Nemours Announces New Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology

Pensacola, Florida
Friday, June 22, 2007 @ 01:26 PM EDT
by: Cortney Owens
(850) 505-4739
cowens@nemours.org

Mark Kummer, MD, was recently announced as the new Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology for Nemours Children's Clinic of Pensacola, FL. Dr. Kummer practices with Drs. Helen Hsiang and Michele Zerah to treat the children in Northwest Florida and surrounding areas who have diabetes and other endocrine disorders.

Dr. Kummer received his medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and his masters degree in theological studies from the University of Dallas in Dallas, Texas. He completed his residency training at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, New Hampshire as well as a combined fellowship in pediatric endocrinology and nutrition at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He is board certified in pediatric endocrinology and nutrition. Before joining Nemours, Dr. Kummer served as a volunteer physician in Peten Guatemala with Mission Doctors Association and Catholic Medical Mission Board.

"Dr. Kummer brings a wealth of personal experience to our clinic having served as chief of the Division of Endocrinology in Portland, Oregon as well as his experience in the medical mission field in Guatemala. We are looking forward to his leadership and care/advocacy for children with endocrine problems in Northwest Florida," says William Blanchard, MD, Medical Director of Nemours Pensacola.

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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.