three day live broadcast from the Brook Road Campus.
Nearly $40,000 was raised to benefit CMN Richmond and
local CMN hospital, Children’s Hospital of Richmond.
Above: 10 –year-old Samantha shares her story live during the 2010 Radiothon.
Kudos
The CHoR Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
received the Beacon Award for Critical
Care Excellence from the American
Association of Critical Care Nurses. This
prestigious award highlights and recognizes the links between the quality of the
work environment, excellence in nursing
practice and patient care outcomes.
The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) won the 2010
“Commitment to Quality” award from the American
Health Care Association and the National Center for
Assisted Living for its quality improvement project to
reduce the use of patient restraints.
The annual TCU summer camp was awarded the 2010
D.A. “Woody” Brown Community Involvement Award
by the Virginia Health Care Association for outstanding
efforts in creating and implementing effective and beneficial community involvement programs.
Baby Kudos
January 27, 2010
James Richard: 9 lb, 5 oz
Addison Grace: 6 lb, 13 oz
Mom: Carrilynn Sykes, MD
Pediatric Residency Program
April 22, 2010
Shiv Agarwal: 6 lb, 3 oz
Mom: Guari Gulati, MD
General Pediatrics
April 25, 2010
Lucia Rose: 1 lb, 12oz
Lucca Romeo: 1 lb, 14oz
Mom: Jenny Fox, MD
Med-Peds Residency
Program
E-mail your information to Shira for he next e-newsletter.
May 7, 2010
Caroline Margaret, 6 lb, 9 oz
Mom: Suzanne Britt, MSHA
Pediatric Administration
June 2, 2010
Carter Joseph: 6 lb, 3 oz
Cayden James: 5 lb, 5 oz
Mom: Jamie Burton, RNC
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
June 19, 2010
Micah Philip: 5 lb, 13 oz
Mom: Heather Kinney, CCLS
Child Life Department
Contact Us
The Department of Pediatrics Community and Alumni
E-newsletter is published by the Office of the Chair.
Submissions, kudos, suggestions and calendar items should
be directed to Shira Cantor.
Bruce K. Rubin, MD, MEngr, MBA, FRCPC
Physician-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital of Richmond
Jessie Ball duPont Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
E-mail / 804-828-9602
William B. Moskowitz, MD, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI
Professor and Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs
Department of Pediatrics
Chair
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
E-mail / 804-628-HRTS
Barry V. Kirkpatrick, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs
Department of Pediatrics
E-mail / 804-828-9602
VCU Department of Pediatrics
1001 E. Marshall Street
P.O. Box 980646, Richmond, VA 23298-0646
Visit us online at chrichmond.org
Appointments: 804-828-CHOR (2467)
Physician Access Line: 804-628-1PAL (1725)
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