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Director of Pediatric Pulmonology at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is Medical Director of ALANJ Camp Superkids
“By combining a regular camping experience with asthma education classes, campers learn to see themselves as "regular kids" who just happen to have asthma,” says Dr. Mikkilineni. Camp Superkids, scheduled for August 11-15, 2008 at Fairview Lake YMCA Camp in Newton (Sussex County), N.J., is a stepping-stone to breathing easier by helping children to develop self-confidence, self-esteem and a sense of responsibility in managing and controlling their asthma. The camp is co-sponsored by Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and bus transportation is available from some locations. The camp is staffed with medical professionals, including physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists, who provide comprehensive care 24-hours a day. There are regularly scheduled medication rounds and special attention is given to each child's emotional and physical needs. Dr. Mikkilineni, an attending Pulmonologist/Intensivist, received her medical degree from the University of Delhi in India. She completed her residency training at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and Lady Hardinge Medical College Hospital in India. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and an active participant in the American Thoracic Society, the New Jersey Thoracic Society, the American Lung Association, the New Jersey Pediatric Asthma Coalitionand the Asthma Committee of the Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Central Jersey. She has co-authored articles that have appeared in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and Pulmonology journal as well as written chapters for two books, Dysphagia and the Child with Developmental Disabilities and Rehabilitation of the Patient with Respiratory Disease. For more information about Camp Superkids, all the Camp Director at 908-687-9340 or call 1-800-LUNG-USA (586-4872) to request an application packet. About Children's Hospital Children's Hospital is the state's premier hospital caring for children, with specialized services to treat ill and injured children from newborn to adolescent years as well as preventive programs that promote wellness in the community. Children's Hospital of New Jersey is an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, the largest integrated health care delivery system in the state. As a hospital devoted only to children, Children's Hospital of New Jersey recognizes that the special needs of children and their families extend far beyond clinical interventions. The facility provides an atmosphere of caring and warmth that complements the extraordinary medical care that is delivered by medical and surgical specialists who are all dedicated exclusively to children's health. The hospital's comprehensive inpatient and outpatient pediatric services include a licensed cardiac surgery program, state-designated regional perinatal center, pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric emergency department, Neonatal Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)/Apnea Center, Valerie Fund Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, neonatal ICU with New Jersey's only ECMO unit, HIV/AIDS treatment for children as well as a sexual and child abuse program. For a referral to a pediatrician or pediatric specialist, please call 1-888-SBHS-123. DATE: April 1, 2008 CONTACT: Beth Salamon, Public Relations (973) 322-4926 |
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Newark, NJ -- Sushmita Mikkilineni, M.D., FAAP, Director of Pediatric Pulmonology at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, will be the Medical Director of The American Lung Association of New Jersey's (ALANJ) Camp Superkids for the second summer. Camp Superkids provides a one-week camping experience for New Jersey children with asthma, ages eight to twelve years of age. 
