FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2009

St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital Welcomes New Doctors

St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital recently welcomed four new physicians. Drs. Alicia Lynn and Diliane Charles Pelikan joined as pediatric emergency physicians and Drs. Maren Bear and Janelle Maya Spaulding as pediatric hospitalists.

Alicia Lynn, M.D., completed her medical degree at University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, her pediatric residency at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennesee – Memphis and her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. Lynn also recently completed her Masters in Public Health at St. Louis University. She most recently was an assistant professor of pediatrics at SLU.

Diliane Charles Pelikan, M.D., FAAP, came to St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital from Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center and St. Louis University. Pelikan completed her medical degree at University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine and her pediatric residency and fellowship at St. Louis University School of Medicine, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center.

Maren Bear, M.D., FAAP, completed her medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine and her residency at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. She also received her Masters of Public Health from University of Iowa.

Janelle Maya Spaulding, M.D., completed her medical degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., and completed her internship and residency at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center.

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