{"id":150480,"date":"2026-08-09T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150480"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T01:00:50","slug":"new-co-division-chief-of-pediatric-specialty-care-at-st-lukes-childrens-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150480","title":{"rendered":"New Co-Division Chief of Pediatric Specialty Care at St. Luke&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St. Luke\u2019s Children&#8217;s Hospital has expanded the reach of its specialized pediatric care with the recent addition of Amisha Jain, MD.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jain, a pediatric pulmonologist, joins Ashish Shah, MD at St. Luke&#8217;s Pediatric Pulmonology. Dr. Jain also joins Pamela Abrams, MD, pediatric endocrinologist, as Co-Division Chief of Pediatric Specialty Care.<\/p>\n<p>Jessika Haynos, Vice President, Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Service Lines at St. Luke&#8217;s University Health Network, said, &#8220;St. Luke&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Hospital is committed to providing families with the best primary and specialty care for their children. By adding Dr. Jain\u2019s expertise in pediatric pulmonology, we have expanded the care options available to families across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital in Bethlehem combines compassionate care and physician expertise. It features state-of-the-art facilities and offers comprehensive pediatric specialty and surgical care, as well as pediatric emergency, inpatient and critical care. An experienced team of board-certified pediatric hospitalists, pediatric intensivists and pediatric nurses are available 24\/7 to provide children with the best care possible.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jain specializes in caring for children with asthma, chronic cough, recurrent respiratory infections, sleep-related breathing disorders, and other pediatric lung conditions. She has a special interest in helping children with vocal cord dysfunction and anxiety-related breathing symptoms, as well as those born prematurely who continue to experience respiratory challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jain joined St. Luke&#8217;s after practicing with MedStar Health in Washington, D.C. She earned her medical degree from the University of Delhi, completed her pediatric residency at Winthrop University Hospital, and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology at Children&#8217;s National Medical Center. She is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology.<\/p>\n<p>As both a pediatrician and a mother, Dr. Jain is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care and partnering with families to help children breathe easier, stay healthy, and thrive.<\/p>\n<p>SLUHN\u2019s hiring of Dr. Jain further strengthens its position as one of Pennsylvania\u2019s elite health systems. While many Pennsylvania health systems have watched newborn delivery rates drop in recent years, St. Luke\u2019s has seen its numbers grow.<\/p>\n<p>SLUHN welcomed over 6,000 babies at its three birthing hospitals during the fiscal year ending June 30, a network record for one year. The specialized care provided to babies by pediatricians like Dr. Jain is one reason a growing number of mothers are choosing to have their babies with SLUHN.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About St. Luke\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1872, St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network with annual net revenue of more than $4.5 billion. With 23,000+ employees at 16 hospital campuses and 350+ outpatient sites, it is the Lehigh Valley\u2019s biggest employer.<\/p>\n<p>The Network\u2019s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital is based at the Bethlehem Campus.<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke\u2019s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley\u2019s first and only four-year medical school. It also operates the nation\u2019s oldest continuously operated School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 60+ fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 550+ residents and fellows. Additionally, the St. Luke\u2019s College of Health Sciences opened in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2025 study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, St. Luke\u2019s achieved the highest quality score of the nation\u2019s recognized top three high performing health systems. This objective recognition, based on public data reported to the government, reaffirms St. Luke\u2019s preeminent position as THE BEST OF THE BEST among the most respected health care systems in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>St. Luke\u2019s has been named a Leapfrog Group Top Hospital and a Newsweek World\u2019s Best Hospital. In 2026, all of the Network\u2019s eligible hospital campuses were awarded Medicare\u2019s highest ratings for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. The Network also earned straight A\u2019s for safety from Leapfrog across all of its acute care hospitals. It has earned 100 Top Hospital designations from Premier 12 years in a row, including in 2026 when the Network was identified as THE #1 MEDIUM-SIZE HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of SLUHN\u2019s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nSam Kennedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Luke\u2019s Children&#8217;s Hospital has expanded the reach of its specialized pediatric care with the recent addition of Amisha Jain, MD. Dr. Jain, a pediatric pulmonologist, joins Ashish Shah, MD at St. Luke&#8217;s Pediatric Pulmonology. Dr. Jain also joins Pamela Abrams, MD, pediatric endocrinologist, as Co-Division Chief of Pediatric Specialty Care. 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