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From left, Sohel Soudagar, M.D.; Sarah Khan, M.D.; Haidee Custodio, M.D.; Tania Raygoza, M.D.; and Iboro Udoete, M.D. |
Several pediatrics residents from USA Health attended the meeting through support from Gul Dadlani, M.D., professor and chair of pediatrics.
“We want to support residents' participation in the chapter meetings to enhance their awareness of the accomplishments and challenges Alabama pediatricians are addressing together,” Custodio said. “We hope this experience will prepare them to continue this important work in the future.”
During the AAP meeting, Tyler McDonald, M.D., a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at USA Health and an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, gave a presentation on pediatric spine conditions including the challenges in diagnosis and management.
Melody Petty, M.D., a pediatric hospitalist at USA Health and an associate professor of pediatrics, also attended the meeting. Petty was instrumental in obtaining a grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence for a talk on youth tobacco use.
Custodio joined USA Health in 2011 and previously served as associate director of the USA Health pediatrics residency program. She completed medical school in the Philippines before moving to New York to complete a pediatric residency at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. She completed a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Florida/Wolfson Children's Hospital/Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
Custodio, certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, also serves on the board of the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics as a member of the AAP national committee on Continuing Medical Education.
