1.0Newsroomhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroomChuck Brownhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/author/f4b9ec30ad9f68f89b29639786cb62ef/Texas physician named chairman of pediatricsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3rvxaUlrDY"><a href="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2008/01/11/texas-physician-named-chairman-of-pediatrics/">Texas physician named chairman of pediatrics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2008/01/11/texas-physician-named-chairman-of-pediatrics/embed/#?secret=3rvxaUlrDY" width="600" height="338" title="“Texas physician named chairman of pediatrics” — Newsroom" data-secret="3rvxaUlrDY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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A Texas neonatologist, John Sparks, M.D., has been named chairman of the UNMC Department of Pediatrics. The appointment, which was effective Jan. 1, was announced today by John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine.https://app1.unmc.edu/PublicAffairs/TodaySite/Images/SiteImages/Sparks108.jpg