Mehta Announced as Chair of Pediatric Medicine

Pensacola, Florida
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 @ 06:43 PM EDT

Pensacola, FL - William Blanchard, MD, Medical Director of Nemours Pensacola, recently announced the appointment of Mary Mehta, MD, to the position of Chair of the Department of Pediatric Medicine. Dr. Mehta has been with Nemours as a pediatric cardiologist for over four years and specializes in fetal echocardiography and congenital heart disease in children and adolescents. She has a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch and completed her pediatric residency training at the Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. She later completed her pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Miami. She is board certified in pediatric cardiology and has held positions such as the Chief of Pediatrics at Chris Evert Children’s Hospital/Broward General Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Miami School of Medicine; and Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiology Services at the North Broward Hospital District.

"We at Nemours Children's Clinic Pensacola are so fortunate to have Dr. Mehta here on our staff. She is an excellent physician, a proven leader, and a tireless patient advocate and community activist. During her relatively short tenure here, she has contributed significantly to the Pensacola community working collaboratively with Sacred Heart Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, the Escambia County Medical Society and Leadership Pensacola. I look forward to her continued leadership in our clinic and city," stated Dr. Blanchard.

Dr. Mehta, alongside her colleagues Dr. William Blanchard, Dr. Joseph Davenport and Dr. Theresa Roca, will continue to treat the children in Northwest Florida and surrounding areas who have heart disorders.

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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 approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital 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 4,200 individuals, including 400 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2006. 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.