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  5. ACH and UAMS Amplify National Presence at PAS

ACH and UAMS Amplify National Presence at PAS

More than 40 total faculty, administrators and fellows attended the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting on behalf of ACH and the Department of Pediatrics. The conference was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington D.C. from Thursday, April 27 – Monday, May 1.

The hospital and the Department were well-represented with 30 team members presenting a total of over 40 oral abstracts, poster presentations, workshops and more.

Abdallah Dalabih, M.D., Heather Winston and Meghan Baser circulate at the vendor showcase during PAS 2023

In attendance:

  • Abdallah Dalabih
  • Akilah Jefferson
  • Alexa Escapita
  • Amit Agarwal
  • Ashton Walters
  • Chris Smith
  • Cindy Nguyen
  • Claire Foster
  • Colette Tilly
  • Courtney Cox
  • David Matlock
  • Eddie Ochoa
  • Elijah Bolin
  • Heather Winston
  • Jennifer Andrews
  • Jenny Rumpel
  • Jessica Jakubowicz
  • Jill Fussell
  • Joana Mack-Mentor
  • Kristyn Jeffries Melchoirs
  • M. Connor Garbe
  • M. Turner
  • Manoj Biniwale
  • Martin Blakely
  • Megha Sharma
  • Meghan Baser
  • Misty Virmani
  • Nahed ElHasan
  • Namarta Kapil
  • Nicholas Rowley
  • Oriaku Kas-Osoka
  • Paul Darden
  • Preston Pugh
  • Rebecca Perin
  • Rick Barr
  • S. Perazzo
  • Sarah Sobik
  • Saritha Ranabothu
  • Sherry Courtney
  • Sowmya Patil
  • Tara Johnson-Mentor
  • Wen Xu

The team is already preparing to go international at the 2024 PAS meeting next year in Toronto!

Cindy Nguyen, M.D. presents a poster at PAS 2023

Posted by mtaggard on May 5, 2023

Filed Under: Department News Tagged With: Conference, Meeting, PAS, PAS-2023, Presentation

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