November 2008

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We will be sending you information about Children’s Memorial Hospital’s pediatric specialist recruitment, revised outpatient center schedules and more.

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Look who’s new on staff

Michelle Sagan, MD, recently joined the Division of Orthopaedics. Dr. Sagan is board eligible in Pediatric Orthopaedics. She recently completed her fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Sagan will be seeing patients in Lincoln Park, Westchester and Winfield. Dr. Sagan’s special interests include fracture/trauma management, general pediatric orthopaedics, clubfoot treatment and sports injury treatment/prevention.

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Look what’s new at Children’s Memorial

Adolescent Medicine Program
The Adolescent Medicine Program at Children’s Memorial Hospital offers multifaceted services, providing a developmental and medical approach to adolescent and reproductive health issues. Services include general adolescent primary and consultation care, gynecologic care for ages 0 to 24, and transition consultations for adolescents with special health care needs. The Adolescent Medicine Program is staffed by Michelle Forcier, MD, MPH, Jennifer Kershaw, RN, MSN, CPNP and Sarah Ahlm, LCSW. They are experts in:

• prepubertal vulvar and vaginal complaints,
• pubertal issues,
• menstrual regulation and hygiene,
• menstrual irregularities,
• medical management of ovarian cysts,
• contraception and family planning,
• screening for alcohol and drug use,
• screening for depression and other mental health issues.

The adolescent medicine team is dedicated to helping patients and families optimize their health, successfully navigate adolescence, and prepare them for participation in transfer to adult health and community settings.

To schedule an appointment, call 1.800. KIDS DOC. Medical providers can call 773.880.4000 and ask for the Adolescent Medicine provider on call with urgent concerns/questions.

Final Step to Heliport Approval for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Following City approval earlier this year for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, including the heliport; and recent Federal Aviation Administration approval for the heliport, the final step is approval from the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOT). IDOT is in the process of reviewing our application to operate the heliport. We expect that a public hearing will occur in the early part of 2009. IDOT will then issue its final decision.

For the latest updates on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, please visit our Web site.

Department of Surgery hosts the First Annual Orvar Swenson Memorial Lecture
You are cordially invited to attend the First Annual Orvar Swenson Memorial Lecture, presented by the Department of Surgery of Children’s Memorial Hospital. Juda Jona, MD will present “Dr. Orvar Swenson: The Man and His Mission.” Dr. Jona is a renowned expert on pediatric surgical care for neonates, infants and children, and an international authority on the Swenson procedure for Hirschsprung’s Disease. He is Clinical Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and Senior Attending Physician of the Pediatric Surgical Service at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. The lecture will be held December 17, 2008 at 4 p.m. in the Wolfson Lecture Hall of the Children’s Memorial Research Center. For information, please call: 773.868.8973.