Children's Board Member and community physician Michael Lenoir, MD, is profiled in Oakland magazine's annual East Bay Medical Guide.
More than 75% of the pediatric subspecialists on the "2010 East Bay Best Doctors List" work at Children's.
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"Obesity Epidemic Hits the Diaper Set"
(Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA © 1/19/2011)
Pediatrician and weight management expert Lydia Tinajero-Deck, MD, is featured in this article about an increase in obesity in infants. Dr. Tinajero-Deck says that it's important for pregnant mothers to maintain a healthy weight, and advises breast-feeding for the first six months.
"Oakley Teen Continues to Beat Medical Odds"
(Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA © 1/4/2011)
Neurologist Daniel Birnbaum, MD, is featured in this article about tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder that causes growth of benign tumors on the brain, skin, and vital organs.
"Violence in Oakland: A Crisis of Grief?"
(KQED-FM, San Francisco, CA © 12/16/2010)
Art therapist Sue Ann Martin, MFT, who works with teens at Children's YouthUprising Health Center at Castlemont High School, is featured in the California Report's Health Dialogues special on Mental Health.
"Shrek, Friends Get the Spirit"
(Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA © 12/10/2010)
Shrek The Musical cast members delivered a live performance at Children's for patients and staff. Check out our Facebook page for additional photos.
"Primary Care Work Force: Grants Target Perennial Plea for More Residencies"
(American Medical News, Chicago, IL © 12/6/2010)
James Wright, MD, Director of Children's Pediatric Residency Program, is featured in this article about the Affordable Care Act - Primary Care Residency Expansion (ACA-PCRE) program grants awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in order to expand the country’s primary care workforce. Children's received a grant totaling $3.84 million to fund up to 20 new pediatric residents over a 5-year period.
"Whooping Cough on the Rise"
(Oakland magazine, Oakland, CA © December 2010)
Children's Ann Petru, MD, of Infectious Diseases, stresses the importance of vaccinations in this article about the 2010 pertussis ("whooping cough") epidemic in California.
"Best Doctors of the East Bay"
(Oakland magazine, Oakland, CA © December 2010)
Check out Oakland magazine's annual "East Bay Best Doctors" list, featuring 45 Children's doctors.
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