First Physician of the Year
Nemours Enterprise
Tuesday, January 10, 2006 @ 12:00 AM EST
Chatchawin Assanasen, MD, pediatric oncologist at Nemours Children’s Clinic was selected as the 2005 Physician of the Year for the Pensacola location by his colleagues and staff members. Dr. Assanasen is the Director of Inpatient Services for the Nemours Hematology/Oncology Division, serves on the Northwest Florida Make A Wish Board of Directors and serves as the Medical Director for Gulf Coast Wings of Hope (an organization designed to assist the families of children with blood and cancer diseases by giving emotional support, education and acting as advocates for improved care for the patients). Earlier in 2005, Dr. Assanasen also received the Golden Apple Award from the University of Florida pediatric residents for being their best teacher and who contributed the most to their education during their residency training.
Dr. Assanasen recently spent the weekend as the acting physician for the western-themed camp for children with cancer and their siblings called "Kids and Sibs" held at the Sacred Heart Miracle Camp. "Dr. Assanassen provided incredible support, and commitment to the development and implementation of this camp from attending planning meetings, to actually participating as an overnight counselor during the camp! The kids loved having the opportunity to just have fun with their doctors and nurses! Chatch is active involvement in this camp helped ensure its success!" said Bambi Provost, Director, Miracle Camp.
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About Nemours
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.
Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.
Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.
