Dr. Mitchell Austin Joins Nemours Division of Otolaryngology
Orlando, Florida
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 @ 04:08 PM EDT
by: Jarrod Cady
(407) 427-0827
Orlando, FL - Nemours Children's Clinic, a division of one of the nation's largest children's health systems, announced that Mitchell Byrne Austin, MD has joined the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology and began seeing patients on June 15, 2007.
The otolayrngology division specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, head, neck, airway, and sinus disorders in infants, children and adolescents. Dr. Austin will be joing Dr. David Moser at the Orlando Children's Clinic to provide this specialized care for children in the metropolitan area.
Dr. Austin comes to Nemours from his current position with the Medical College of Georgia where he has worked since 2000 as director of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology and associate professor. He received his subspecialty training in pediatric otolaryngology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, and the American Rhinological Society, among others.
"We are excited to have Dr. Austin join the Nemours Pediatric Otolaryngology Division," states Judy Wall, M.D., Medical Director of Nemours Children's Clinic Orlando. "With 20 years of medical experience, we are confident that his knowledge and skills will play a critical role in serving the otolayrngology of children living in Central Florida.
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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.
