Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian, M.D. to Join Nemours Division of Hematology/Oncology

Orlando, Florida
Friday, August 10, 2007 @ 12:00 AM EDT
by: Jarrod Cady
jcady@nemours.org

Nemours Children's Clinic Orlando, a division of one of the nation's largest children's health systems, today announced that Ramamoorthy Nagasubramanian, M.D. is joining the Hematology/Oncology Division in Central Florida on August 15.

The Hematology/Oncology Division provides services to infants, children and adolescents with blood related illnesses and cancer. As a hematology/oncology physician, Dr. Nagasubramanian will help children with pediatric hemophilia, anemia, and childhood cancers, among others. He will be joining Judy Wall, M.D., medical director of Nemours Children's Clinic Orlando, and Paul Gordon, M.D., to provide this specialized care for children in the metropolitan area.

Dr. Nagasubramanian most recently served as a member of the pediatric hematology/oncology faculty at the University of Chicago. He earned his medical degree from the Kilpauk Medical College in Madras, India and received his pediatric hematology/oncology training from the University of Chicago. In addition, he has specialized postdoctoral training in Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics. Dr. Nagasubramanian is also boarded in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

"The addition of Dr. Nagasubramanian to our Hematology/Oncology Division exemplifies our dedication to providing highly specialized care at Nemours, now and in the future," states Judy Wall, M.D., medical director of Nemours Children's Clinic Orlando. "His depth of knowledge and compassion for the needs of children will prove to be an essential asset to the Nemours Hematology/Oncology Division and the Central Florida community."

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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.