Rose M. Cummings, D.O.

Aug. 21, 2008 – PHILADELPHIA – Rose M. Cummings, D.O., has been named Pediatric Cardiologist at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.  Previously, Dr. Cummings was an assistant professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and a pediatric cardiologist at Sibley Heart Center Cardiology in Atlanta.

After receiving her medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Cummings completed her postgraduate training at Children’s Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Emory University.

Dr. Cummings then received her Board Certification from the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Cummings was medical director of Camp Braveheart, an annual camp for children and teens with congenital and acquired heart defects organized by Children’s Healthcare.  In addition, she volunteered for multiple medical mission trips to Latin America to care for children with heart disease.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is a 171-bed pediatric hospital dedicated to the physical and emotional well-being of children located in Philadelphia.  A leader in pediatric care since 1875, St. Christopher’s nationally recognized programs provide exceptional care to children from throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and around the world.  Through academic affiliations with Drexel University College of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine, the hospital’s 270 leading pediatric specialists offer clinical expertise in a wide range of advanced pediatric specialties. 

St. Christopher’s has a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and its Burn Center is the only dedicated pediatric burn center in the Philadelphia area.  In addition, its Sleep program is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.  St. Christopher’s Cystic Fibrosis Center is accredited as a Care Center by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the hospital has one of only ten sickle cell programs in the country that has earned the designation as a Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center by the National Institutes of Health.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is part of the Tenet Health System.  To learn more about St. Christopher’s, visit www.stchristophershospital.com.

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