WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Paul Sagerman, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Brenner Children’s Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, has been appointed to serve on the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD).
The NCCDD is a 34-member, governor-appointed council. Approximately 60 percent of its members are people with developmental disabilities or family members of people with disabilities. The council's mission is to speak up for the concerns of, and advise on the directions and policies that apply to, individuals with developmental disabilities.
“Paul’s dedication and focus has made him a powerful advocate for people with developmental disabilities,” said Jon S. Abramson, M.D., chair of pediatrics at Brenner Children’s Hospital. “We are proud to have someone with Paul’s compassion and spirit working with this council.”
Sagerman joined Brenner Children’s Hospital in 2002. He received his medical degree from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and completed his residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital, in Arizona. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (www.wfubmc.edu) is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital, Wake Forest University Physicians, and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine and Piedmont Triad Research Park. The system comprises 1,154 acute care, rehabilitation and long-term care beds and has been ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report since 1993. Wake Forest Baptist is ranked 32nd in the nation by America’s Top Doctors for the number of its doctors considered best by their peers. The institution ranks in the top third in funding by the National Institutes of Health and fourth in the Southeast in revenues from its licensed intellectual property.