Message from the CMO

Steve Narang, MD, is the chief medical officer at Cardon Children's Medical Center. He publishes regular bulletins about quality initiatives and other ongoing projects.

LICENSURE:   Arizona Medical Board #44904, Expiration 7/16/2011

BOARD CERTIFICATION:  American Board of Pediatrics, 2007, Expiration 2014

EDUCATION:

Northwestern University Medical School
1993-1997: Doctor of Medicine
Chicago, Ill

Johns Hopkins Hospital
1997-2000, Pediatrics Residency
Baltimore, MD    

Harvard University
2008-2010, Masters in Health Care Management                                    
   
EXPERIENCE:

Chief Medical Officer, (6/11-)
Cardon Children’s Medical Center
Banner Health
Mesa, Ariz.

Medical Director, Quality and Safety (5/08- 5/11 )
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Children’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La

Medical Director, Graduate Medical Education (6/09- 5/11)
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Children’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La

Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department, (5/08- 5/10)
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Children’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La

Medical Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Department, (9/05-5/08)
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Pediatric Hospitalists of La
Children’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La

Pediatric Hospitalist/Pediatric Sedation Physician, (9/05- )
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Pediatric Hospitalists of La
Children’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La

Pediatric Emergency Physician (7/00- )
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Children’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospitalist, (July 2001-September 2005)
 LSU Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS:

Presented: “From Hospitalist to Medical Director of Quality,” Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, July 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

Presented:  “Error Conundrums in Pediatric Hospital Medicine,” Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, July, 2010 Minneapolis, MN

Presented:  “Quality Improvement Workshop for Hospitalists,” Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, July, 2010 Minneapolis, MN

Presented: “Value in Pediatrics: A Collaborative Approve to Quality Improvement,” Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, July, 2010 Minneapolis, MN

Presented: “Quality Improvement Through  Collaboratives “  National Association of Child Healthcare and  Related Institutions (NACHRI) Conference, March, 2010, San Diego, CA

Presented, “Value in Pediatrics: Benchmarking Bronchiolitis:” Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, July, 2009, Tampa, Fl.

Presented, “Utilizing Standardized Process to Improve Outcomes: A Pediatric Hospitalist Approach” Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference, July, 2009, Tampa, FL

Presented “Quality Improvement in Community Hospitals” National Institute of Child Health and Quality, March, 2009, Dallas, TX

Presented, “Quality Improvement for Inpatient Pediatrics: A National Strategy” Pediatric Hospital Medicine Leadership Roundtable, February, 2009, Chicago, IL

Presented: “Crossing the Quality Chasm in Inpatient Pediatrics.”  American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition, October, 2008, Boston, Ma

Presented: “Clinical Pathways, Order Sets, and Performance Measures: Improving Quality in Pediatrics,” at Society of Hospital Medicine National Conference, April, 2008, San Diego, CA

Presented:  PREP The Course, American Academy of Pediatrics  in the Emergency Medicine/Critical Care section in Salt Lake City, UT and Minneapolis,  MN (September, 2003); and Tampa, Florida—(September, 2006.)

 BIBLIOGRAPHY:  

Narang, Quality Improvement: Tools for the Pediatric Hospitalists, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Manual, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011 (publication pending)

Narang, PCP’s and Pediatric Hospitalists: Connecting Silos to Improve the Value of Health Care Delivery, Soapmnews, August, 2010, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of  Practice Management.

Narang, Utilizing Standardized Process to Improve the Value of Inpatient Pediatric Care.  Hospitalist Pediatrics, November, 2008

Narang, Oral Steroids for Bronchiolitis.  Pediatric Infectious Forum, July, 2005

Nelson, Narang.  Post-Traumatic Papilledema in a 4 year old female.  Pediatric Emergency Care. July,  2004

Narang, Ey.  The Emerging Role of Pediatric Hospitalists.  Clinical Pediatrics.  May, 2003.

Narang.  Should All Negative Strep Screens Be Cultured?  Pediatric Infectious Forum.  September, 2003.

Knoebel, Narang, Ey.  Fever: To Treat or Not to Treat.  Clinical Pediatrics. 2002:   
41: 9-16

 Narang, English, Knoebel, Ey.  A 7 year old with Tachycardia and Widened Pulse
 Pressure. Clinical Pediatrics. 2002: 42.                                  
                        

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

Chair, National Quality and Safety Workgroup, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics (February, 2009--)

Executive Committee Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of Hospital Medicine (November, 2009--)

Member,  Editorial Board,  Baton Rouge Health Care Journal (July 2010--)

Member, Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum, Quality Improvement Committee (Aug, 2009--)

Member, Louisiana American Academy of Pediatric Executive Board (August 2009-)

Founder and Medical Director, American Academy of Pediatrics- Value in Pediatrics National Quality Improvement Collaborative Network July 2009