Valley Children’s specialists head to Armenia for healthcare partnership exchange
By Liam Cavaletto, KMPH
Multiple pediatric specialists from Valley Children’s Hospital are traveling to Armenia as part of an ongoing formal partnership with Wigmore Women’s & Children’s Hospital in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.
The partnership began in 2023.
The group includes six physicians including medical directors and a registered nurse.
During their visit, the specialists from Valley Children’s will work together with Wigmore’s medical team and staff to exchange experience and knowledge of specialized pediatric healthcare.
In addition, members of Valley Children’s Neuroscience team will participate in a neurosciences conference aimed at sharing some of the latest information and techniques in the field with pediatric neurologists, neonatologists and pediatricians in the Yerevan region.
“This exchange represents an important next step in the commitment we made with Wigmore Women’s & Children’s Hospital to support transformative change in the healthcare landscape of Armenia,” said Valley Children’s President & CEO Todd Suntrapak.
“As a Top Children’s Hospital in the U.S., we believe we have an important role to play in helping to elevate children’s healthcare around the world. This collaborative exchange of ideas will uplift lives, and we look forward to many years of partnership to come” said Suntrapak.
The Group representing Valley Children’s Hospital is listed below.
- Dr. Patricia Clerkin, medical director, Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Dr. Karen Dahl, vice president, Medical Affairs and Physician Health and Development
- Dr. Steven Ehhreich, pediatric neurologist
- Dr. Stephanie Jones, pediatric surgeon
- Amy Mauk-Fisher, RN, critical care charge nurse
- Dr. Julianna Sahoria, pediatric emergency medicine physician
- Cesar Santos, medical director, Neuroscience
