A Bahamian doctor has been named medical director and chairman of pediatrics at Shaw Family Pediatric Emergency Center at Suburban Hospital in Maryland, which is part of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Dr. Dominique Foulkes-Johnson, daughter of former Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes, attended Xavier's College and St. Augustine's in The Bahamas before receiving her bachelor's degree from Morgan State University. She went on to medical school and residency at Johns Hopkins University.

"I want to increase the awareness of our presence here, because we have a lot to offer. The pediatricians at the Shaw Family Pediatric Emergency Center are all very experienced, and they're all board-certified. Our nurses and techs are amazing and very experienced as well. We have so much to offer the children of the community," she said in an interview posted on the hospital's website.

"I also want to do more community outreach, especially in the area of mental illness and behavioral health. We have been seeing a dramatic increase in adolescents with mental health issues and crises coming into the ER.

"While we can care for them effectively once they are here, it's a pretty traumatic experience for both the kids and their families. I would like to partner with community pediatricians to see what we can do to prevent that from happening."
The Shaw Family Pediatric Emergency Center offers a full range of ancillary care, including radiology and laboratory services, as well as support for children undergoing outpatient procedures.

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