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Bagga receives Pediatric Educator Award from SSPR
Bindiya Bagga, MD, pediatric residency director, and pediatric infectious disease specialist, received the Pediatric Educator Award from the Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR). This award is given annually to a member of SSPR who is an outstanding educator in pediatric medicine, contributes to the development and administration of pediatric curricula and is recognized as a role model in pediatric education.
Towbin honored at AHA's Mid-South Heart Ball
Le Bonheur Executive Co-director of the Heart Institute and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology Jeffrey A. Towbin, MD, MS, was honored as a Heart Hero at the American Heart Association's Mid-South Heart Ball. Heart Heroes are considered for their contributions to battling or treating heart disease. Towbin was recognized for his outstanding commitments to the field of pediatric cardiology.
Le Bonheur experts named to the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Black Doctors
Le Bonheur's Castle Connolly Top Black Doctors for 2024 are Genetics Division Chief Chester Brown, MD, PhD, Pediatric Hospitalist Desiree Burroughs-Ray, MD, Medical Chief of Community Health and Regional Services Cynthia Cross, MD, and Child Neurologist and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Specialist Tanjala Gipson, MD. The curated list of Top Black Doctors aims to find physicians with shared backgrounds and experiences, as well as the expertise to address their individual needs.
Le Bonheur welcomes new providers
Arif Hussain, MD, joined Le Bonheur as a pediatric cardiologist. He completed his residencies in Pediatrics at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan and State University of New York at Buffalo Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. Hussain completed fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology at Washington University at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and State University of New York at Buffalo Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.
Khem Raj Uprety, MD, joined Le Bonheur as a pediatric radiologist. He completed his residency in Radio-diagnosis and Imaging at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal. Uprety completed fellowships in Pediatric Radiology at Vanderbilt University, George Washington University and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Register now for the Pediatric Imaging Conference: Update and Review in Pediatric Imaging
Join Le Bonheur’s pediatric radiology experts at the 8th annual Pediatric Imaging Conference on March 22, in person or virtually at Le Bonheur Children’s. This program is designed to provide up-to-date information on pediatric imaging, while reviewing basic and advanced imaging core principles. A faculty both clinically and academically oriented will address state-of-the-art practices and trends in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of the pediatric patient. To learn more and register, visit the conference page.