Christus Health: The Children's Hospital of San Antonio

The Children's Hospital of San Antonio, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, and our team of private practice physicians, is assembling the best and brightest minds in pediatric medicine to put our children first. This list encompasses the new providers at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio as of May 31, 2014. WELCOME TO OUR NEW PROVIDERS For a list of our medical staff, call 1.877.250.DOCS (3627) or visit chofsa.org/doctors. Physicians are independent contractors and not employees of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System. Some physicians may be employed by the Children's Hospital of San Antonio Physician Group. Forever First | Summer 2014 • To find a doctor, call 1.877.250.DOCS. ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Suzanne Amaro, FNP Mark Stahl, MD CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY Amanda Boyd, PA CRITICAL CARE Troy Lischka, PA-C Michael Northrop, MD EMERGENCY MEDICINE Tricia Bell, MD Santos Cantu, MD Vivian Carlin, MD Becky Doran, MD Lisa Friedman, PNP Roberta Gonzalez, PNP Maria Johnson, MD Jim Jonatchick, PNP Ashu Kumar, MD Tom Langston, MD Tracy McCallin, MD Ksenia Merska, PA Farooq Mirza, MD Manuel Munoz, PNP David Newby, MD Minh Hoang Nguyen, PA Jimmy Pena, PNP Michelle Poole, PNP Henry Rendon, PNP Laleh Rezaei-Homami, PNP Andy Scott, PA-C Tony Uranga, MD Sushil Valavalkar, MD ENDOCRINOLOGY William Rogers, MD GASTROENTEROLOGY Lauren Cardinal, PA GENERAL PEDIATRICS Anthony Gardea, MD Ruchi Kaushik, MD HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Nadia Cheek, MD Jennifer Hemmeger, PNP Osvaldo Regueira, MD April Sorrell, MD Sheila Thampi, MD Adam Wolfe, MD HOSPITAL MEDICINE Elizabeth Davis, MD INFECTIOUS DISEASES Luis Castagnini, MD NEPHROLOGY Kelli Mamadaliyev, PNP NEUROLOGY Melissa Svoboda, MD Guojun Zhang, MD ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Elizabeth Magnabosco, MD Alec Stall, MD OTOLARYNGOLOGY Taylor Fordham Jr., MD PSYCHOLOGY Beneza Marquez, PsyD Andrew Martinez, PhD Because our children will always be first, we're enhancing our healing environment with new patient-and family-focused designs. We're also expanding our team to provide the most advanced care available. QR CODE T/F FROM CLIENT To see a virtual sneak peek of our Hospital's transformation, scan this code or visit chofsa.org. The transformation of the Children's Hospital of San Antonio has reached the internal phase of construction. Over the next few months, larger, all-new patient rooms are being built to better accommodate the needs of patients and their families, and the Emergency Department will be expanded to three times its current size. "Our new, transformed Emergency Department will open in October," says Trisha Montague, chief nursing officer at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio. "It will feature state-of-the-art technology and private exam rooms. Meanwhile, we are still seeing patients in our current Emergency Department." The new inpatient rooms, being built in closed sections of the Hospital away from where current patients are being treated, are also expected to be ready in the fall. "The patient rooms will feature built-in sofa sleepers and a built-in desk/work area for parents and other family members," Trisha says. "In addition, each patient care unit will have separate Family Support Centers with small kitchenettes, laundry facilities, and a lounging area that will allow for respite or quiet time when needed." WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE Every aspect of the Children's Hospital of San Antonio is being transformed, including the staff. We are expanding our team of providers with specialists from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital to strengthen the level of subspecialty care available here in South-Central Texas. We also have a dedicated team of private practice physicians throughout the community, committed to providing the highest level of care to the children of our city and beyond. "It is our mission to serve all children and families," Trisha says. "These changes ensure our 145-year CHRISTUS Santa Rosa tradition will continue for years to come." lounging area that will allow for respite or quiet time when needed." 3

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