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Dear Physician Colleague:
Greetings to you on behalf of the entire staff of Cottage Children's Hospital! And thank you for granting me a few minutes of your time to provide an update regarding the exciting new developments occurring at CCH.
Based on a commitment from our Board of Directors and Administration to provide state-of-the-art care to infants and children in our region, Cottage Children's Hospital has undergone significant changes over the last few years. As you may already know, we are building an entirely new Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, including a comprehensive children's environment placing Acute Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, and the Well Baby Nursery all within close proximity.
Known for our NICU, PICU, and Acute Pediatric Ward, we continue to expand our scope of subspecialty services. Most recently we welcomed Dr. David Slomiany, an accomplished pediatric hematologist-oncologist partnering with Dr. Dan Greenfield to care for our youngest patients with cancer and blood disorders. In addition, in January CCH welcomed a new pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Cristina Candido-Vitto.
It is our goal to provide your patients and their families with the highest quality hospital experience possible, both as inpatients and during visits to our outpatient clinics. Please contact CCH at the number provided below to request referral information, and feel free to ask to speak with me directly if you have any questions or concerns.
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Respectfully,
Curtis B. Pickert, M.D.
Chief of Medical Services
Medical Director, PICU/Acute Pediatrics
Cottage Children's Hospital
Santa Barbara, CA
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CCH Mission
Cottage Children's Hospital is dedicated to its young patients and their families by providing clinically excellent and compassionate health care delivered with integrity. The CCH medical staff prides itself on taking a collaborative, team approach where children receive individualized care in a patient-focused environment.
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Spotlight: General & Thoracic/Minimally-Invasive
Surgeon Dr. Tamir Keshen Hosts American College
of Surgeons Annual Meeting
Tamir Keshen, M.D. and Keith Georgeson, M.D.
Did you know the Cottage Children's Hospital Pediatric General & Thoracic/Minimally-Invasive Surgery program will turn three years old in 2010? Building on a long history of excellence in pediatric surgery at Cottage, the program is led by Dr. Tamir Keshen and strives to provide the most advanced surgical options available today with the support of seasoned pediatric operative and intensive care teams, in addition to providing routine open surgery. We invite you to view a short video of Dr. Keshen repairing a tracheo-esophageal fistula on a young patient. Click here:
 The Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons recently honored Dr. Keshen by asking him to chair the Annual Scientific Meeting of its Pediatric Section. The meeting, which took place on January 23, 2010 at the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, featured noted pediatric surgeons and guest lecturers Keith Georgeson, M.D. of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Michael
Harrison, M.D. of the University of California at San Francisco. The Annual Scientific Meeting reviews cutting-edge advancements in pediatric surgery, intending to provide experts with an update regarding treatment in general and subspecialty surgical
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New Expertise in Pediatric Endocrinology
& Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
The Grotenhuis Pediatric Multispecialty Clinic at Cottage Children's Hospital is pleased to announce the arrival of two new subspecialists, expanding services in pediatric hematology/oncology and pediatric endocrinology.
Dr. David Slomiany, who was most recently an attending physician and lead hematologist at the St. Paul campus of Children's Hospital of Minnesota for the past 12 years, has recently joined Dr. Dan Greenfield to offer pediatric hematology/oncology services at the Grotenhuis Clinic on Oak Park Lane. Dr. Slomiany earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and his graduate degree and medical degree from the University of Minnesota. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis-St. Paul, and completed his pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Children's Hospital National Medical Center at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. His areas of clinical interest include hemostasis disorders, thrombotic disorders, hemoglobinopathies, transfusion medicine, vascular malformations and adolescent cancer. He can be reached for appointments at (805) 569-8394.
The pediatric endocrinology and diabetes clinic at Cottage Children's Hospital expanded recently, with the addition of Dr. Cristina Candido-Vitto. Dr. Candido-Vitto is a pediatric endocrinologist and diabetologist who trained at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Her areas of expertise include the diagnosis and treatment of many endocrinopathies such as diabetes mellitus, growth disorders, early pubertal development, thyroid dysfunction, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal disorders, obesity, insulin resistance, polycystic ovary syndrome and calcium disorders. Apart from her clinical expertise, she has been involved in several research studies and has acquired several grants, most recently for her project on the assessment of glucocorticoid receptor function in critically ill children. Dr. Candido-Vitto's office is in the recently opened Grotenhuis Endocrine Clinic at 427 W. Pueblo, Suite C, Santa Barbara. She can be reached for appointments at (805)-569-7850.
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Kid Power.
Our Work with the Children's Miracle Network
Cottage Children's Hospital has been a proud member of the Children's Miracle Network (CMN) for more than two decades. Children's Miracle Network is an alliance of premier children's hospitals, and the CMN telethon is now the largest television fundraiser of its kind in the world. Every dollar raised locally through the CMN broadcast stays in our area to support vital medical services for children at Cottage Children's Hospital.
Because of the visibility and strong community support generated by the telethon, Cottage Children's Hospital has been able to build an impressive range of pediatric programs and services.
Our commitment to medical excellence and compassionate care is a daily endeavor. But providing life-saving services and state-of-the-art technology is costly. We appreciate the extraordinary commitment from all across the Central Coast and inland regions to help us provide care to every child who needs it.
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Superior Services
Pediatric/Neonatal Transport System
Known as the critical care bed on wheels, the CCH special ambulance transports critically ill newborns, children and high-risk maternity patients.
(805) 569-8297
Pediatric Gastroenterology
The CCH pediatric gastroenterology program is committed to treating
disorders affecting the digestive system or issues arising from nutritional
problems. (805) 569-7876
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology CCH's pediatric hematology/oncology program provides comprehensive care for children with cancer and blood disorders. (805) 569-8394
Other Subspecialty Expertise Our
pediatric medical experts are trained in numerous subspecialty disciplines to provide the most sophisticated level of care to the children and families of our communities. CCH offers specialized diagnostic and treatment programs in:
• Allergy/Immunology
• Anesthesiology
• Cardiology
• Emergency/Trauma
• Endocrinology/Diabetology
• Infectious Disease
• Neurology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatric Sedation
• Radiology
• Rehabilitation
• Surgery
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A Holiday Gift
Andrea knew it was serious when her eight-month-old daughter's temperature soared to 105.4 degrees. With her husband, Manny, in Iraq as a Marine Reservist, Andrea brought their baby Alyssa to the Emergency Room at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Doctors there recognized the graveness of her condition and immediately sent her to the pediatric specialists at Cottage Children's Hospital. Diagnosed with meningitis, which can be fatal if not identified and treated immediately, Alyssa was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Despite the seriousness of Alyssa's condition, the family was comforted by the skilled and dedicated staff at CCH. Alyssa went home on Christmas Day, her first, for a double celebration.
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Cottage Children's Hospital
at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Pueblo at Bath Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
877-CHS-3260
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