Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Scott Rosenfeld has been elected to serve on the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Board of Directors as a Junior Member-at-Large for the term 2016-2018.
Rosenfeld is director of the Texas Children’s Hip Prevention Program, which is a multidisciplinary program focused on the care of hip problems in patients from birth through adulthood. He also is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Rosenfeld specializes in pediatric orthopedics, hip disorders, scoliosis and sports medicine. His major area of interest and expertise is in childhood, adolescent and young adult hip disorders and hip preservation.
Board certified in orthopedic surgery, Rosenfeld received an undergraduate degree from Duke University and earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopedic surgery at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus recently received the Houston West Chamber of Commerce’s Business Partnership Award for their continued efforts to improve and enrich the lives of individuals in the west Houston area.
Since the hospital opened its doors five years ago, leadership and staff have been incredibly committed to not only providing the highest-quality care possible for patients, but investing in the community through partnerships, events and educational opportunities.
“We are so honored to receive this award,” said Chanda Cashen Chacón, president of Texas Children’s West Campus. “Here at West Campus, we are dedicated to the west Houston community and love being involved with so many wonderful individuals and organizations in the area.”
As part of its community engagement efforts, West Campus hosts annual events such as the Family Fun Run and sponsors area events including the inaugural Typhoon Texas Triathlon. The hospital also recently hosted a group of over 50 eighth graders from The Village School to teach them about the health care industry and the numerous career opportunities available. This new partnership will provide additional experiences for more students in the community to learn about the hospital and help them choose potential areas of interest to study in high school and college.
The Texas Children’s Hospital Department of Surgery recently announced the recipients of the 2016 Distinguished Surgeon Award. The award is given to those who have forged a path of innovation in surgical excellence, research and education within the hospital’s Department of Surgery. Leaders in the department chose the recipients and announced this year’s winners on May 6 at the department’s annual dinner event. Each of these distinguished surgeons has significantly contributed to the legacy of the Texas Children’s Hospital Department of Surgery.
This year’s Distinguished Surgeon Award winners are:
Dr. Ellen Friedman
Friedman was one of few women in the field when she began her career as a pediatric otolaryngologist, becoming a role model for not only for female academic otolaryngologists, but for academic surgeons in general. Currently, Friedman is a pediatric otolaryngologist at Texas Children’s Hospital and the director for the Center for Professionalism in Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Prior to that, for 24 years from 1991 until 2014, she served as Chief of Otolaryngology at Texas Children’s Hospital and held the Bobby Alford Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Friedman regularly contributes to research, recently completing an online video abstract that was published on the New England Journal of Medicine website. She is highly active in professional societies at a national level and has served as president of several organizations. She was the first woman to serve as the president of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) and the third woman to serve as president for the American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA). She also served as president of the medical staff at Texas Children’s Hospital from 2011-2012.
Among many professional honors, Friedman was named a 2010 recipient of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Award for Humanism in Medicine. She has also received the Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation from the Baylor College of Medicine Academy of Distinguished Educators. As a singular honor, the ABEA renamed a national award for Dr. Friedman. The Ellen M. Friedman Award for Excellence in Foreign Body Management is given for excellence in innovation, skill and education in the management of aero-digestive foreign bodies.
Dr. William J. Pokorny
Pokorny was a skilled technical surgeon dedicated to surgical education, research and excellence in patient care. He led the Pediatric Surgery Division as Chief of Pediatric Surgical Services at Texas Children’s Hospital from 1988 to 1994, served as Chief of the Section of Pediatric Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and led the Pediatric Surgery Service at Ben Taub General Hospital.
He left his mark on Texas Children’s Hospital by establishing the ACGME Pediatric Surgery Residency Program and worked collaboratively with other program directors, always keeping a quality educational experience, along with the welfare of all the trainees, in mind.
Pokorny also was involved in advancing pediatric surgery and pediatric surgical oncology on a national level by participating and leading committees and workgroups in national surgical organizations. He was held in the highest esteem by his peers and professional community. During his career, he authored more than 50 journal articles and contributed to more than 20 medical textbooks.
Drs. Friedman and Pokorny join the list of previous honorees, which includes: Dr. William Cheek, Dr. Denton Cooley, Dr. O.H. “Bud” Frazier, Dr. Edmond Gonzales, Jr, Dr. Franklin Harberg and Dr. David Wesson.
Texas Children’s Hospital recently hosted the third annual Texas Children’s Hospital Advanced Practice Provider (TCHAPP) Conference at the Pavilion for Women Conference Center. The event was well attended with more than 130 registrants. Many of Texas Children’s own advanced practice providers as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants from across the nation attended this three-day event.
The conference provided attendees with a broad view of pediatric care from a subspecialty and acute care perspective, and opportunities to connect with experts and colleagues. A panel of guest speakers delivered presentations on evidence-based and innovative approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of various pediatric medical and surgical conditions. The event also provided attendees the opportunity to learn more about pharmacology and improve skills such as suturing and lumbar punctures.
The committee would like to thank the speakers and attendees who helped make this year a success. Click here to view the names of the presenters and specific topics discussed at the conference.
Planning is currently underway for the fourth TCHAPP conference to be held in 2017.
May 25, 2016
Texas Children’s is committed to supporting you in achieving your optimal health and well-being. Since opening in 2012, our on-site Employee Medical Clinic* on Main Campus has strived to support your personal health needs and offer you convenient access to excellent health care services.
Recently, the Employee Medical Clinic launched the following five new well-being programs at no cost to Texas Children’s employees.
Live Well with Diabetes
The program features individual sessions with a certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian. During your sessions, you will work together to develop a customized nutrition and physical activity plan, discuss the role of medications, and develop stress management techniques.
Healthy Heart
The program features individual sessions with a registered dietitian who will teach you how to improve your heart health through your nutrition, stress management and much more.
Lighten Up for Life
The program features pre-and post-program body composition measurements and individual sessions for health coaching, nutrition and physical activity.
Health Coaching
Our registered health coach will help you apply your personal strengths to achieve sustainable behavior changes such as improving your sleep and gaining better work-life balance.
Nutrition Consultation
This program will teach you about optimal nutrition, how to manage portion sizes and provide answers to your nutrition questions.
To learn more about these exciting new programs, visit the Employee Medical Clinic website on Connect.
*The Employee Medical Clinic delivers many services including urgent care for personal illness and injury, care management for chronic conditions, counseling to help employees adopt the healthiest possible lifestyle and preventive care which includes your annual physical/wellness check. The clinic is comprised of a full-time primary care physician, a nurse practitioner, nurses and mid-level provider, a wellness coordinator and a health coach. Click here to meet the Employee Medical Clinic Providers.
The Employee Medical Clinic is located on Main Campus in 5 Tower by the yellow elevators in the Abercrombie Building. Our business hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
May 24, 2016
Transplant teams with Texas Children’s Hospital performed 86 solid organ transplants in 2015, making it the most active pediatric transplant program in the nation.
The liver and the kidney transplant programs were the busiest with 30 liver transplants and 27 kidney transplants completed last year. Of the 27 kidney transplants, nine were living donors and 18 were deceased donors. The heart program completed 21 transplants in 2015 and the lung program finalized eight, making it one of the largest lung transplant programs in the country.
“I would like to commend our transplant teams for the exceptional work they do every day,” said Surgeon-In-Chief Dr. Charles D. Fraser, Jr. “Their great commitment to our transplant patients is inspiring and results in changed lives.”
Dr. John Goss, medical director of Transplant Services, said Texas Children’s Transplant Services continues to earn its reputation as one of the best pediatric transplant programs in the country.
“I believe our success is a testimony to the skill and commitment of our multidisciplinary team, which offers an interdisciplinary approach to all aspects of the transplant process, from initial referral to hospitalization and outpatient management,” Goss said. “We also work closely with patients, families and referring physicians to help make the evaluation process as convenient and efficient as possible.”
Goss added that the success of Texas Children’s transplant program would not be possible without the gifts from our selfless donors and their families.
“They are the ones responsible for providing our patients with a second chance at life,” he said. “We are forever grateful for their unwavering kindness.”
To learn more about Texas Children’s Transplant Services, click here.
May 18, 2016
It’s hard to contain the celebration of nursing to just one week at Texas Children’s. Every day there are inspirational stories that demonstrate how our nurses go above and beyond to advance patient care and enhance patient experience and outcomes.
Besides the exceptional, around-the-clock care they provide our patients, one distinct attribute that patient families admire the most about our nurses – their compassion.
Their endless compassion, comfort and support can be seen and felt across the entire organization. A nurse clutching the hands of a parent who just received tough news about their child. A nurse standing by the patient’s bedside whose family can’t be there during treatments. A nurse exchanging family time during holidays and weekends to spend time with families in the hospital. A nurse calming a mother’s fear as she prepares to give birth to her first child. As you can see, nurses leave a lasting impression on every patient and they are at the core of the experience patients have while in our care.
As we saluted nurses across the country, from May 6 to May 12, Texas Children’s celebrated our amazing team of more than 3,000 nurses. This video spotlight celebrates our nurses’ successes, accomplishments and the daily contributions they make to our patients and families at Texas Children’s.
Nurses Week activities
The theme for Nurses Week this year was Culture of Safety: It Begins with You. Texas Children’s Nursing Retention Council organized several activities that centered on health and wellness to remind our nurses how important it is to take care of themselves so they can provide the best and safest care to their patients.
Activities included educational presentations, Bike to Work Day, blessing of the hands, a Fiesta Friday bar and photo booth, massages, yoga, a healthy cooking demo and cake deliveries.
On May 10, Nursing leadership hosted the Nursing Excellence Awards luncheon honoring eight recipients for their commitment to improving nursing care and patient outcomes.
The award honorees included:
Staff Nurse of the year: Leah Garza
Preceptor of the year: Evelyn Barren
Rookie of the year: Amy Aaronson
Certified nurse of the year: Christopher Sturrock
Leader of the year: Amanda Wollam
Teams of the Year: Central Line Maintenance and Hygiene
APRN of the year: Colleen Brand
Friend of Nursing: Dr. Kevin Roy
View a photo gallery below of the awards luncheon and other activities.
The Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses included Ann Demny from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Saeed Yacouby from Anesthesiology who were among the top 10 award recipients.
Click here for more on the Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses honorees.
In addition to the two nurses honored in the top 10, 23 Texas Children’s nurses were recognized as being among the top 150 in the Greater Houston area.
Lindsay Broom Lisa Davenport Sheranda Fesler Holly Gregersen Stephanie Gruner Diana Harter Amy Hemingway Kellie Kainer Jason McMullen Leilani Mijares Mary Beth Murphy Gigi Neidinger Tanya Nelson Jacqueline Newton Jonathan Rangel Guillermo Reyes Leslie Santos Aleida Stark Lois Tracy Sharon Wahl Becky White Amanda Wollam Pamela Zimmerman
To learn more about Nursing at Texas Children’s, click here to view By the Numbers.
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Scott Rosenfeld has been elected to serve on the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Board of Directors as a Junior Member-at-Large for the term 2016-2018.
