New appointments
Children's welcomes new staff

Dentistry
Children's is pleased to introduce a new Chief of Dentistry and Dentist-in-Chief, Man Wai Ng, DDS, MPH, who was previously Chief of Dentistry at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. As of July 1, she will be replacing Stephen Shusterman, DMD, who steps down after more than 30 years of providing outstanding leadership and commitment to this program.

Dr. Ng is a nationally recognized leader in pediatric dentistry education and pediatric dental public health related issues. She was recently appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. To schedule and appointment with Dr. Ng, please call (617) 355-6571.

The Department of Dentistry is also pleased to welcome Nadeem Karimbux, DMD, MMS. Dr. Karimbux is currently the director of the Predoctoral Curriculum at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and chair of the Examination and Promotion Committee, director of Faculty Development and the director of Information Systems at HSDM. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Karimbux, please call (617) 355-6571.

Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)
The Pediatric Advanced Care Team welcomes Tamara Vesel, MD, as a full-time physician. Dr. Vesel worked most recently as a pediatric critical care physician at New England Medical Center, where she was recognized for her outstanding clinical care, compassion and excellence in teaching.

To reach the PACT, call (617) 632-5042.

Department of Otolaryngology and Communications Disorders

Children's welcomes Mark Volk, MD DMD, from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Prior to that he was the chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at The Floating Hospital for Children in Boston. He will practice at the main campus and at Children's Hospital at Lexington. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Volk in Boston, please call (617) 355-6462. To schedule an appointment in Lexington, call (781) 672-2100.

 

Department of Cardiac Surgery

The Department of Cardiac Surgery is proud to introduce Frank Pigula, MD, who joins us as a senior associate in Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Pigula was a Senior Fellow in Cardiovascular Surgery at Children's from 1997 to 1998. He then went on to become the chief of Pediatric Cardiothorasic Surgery at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. In the laboratory, Dr. Pigula developed a technique for regional cerebral perfusion in an effort to avoid circulatory arrest particularly in neonates with aortic arch hypoplasia. He successfully took these techniques to the clinical arena where this method of cerebral perfusion has now become widely accepted and is utilized by many major pediatric cardiac centers in North America.

Dr. Pigula's research efforts now focus on developing techniques for fetal cardiac surgery, which complements the fetal intervention program currently organized by James Lock, MD and Audrey Marshall, MD in the Department of Cardiology. Dr. Pigula can be reached at (617) 355-1914.