Jeffrey Loeb, M.D., Joins the Nemours Pulmonary Division

Orlando, Florida
Monday, April 14, 2008 @ 05:20 PM EDT

Orlando, FL - Nemours Children’s Clinic in Orlando, a division of one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems, today announces that Jeffrey Scott Loeb, M.D., has joined the Division of Pulmonary Medicine in Central Florida.

The Pulmonology Division provides consultation, diagnosis, and continuing care and therapy for infants, children and adolescents with a variety of acute and chronic lung diseases. As a pediatric pulmonologist, Dr. Loeb will treat children with respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis, apnea and asthma among others.

“The addition of Dr. Loeb to our Pulmonology Division demonstrates our continued dedication to providing quality specialty care to children in Central Florida,” stated Judy Wall, M.D., medical director of Nemours Children’s Clinic in Orlando. “His knowledge as well as his interest in research will prove to be a tremendous asset to Nemours, and more importantly the growing community we serve now, and in the future.”

Dr. Loeb comes to Nemours from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center where he recently completed his pediatric pulmonary medicine fellowship. He earned his medical doctorate from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, FL and for the past four years, has also served as staff physician at the Ohio Tuberculosis Clinic. Dr. Loeb is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.

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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.