Referral Directory

Physician Contact:

Bryan A. Dickson, M.D.

Hospital Contact:

Loretta Oshel, RN

Key Contact:

Emily Anguiano, RN, DE
Kamesha Burrell, MA, RD, LD, CDE
Angie Burris, RN, DE
Marilyn Cox, MSN, RN, CDE
Bryan A. Dickson, M.D.
Samantha Goldstein, RD, LD
Russell Graham, RN, DE
Kim Jernigan, RN, DE
Diane Klein, LMSW
Vandana Kumar, RD, LD, CDE
Karen Linder, RN, CDE
Marsha MacKenzie, RD, CDE
Loretta Oshel, RN
Jim Penn, RN, DE
Preethy Varghese, RN, DE
Jamie Wacasey, RN, CDE
Gloria Young, RN, CDE

Phone numbers:

214-456-5959
Fax 214-456-5963

Procedures performed or problems diagnosed and treated:

The diabetes education program includes the following classes:

• Continuum of care
• Survival Skills - Available seven days a week, focusing on essential diabetes management skills for children and their parents
• Diabetes 101 - Intensive diabetes management class for newly diagnosed children and their families
• Jump Start - Diabetes management class for patients new to our practice, but not newly diagnosed
• Kid Fit - Diabetes management class for patients with Type 2 diabetes
• Insulin pump management
• Intensive insulin management
• Classes in Spanish available
• Parent support group

Information for referral sources:

Please provide the following when calling to schedule a patient for a diagnostic evaluation:

• Patient name and date of birth
• Probable diagnosis
• Insurance/referral information
• Physician clinical findings or symptoms which caused the patient to visit physician

Why Children's Medical Center?

• Children's Medical Center has ten diabetes educators on staff (eight are certified diabetes educators) who are specially trained to work with pediatric patients.
  
• The largest endocrinology center in North Texas is located at Children's.
  
• Our employees and the medical staff use a team approach to diabetes management, drawing on the expertise of the multidisciplinary staff at Children's and UT Southwestern.
  
• The Children's Diabetes Education Program has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association for its high-quality diabetes self-management program by receiving the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate.
  
• The only pediatric diabetes program in the nation to receive disease-specific certification by The Joint Commission.

Related Listings:

Clinical Nutrition
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Social Work

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