Pediatric Focus - Vol. 1, Issue 2

• Letter from Chairman

• New Director of Pediatric
Cardiology

• Hospital Receives Lounge

• Pediatric Hypertension

• Ewing's Sarcoma Family
of Tumors

• New Physician Profiles

New Director of Pediatric Cardiology Brings Expertise, Strong Vision

Mubadda A. Salim, M.D., an expert in heart rhythm abnormalities, has been named director of pediatric cardiology at the University of Maryland Hospital for Children (UMHC) and has joined the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine as associate professor of pediatrics.

Born and educated in Israel, Dr. Salim received his medical degree from the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem. He later completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the University of Tennessee and Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. He spent six months of his fellowship at the Medical Center of South Carolina in Charleston, pursuing an interest in pediatric electrophysiology.

Dr. Salim comes to Baltimore after 10 years at the University of Tennessee and Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, where he headed the pediatric cardiology department for almost two years.

Pleased to be back in Baltimore, where he spent three years as a pediatric intern and resident at St. Agnes Hospital, Dr. Salim says, "I consider Baltimore my home away from home, and my wife grew up here, so we are pleased to return to this great city."

His research interests, working style and impressive credentials made Dr. Salim the ideal candidate for the directorship position. "Dr. Salim is a strong leader, with excellent interpersonal skills and strong working relationships with pediatricians in private practice. He was just what we were looking for," says Jay Perman, M.D., chief of pediatrics at UMHC and professor and chair of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Salim is expected to share his expertise in the area of electrophysiology, his sub-specialty. "He brings to this department great knowledge on heart rhythm disorders and is very interested in syncope [fainting spells that occur in children and teenagers]," adds Dr. Perman.

Over the next two years, the pediatric cardiology division at UMHC is expected to expand with the addition of several new doctors and a basic research scientist. Dr. Salim is expected to play a large role in this expansion. "Dr. Salim will be a key leader in developing the pediatric cardiology division," says Dr. Perman.

Aside from his broad experience and impressive credentials, Dr. Salim brings with him a strong vision for the future: "Our goal is to create a division that is recognized nationally for its excellent patient care and advances in research. We want to provide the most cutting-edge treatments, including invasive and noninvasive procedures, for all pediatric patients, from those in utero to young adults," he says.

For more information about UMHC or to make an appointment, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at:
1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).

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