I introduce this issue of Pediatric
Perspective with the good news that Philip
Ozuah, MD, PhD, has been appointed as
Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics
at Montefiore and the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine and as Physician-in-Chief of The Children’s Hospital at
Montefiore. Dr. Ozuah previously served
as Interim Chairman of Pediatrics and
before that was Vice Chairman for Clinical
and Educational Affairs and Chief of the
Section of Social Pediatrics. He has been a
member of the Montefiore-Einstein faculty
since 1992 and is a remarkable clinician,
educator and administrator, who emerged
from our national search as the handsdown
choice to lead the department and
the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
Dr. Ozuah has already accomplished
spectacular things. In little more than a
year as Interim Chairman, he recruited
dozens of new faculty members and
expanded and enhanced our clinical
offerings, including the new Pediatric
Rheumatology Program that is featured
in this issue. He will continue to build on
our strengths to ensure that The Children’s
Hospital at Montefiore provides your
patients with the world-class care they
deserve and you expect from us.
Sincerely,
Spencer Foreman, MD
President
Montefiore Medical Center
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