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June/July 2007
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In this issue
Physician-in chief receives John Howland Medal
Grand Rounds
Advisors
Ralph D. Feigin, M.D.
Physician-in-Chief
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor and Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Arnold G. Kagan, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
ZoAnn E. Dreyer, M.D.
Medical Director,
Long-term Survivor Program
Texas Children's Hospital
Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Editor
Cindy Shanley
Marketing and Public Relations
Texas Children's Hospital
832-824-2180
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For members of the Texas Children's Hospital medical staff
From the medical staff president
Physician-in chief receives John Howland Medal
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Dr. Arnold G. Kagan |
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By Arnold G. Kagan, M.D.
Summer is nearly here. With humidity rising and the temperature hovering up to 90 degrees, hopefully, we will have no major extreme "natural events" to test us this summer. We should nonetheless be appropriately prepared and not complacent.
In this edition of Progress Notes, I would like to congratulate Dr. Ralph Feigin on his receipt of the prestigious John Howland Medal, the premier award of the American Pediatric Society to a pediatrician for his or her lifetime contribution to pediatrics in every aspect of the field. Dr. Feigin
is undoubtedly a worthy recipient of this award, and if
one does an online search for the John Howland Medal, the list of previous recipients reads like a Who's Who of pediatrics since 1952. To quote Dr. Feigin: "This award is an equally important, positive reflection on the superb Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital. I am honored to be included among the former recipients, such as Albert Sabin, and many other internationally recognized leaders."
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Dr. Feigin is undoubtedly a worthy recipient of this award, and if one
does an online search for the John Howland Medal, the list of previous recipients reads like a Who's Who of pediatrics since 1952.
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I feel this positively reflects on Dr. Feigin and the importance of every member of Texas Children's Hospital and all affiliated personnel. Everyone has something to contribute, and we should never underestimate every individual's importance. This reminds me of the phrase, "No man is an island." We are all part of a larger society, and everything we do has consequences for us and others—and the medical staff environment at Texas Children's is conducive to positive interaction between its members.
On this note, I would like to welcome the new members of the staff to Texas Children's; I hope you find a home here.
In this issue, be sure to read the article by Dr. Metry of Dermatology. Her "PHACE Syndrome: uncommon, but not rare" is indeed enlightening, important and relevant.
Please feel free to contact me by e-mail or by calling me at 281-484-9332 if I can be of assistance.
Arnold G. Kagan is the 2007 president of the medical staff and a clinical associate professor of Pediatrics with his own private practice.
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Grand Rounds calendar
8:30 a.m., Fridays,
Texas Children's Hospital,
lower-level Auditorium
unless otherwise listed.
June 8
G tubes, buttons and other feeding devices
David E. Wesson, M.D., Professor of Surgery
June 15
State newborn screening program expansion raises questions
Michael E. Speer, M.D.; Professor of Pediatrics; Charleta Guillory, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics
June 22
Diagnosis and Management of Primary Headache Disorders in Children
Diana Lebron, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
June 29
Asthma: From Infancy to Adulthood: The Facts, Guidelines, and the Future
Stuart L. Abramson, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics
July 6
Down Syndrome A to Z (Atlantoaxial Instability to Zinc)
Nirupama S. Madduri, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Daryl A. Scott, M.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics
July 13
Hand Hygiene: Where Is Dr. Semmelweis When We Need Him?
Jeffrey R. Starke, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics
July 20
Clinical Pathological Conference
Milton J. Finegold, M.D., Professor of Pathology
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