General Pediatrics at Levine Children's Hospital is the largest division in the Department of Pediatrics. Our division covers three clinical areas:

• Children's Hospital Inpatient Services (CHIPS)
• Ambulatory Services
• Term Newborn Nurseries

Our clinicians are leaders in improving child health and serving all children in need through clinical services, education and research.

Inpatient Services
The Children's Hospital Inpatient Services (CHIPS) at Levine Children's Hospital is a team of physicians and midlevels who provide dedicated 24/7 care for infants, children, and adolescents while they are in the hospital.

Ambulatory Services
We have several outpatient centers to serve pediatric patients. Faculty physicians see patients and supervise our pediatric residents in the Myers Park Pediatrics Clinic.  Our other outpatient facilities include Teen Health Connection and Pat's Place Child Advocacy Center.

Term Newborn Nursery
Our clinicians manage newborns in the term nursery. The team cares for the normal, healthy, term newborns as well as the stable late preterm (34-36 weeks) newborn.

Staff:

Mary K. Rogers, MD*-Division Director
Amina Ahmed, MD*
Suzette Caudle, MD - Residency Program Director
Cheryl Courtlandt, MD
Kathryn Eaker, MD
A. Casey Engen
Allison Kiehl, MD
Jennifer Klotz, MD
George Manousos, MD
David W. Marseille, MD
Preeti Matkins, MD* -  Child Maltreatment Director
Patricia Morgan-Glenn, MD
Daniel Neuspiel, MD, MPH - Ambulatory Services Director
Laura Noonan, MD
Meredith Pochick, MD
Monica Powell, MD 
Usha Ramkumar, MD
Marsha Rhodes, MD - Term Nursery Director
David Rupar, MD* 
Joseph Sechler, MD
J. Edward Spence, MD* 
MacDara Tynan, MD- Associate Inpatient Director
Kerry Van Voorhis, MD- Inpatient Director

*Pediatric subspecialists providing general pediatric inpatient care

Mary Alexander, PNP
Katrina Bacalis, PA
Nikol Deem, PA-C
Chanda Enand, PA-C
Natalia Hertz, FNP
Linda Jordan, PA
Dawn Mason, PNP
Debbie Weaver, PNP
 

Recent Events: National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)
An education session at the 2009 NICHQ Annual Forum titled "Promoting Patient Safety in the Outpatient Pediatric Setting" was presented by Daniel Neuspiel, MD and Susan Starcher, RN, based on the model of nonpunitive medical error reporting instituted at Myers Park Pediatrics.

Dr. Elizabeth Super presented a storyboard titled "Strengthening Your QI Infrastructure Through Resident QI Curriculum", co-written with Dr. Laura Noonan.

Why Levine Children's Hospital?

• Faculty Pediatric physicians play an integral role in educating medical students and pediatric and family practice residents in the principles of pediatric primary care.
• Faculty Physicians are integrated with the pediatric residency program and the UNC School of Medicine.
• A formal Pediatric Residency Program has been active since 1968.
• The emphasis on and dedication to general pediatrics allows us to recruit the highest caliber residents, many of whom remain in Charlotte after training.
• Services are available for any child in Mecklenburg County and the surrounding 27 county region. Children are transferred to our facility if they require a level of care higher than can be offered in a hospital closer to home.
• Clinical and health services research is conducted in many areas related to pediatric primary care.
• Faculty physicians work in concert with many pediatric sub-specialists to help with the management of complex patients.
• Faculty physicians work closely with primary care physicians to ensure continuum of care after discharge.
• A full complement of ancillary and support services is available for patients and their families including radiology services, lab services, pastoral care and Child Life.
• We follow the philosophy of family-centered care and focus on the family as an integral part of the healthcare team.
• The Inpatient Team works closely with the primary care physicians to ensure continuum of care after discharge.
• State of the art Children's Hospital services with the most expert inpatient care of pediatric patients is provided.
• We believe in a culture of care that is focused on children

 

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