The Bulletin: October 2006

The Bulletin is a monthly newsletter for Children's and community providers.

Dermatology Services Restart

Dermatology services at Children’s have restarted. The clinic is now located at Children’s Bellevue at 1135 116th Ave NE, Suite 400 in the Overlake Medical Tower.

Dr. Robin Hornung is returning part time from maternity leave and will be seeing patients on Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings, and Dr. Vivian Lombillo will see patients all day on Thursdays. They will be treating the following:

Severe Eczema
Birthmark Issues
Severe Acne
Hemangiomas
Vascular Lesions

Once we complete our recruitment for several additional dermatologists, we will be able to expand the scope of our services. Telephone consultation for dermatologic issues will not be available until then. We look forward to expanding our dermatology services within the next few months.

Requests for services can be called in to the Clinical Intake nurses at (206) 987-2080 or faxed to (206) 985-3121. Children’s providers may make the request through the CIS.

Questions can be directed to Roger Haenke at Children’s Bellevue, at (206) 987-8910.

Quarterly Consult: Managing ADHD

Dr. Chris Varley, clinical program director of Inpatient Psychiatry at Children’s, provides information for primary care providers on evaluation and treatment of ADHD in the Quarterly Consult.

New Dental Medicine Leadership

Dr. Joel Berg, the chief of pediatric dentistry at the University of Washington School of Dentistry, will be the interim director of Dental Medicine at Children’s until a new director is recruited.

Former director Dr. Bryan Williams announced, more than a year ago, his desire to step down and focus on the clinical aspects of his practice. In the near future we will plan a celebration to thank Williams for his dedicated service to the department and to Children’s Hospital.

By working more closely with the UW School of Dentistry, Children’s will be able to serve more patients and enhance our educational and research missions. Berg will handle the department’s administrative responsibilities and Rebecca Slayton, who currently runs the dental residency program, will join him in an operations leadership role.

Lemire Honored in Birth Defects Journal

Dr. Ron Lemire was honored in the August 2006 issue of Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology.

The journal contained a festschrift, a collection of articles written by his friends and colleagues to recognize his contributions to birth defects research and developmental pediatrics. His colleagues also express their gratitude to Lemire as their teacher, mentor and friend.

A specialist in developmental pediatrics, Lemire has been at Children’s for more than 40 years, arriving as a resident in 1965 and joining the faculty in 1968. He has been clinical director of Inpatient Services since 2002.

Remembering Dr. Gail Shapiro

Dr. Gail Shapiro, a Children’s medical staff member who practiced at Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center, died Friday, Aug. 25 during cardiac surgery.

Shapiro did her pediatric residency and allergy fellowship at the University of Washington. She joined the Children’s medical staff in 1974, serving as president from 1989 to 1990.

A clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Shapiro conducted research that influenced the way allergy patients are treated throughout the world. This month she was to have received the Brett Ratner Award, the highest honor given to a pediatric allergist, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Parker Receives Golden Apple Teaching Award

Cheryl Parker received a Golden Apple Teaching Award from the 2006 graduating class of the MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Washington. Parker has been a physician assistant in Orthopedics at Children’s for more than three years.

Seattle's Top Doctors

Congratulations to the following members of Children’s medical staff listed among Seattle’s “Top Doctors” in Seattle magazine and Seattle Metropolitan magazine. Seattle magazine, which published its list of top doctors in its September issue, included a special feature on Dr. Anjana Kundu of Children’s Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program. The March issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine highlighted Children’s pediatric cardiologist Dr. Stanley Stamm.

Acupuncture: Anjana Kundu, MD
Allergy/Immunology: Mary Farrington, MD; Gail Shapiro, MD; Michael Weiss, MD
Anesthesiology: Jeremy Geiduschek, MD; Anne Lynn, MD; Lynn Martin, MD
Cardiology: Troy Johnston, MD; Thomas Jones, MD; Mark Lewin, MD; Stanley Stamm, MD
Critical Care: Harris Baden, MD; Thomas Brogan, MD; Joan Roberts, MD; Jerry Zimmerman, MD
Dermatology: Robin Hornung, MD; Kim Gittere Abson, MD; Julie Francis, MD; Ulrike Ochs, MD; John Olerud, MD; Virginia Sybert, MD
Ear, Nose and Throat: Andrew Inglis Jr., MD; Kathleen Sie, MD; Felix Chu, MD; Ernest Weymuller, MD
Eating Disorders: Cora Breuner, MD
Emergency Medicine: Mark Del Beccaro, MD; Eileen Klein, MD; Linda Quan, MD; Tony Woodward, MD
Endocrinology: Gad Kletter, MD; Catherine Pihoker, MD; Richard Mauseth, MD
Family Practice: Pamela McDonald, MD
Gastroenterology: Dennis Christie, MD; Karen Murray, MD; Martin Greene, MD; Richard Kozarek, MD; Michael Saunders, MD; Jane Todaro, MD
Hematology: M.A. Bender, MD; Dana Matthews, MD; Michael Linenberger, MD
Hospitalist: Darren Migita, MD; Glen Tamura, MD
Infectious Disease: Jane Burns, MD; Craig Rubens, MD; Dianne Glover, MD
Medical Genetics: Ian Glass, MD; Roberta Pagon, MD
Neonatal Medicine: Christine Gleason, MD; J. Craig Jackson, MD
Nephrology: Allison Eddy, MD; Ruth McDonald, MD; Jordan Symons, MD; Sandra Watkins, MD
Neurology: Sidney Gospe, MD; Stephen Glass, MD; Brien Vleck, MD
Oncology: J. Russell Geyer, MD; Douglas Hawkins, MD; Julie Park, MD
Ophthalmology: Avery Weiss, MD; Philip Chen, MD; K. David Epley, MD
Orthopedics: Ernest “Chappie” Conrad, MD; Vincent Mosca, MD
Pain Management: Corrie Anderson, MD; Anjana Kundu, MD; Kathleen Larkin, MD
Pathology: Laura Finn, MD; Raj Kapur, MD; Joseph Rutledge, MD
Pediatrics: Benjamin Danielson, MD; Frederick Rivara, MD; Matthew Allen, MD; Ruth Conn, MD; Robert Fukura, MD; Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, MD; Ellen Passloff, MD; Donna Smith, MD; Gary Spector, MD; Roberta Winch, MD; Sherri Zorn, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Kenneth Jaffe, MD
Plastic Surgery: Joseph Gruss, MD; Richard Alan Hopper, MD; Daniel Downey, MD; Keith Paige, MD; Nicholas Vedder, MD
Psychiatry: Bryan King, MD; Elizabeth McCauley, MD; Kathleen Myers, MD; William Womack, MD
Pulmonary Diseases: Ron Gibson, MD; Greg Redding, MD
Radiology: Eric Effmann, MD; David Rosenbaum, MD; Dennis Shaw, MD
Radiation Oncology: James Douglas, MD
Rheumatology: Helen Emery, MD; Carol Wallace, MD
Sleep Medicine: Yemiserach Kifle, MD
Sports Medicine: Thomas Jinguji, MD; Steven Anderson, MD
Surgery, Cardiovascular: Gordon Cohen, MD; Edward Verrier, MD
Surgery, General: Robert Sawin, MD; John H.T. Waldhausen, MD
Surgery, Colorectal: John H.T. Waldhausen, MD
Surgery, Head and Neck: Scott Manning, MD
Surgery, Neurological: Anthony Avellino, MD; Richard Ellenbogen, MD; Jeffrey Ojemann, MD
Surgery, Oncological: John H.T. Waldhausen, MD
Surgery, Orthopedic: Ernest “Chappie” Conrad, MD; Douglas Hanel, MD; Vincent Mosca, MD; Jim Bruckner, MD; John Miyano, MD; Thomas Trumble, MD
Surgery, Thoracic: John H.T. Waldhausen, MD; Michael Mulligan, MD; Douglas Wood, MD
Transplantation: Jorge Reyes, MD; Patrick Healey, MD; Christian Kuhr, MD; Adam Levy, MD
Urology: Richard Grady, MD; Michael Mitchell, MD; Beth Andersen, MD; Mark Burns, MD

New Medical Staff Leaders

Dr. Anthony (Tony) Avellino joins the Medical Staff Executive Committee for a three year term.

Dr. Mike Dudas, president; Dr. Karen Murray, president-elect; and Dr. J. Randolph (Randy) Bak, elected medical staff advisor, will continue in their positions for another year.

Their terms will last two years due to a change in medical staff by-laws in 2005.

New Medical Staff

Welcome new medical staff members and allied health professionals.

Iain Asplin, MD, PhD, Critical Care, Children’s
Janet Eary, MD, Radiology, UW
Thomas Hansen, MD, Neonatology, Children’s
Fredric Alan Hoffer, MD, Radiology, Children’s
Evelyn Hsu, MD, Group Health - Capitol Hill
Paritosh Khanna, MD, Radiology, Children’s
Margaret MacMillan, MD, Cardiology, Children’s
Stephanie Richling, MD, Emergency Medicine, Children’s
Hakim Said, MD, Surgery, UW
Alison Scott, MD, Pediatric Associates - Bellevue
Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, The Everett Clinic
Rupin Thakkar, MD, Children’s Clinic of So. Snohomish County
Jason Weisstein, MD, MPH, Orthopedics, UW
Ikuyo Yamaguchi, MD, PhD, Nephrology, Children’s

Grand Rounds

View the schedule of upcoming Grand Rounds.

Grand Rounds Online

View online versions of recent Grand Rounds.

On-Call Schedule

The on-call schedule for inpatient services can be found in the secure area of the Medical Staff Web site. It is updated on a daily basis.