MDNews - Greater Kansas

Tuan Nguyen, MD, has returned to his hometown of Wichita as a pediatric cardiologist to practice alongside Mohamad al-Ahdab, MD. Kansas Kids Heart Center has grown and diversified throughout the past six years, providing top-of-the-line care for children from all across Kansas. From there, patients benefit from the physicians' extensive professional network. "We both trained in top, premier places and we're trying to provide that service," says Dr. Mo, who completed his pediatrics residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago and fellowships at the University of Michigan and Harvard University. "We're not really connected with one particular surgical center, so we try to send each baby where the particular outcome would be best. I've built, over the years, all these connections. We have access to each place's data outcomes, and we try to look specifi- cally at the particular lesion." Dr. Nguyen now will add the experi- ence and networks he gained in one of the nation's busiest programs as he cares for children in his hometown. Dr. Nguyen says this is a fitting opportu- nity because it was the birth of his oldest child, now age 14, that set him on his path toward medical school in the first place. "I was always into engineering so I went to Dallas and had an engineering scholarship, but with the birth of my first daughter and dealing with her and the pediatrician, I got really interested in medicine, so I pursued medicine at that point," Dr. Nguyen says. "Everyone finds their path in medical school, and pediatric cardiology is my calling." For more information about KKHC o r t o s c h e d u l e a p p o i n t m e n t s w ith D r. Nguye n o r D r. Mo , pl ea se v i s it kansaskidsheartcenter.com or call the o…ce, located at 7015 E. Central, Suite 2, in Wichita, at 316-440-8800. ■ PHOTO © SARAH GOODING "Kevin and Claudio have provided excep- tional leadership in every role in which they have been asked to serve at Via Christi," says Todd Conklin, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer for Via Christi Health. "I am confident that they will use their knowledge, experience and operational skills to serve patients, and I am very pleased to provide them opportuni - ties to expand their leadership roles within Via Christi." Ferraro previously served as Via Christi's chief of staff, overseeing governance plan - ning and serving as the overall administra- tive service line leader. As part of a continu- ing effort to reduce Via Christi's overall administrative costs, those duties will be shared among other members of the senior leadership team. He also has served as senior administrator for Via Christi Hospital St. Joseph, vice president for strategic planning and marketing, and director of Human Resources. Strecker, prior to being named St. Teresa's senior administrator, served as vice president of hospital operations, overseeing all ancillary services and the neurology and behavioral health ser- vice lines. WESLEY HEALTHCARE HIRES BOARD™CERTIFIED ONCOLOGY GENETIC COUNSELOR Wesley Healthcare has hired board-certified oncology genetic counselor Carla Bell to establish its oncol - ogy genetic counseling program through re - mote consults and in- person appointments. The highly specialized field of genetic counseling assesses the risk of a genetic disorder through research and examination. The program is designed to help patients referred by a physician understand their risks for different types of cancers and help families plan for the future. Bell graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a master's in genetic counseling. She's certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and most recently worked as a genetic counselor at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. NEUROLOGICAL SURGEON JOINS STORMONT VAIL HEALTH AND COTTON O'NEIL Cotton O'Neil is proud to announce that Ben Boudreaux, MD, has joined its medical team and will practice as a neurological surgeon. His practice will be at 823 SW Mulvane in Topeka. Dr. Boudreaux received his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2009. He completed a surgical internship at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas in 2010. He complet - ed a residency program in neurosurgery at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas in 2016. ■ Ben Boudreaux, MD Carla Bell Continued from Page 10 M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S G R E AT E R K A N S A S ■ 2 016 1 9

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