MDNews - Greater Kansas

MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN PAMELA GRANT, MD, JOINS STORMONT VAIL HEALTH Pamela Grant, MD, has joined Stormont Vail's medical team and is practicing as a maternal fetal medicine physician. Her practice is located in Stormont Vail Hospital at 1500 SW 10th Ave. in Topeka. Dr. Grant received her medical degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 1989. She complet - ed an obstetrics and gynecology resi- dency at St. Johns Ramsey Hospital, now Regions Hospital, in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1993. She completed a fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals and Clinics in 1995. Before joining Stormont Vail Health, Dr. Grant practiced at St. Vincent's Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. Dr. Grant is a pet therapy volunteer and a volunteer with the Paws to Read program, and she ser ves on an Alliance of Therapy Dogs cer tified team. INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN FERDINAND G. PAMPOLINA, MD, JOINS COTTON O'NEIL CLINIC Ferdinand G. Pampolina, MD, believes a patient-physician rela- tionship is built on trust and a team approach. Dr. Pampolina's family had an influence on his decision to go into medicine. His mother was a nurse and his uncle a physician. Dr. Pampolina wanted to find a career that would allow him to make a difference, and he wanted to help the population with the most need. "My patients bestow their trust in me," Dr. Pampolina says. "I want to be deserving of that trust. I am aware of the tremendous responsibility that trust is asking of me." Dr. Pampolina's practice will be located at 909 SW Mulvane St. in Topeka. His patients describe him as thorough, friendly, systematic and nonjudgmental. He is known for his beside manner and respect for his patients' time. He received his medical degree at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, in 1985. He completed an obstetrics and gyne - cology residency in 1993 at Rizal Medicine Center in Manila. He com- pleted an internal medicine residency in 1998 at Brookdale University Hospital and Medicine Center in Brooklyn, New York. He enjoys working on cars and spending time with his wife of 25 years, and he is extremely proud of his three beautiful daughters. He describes himself as a "foodie," supports Kansas City Royals base- ball and Kansas City Chiefs football, and follows the sport of boxing. VASCULAR NEUROLOGY PHYSICIAN HARTEJ SINGH SETHI, MD, MS, JOINS COTTON O'NEIL CLINIC Hartej Singh Sethi, MD, MS, has joined the Stormont Vail medi- cal team and will practice as a vascular neurology physician. His practice will be located at Cotton O'Neil Kanza Park, 2660 SW Third St. in Topeka. Dr. Sethi comes from a family of physicians and grew up in an en - vironment where medicine was considered normal dinner conversa- tion. He was always interested in pursuing medicine as his career. "Neurology is one of the most challenging branches of medicine, and I believe we will see several breakthroughs in neurological Pamela Grant, MD Ferdinand G. Pampolina, MD Continued from page 15 2 0 2 0H O S P I TA L R O U N D S

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