Nexus
Health
Systems
recently
welcomed
Robert
Yetman,
MD,
as
its
new
medical
director
for
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital,
which
provides
comprehensive,
interdisciplinary
care
for
children
with
birth
and
developmental
disorders,
catastrophic
illness
or
traumatic
injury.
Dr.
Yetman
currently
teaches
at
The
University
of
Texas-Houston
Medical
School
as a
professor
of
pediatrics.
He
also
serves
as
the
director
of
the
division
of
community
and
general
pediatrics
and
medical
director
of
the
Well-Baby
Nursery
at
Hermann
Hospital.
Additionally,
Dr.
Yetman
is
medical
director
for
The
University
of
Texas’
Pediatric
Clinic
“The
Kid’s
Place”.
“Dr.
Yetman
is a
highly
skilled
pediatric
expert
and
is
accomplished
in
academic
circles,”
said
John
W.
Cassidy,
MD,
president
and
CEO
of
Houston-based
Nexus
Health
Systems.
“He
brings
a
wealth
of
knowledge
and
talent
in
management
and
medical
practices
that
will
help
us
best
serve
the
special
children
and
families
that
rely
on
HealthBridge
for
personalized
treatment
and
care.”
As
medical
director,
Dr.
Yetman
will
direct
and
coordinate
medical
care
of
pediatric
patients
at
HealthBridge,
develop
appropriate
policies
and
procedures
for
patient
care,
provide
training
and
counsel
to
clinical
staff,
and
represent
HealthBridge
in
the
community.
Dr.
Yetman,
who
lives
in
southwest
Houston,
is an
attending
physician
at
Children’s
Memorial
Hermann
Hospital
and
LBJ
General
Hospital,
both
in
Houston.
Dr.
Yetman
is a
fellow
with
the
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
and
is a
member
of
several
organizations
including
the
Texas
Pediatric
Society,
the
Southern
Society
for
Pediatric
Research,
among
others.
He
has
received
various
honors
and
awards,
has
served
on
numerous
hospital
and
professional
committees,
and
has
published
dozens
of
scholarly
articles.
Having
received
both
his
Doctor
of
Medicine
and
his
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
from
Louisiana
State
University
in
Shreveport,
Dr.
Yetman
was a
resident
in
pediatrics
at
The
University
of
Texas-Houston
Medical
School.
He is
board
certified
by
the
American
Board
of
Pediatrics.
