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Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has announced Joseph D. King, M.D., as Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology. Dr. King brings years of expertise and dedication to advancing patient care at Le Bonheur. Dr. King joins Le Bonheur from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he served as Vice Chair and Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia since 2018.

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health. Dr. Bearden will be an associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The newly created position at Le Bonheur will help support families by incorporating psychology and behavioral health into the care of the patient and family.

For more than 25 years, Dr. Gerhold has worked with children and adolescents with pediatric rheumatic conditions in outpatient and inpatient facilities. Before moving to Mississippi, Dr. Gerhold spent more than 20 years at inpatient and outpatient settings in academic centers in Germany and Canada.

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