Spotlight

New faculty members

Over the past year, our Section has experienced unprecedented growth. We welcomed 13 faculty members since July 2004 and are pleased to spotlight 7 of them here. The rest will be included in the next (November) edition of NeonatalNews.Net, focusing on our expanding community outreach efforts. For more information about these faculty or our Section as a whole, please see our Web site.

Carter

Macharia T. Carter, M.D., recently completed her pediatric residency at University of South Alabama Hospitals, Mobile, Alabama, where she was Adjunct Instructor of Pediatrics and received her medical degree in 2001. Dr. Carter joins us as Instructor of Pediatrics.

Emadi

Homeira Emadi, M.D., received her medical degree from Urmia University Medical School, Urmia, Iran, in 1991 and completed pediatric residencies at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois (2001), and Children’s Hospital of Austin, Texas (2004). Dr. Emadi joins us as Instructor of Pediatrics.

Francis

Deepa M. Francis, M.D., joins us as Instructor of Pediatrics. Her medical degree is from University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, (2001) and she completed pediatric residencies at University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 2003 and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, in 2004.

Gerges

Ann N. Gerges, M.D., received her medical degree in 2002 from the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, and completed her pediatric residency in 2005 at Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Gerges joins us as Instructor of Pediatrics.

Yvette Johnson, M.D., received her medical degree in 1987 from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, where she also completed her pediatric residency in 1990 and neonatal fellowship in 1993. Dr. Johnson joins us as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Shaheed

Keisha M. Shaheed, D.O., joined us as Instructor of Pediatrics. Dr. Shaheed received her degree in osteopathic medicine in 2001 from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas, and completed her pediatric residency in 2004 at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.

Yusuf

Shabana Yusuf, M.D., joins us as Instructor of Pediatrics. Dr. Yusuf received her medical degree in 1996 from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and completed her pediatric residency in 2004 at State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.