Physician Recognition

Resident chosen to present abstract
Elizabeth Anyaegbu, M.D., a third year resident at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, has been chosen to present an abstract of her research at the hospital at the American Society of Transplantation Distinguished Fellows Research Forum, October 16-17 in San Diego. Dr. Anyaegbu‘s abstract is entitled, "Significance of Prospective Viral Screening in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients."

Journal will publish research findings
Two former residents at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Carla Garcia, M.D. and Maria Falcon, M.D., and two of the hospital’s faculty, Marita Rafael, M.D. and Jaime Fergie, M.D., have submitted their research findings and will be published in an upcoming issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The study is entitled, "Increasing Infant Pertussis Hospitalization and Mortality in South Texas, 1996-2006."

Poster presentation selected for meeting
A group of former residents at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Javier Monagas, M.D., Diana Hellman, M.D., and Jusan Galarza, M.D., along with faculty member Jaime Fergie, M.D., have been selected to present a poster presentation of their research entitled, "Central Line Infection in Short Bowel Syndrome Patients" at the 47th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, October 29 - November 1, 2009 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Research findings to be presented
Enrique Dieguez, M.D., a former resident at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, and faculty member Jaime Fergie, M.D., have been selected to present their research findings at a national infectious disease meeting. Their abstract, entitled "Murine Typhus Hospitalizations in South Texas Children," was selected for a poster presentation at the 47th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, October 29 - November 1, 2009 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, PA.

Doctor honored with award
Keshava Gowda, M.D., a chief resident at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, was recently honored with an award at the 2009 Texas Pediatric Society meeting in Dallas. His research project entitled, "The Impact of the Institution of a Rapid Response Team on Cardiopulmonary Arrest," was awarded the Best Hypothesis-Driven Research Project in the Resident Section.

Local dentist elected president
William Berlocher, D.D.S., M.A., pediatric dentist, recently was elected president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists. His term will be one year. Berlocher has been active in the AAPD for more than 30 years. The AAPD is headquartered in Chicago.

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