RAMSAY L. FULEIHAN, M.D. ELECTED TO BOUNCE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION® BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DEERFIELD, Ill. (Feb. 7, 2017)- Bounce Children’s Foundation ® (Bounce), a not-for-profit organization supporting chronically-ill children and their families, is proud to announce the election of Ramsay L. Fuleihan, M.D. to its Board of Directors.  Dr. Fuleihan is an Attending Physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

 

Prior, Dr. Fuleihan was an Attending Physician at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut.

 

He also serves as the Director of Primary Immunodeficiency Clinical Services, the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiency, Lurie Children’s Ambulatory Infusion Center, and the Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital.

 

“Dr. Fuleihan understands the emotional impact frequent medical intervention has on children and their families,” said Joan Steltmann, chief executive officer, Bounce Children’s Foundation. “Throughout his career, Dr. Fuleihan has worked with children battling chronic illness and knows firsthand how Bounce improves their lives.”

 

Dr. Fuleihan is a prominent member of several professional organizations including: the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) where he serves as Chair of the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee; the US Immunodeficiency Network (USIDNET) where he serves as co-Principal Investigator and member of the Steering Committee; and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology where he is on the Board of Directors.

 

“Dr. Fuleihan’s medical domain knowledge and clinical expertise will be constructive for the future planning and growth of Bounce,” said Corey Martens, board chair, Bounce Children’s Foundation, and partner, Grant Thorton LLP’s U.S. Forensic Advisory Services. “His passion for, commitment to, and leadership in the arena of helping sick kids is unrivaled.”

 

After obtaining his medical degree at American University of Beirut in Lebanon, Dr. Fuleihan  completed his pediatric residency at Duke University Medical Center and his fellowship in allergy and immunology at the Children’s Hospital-Boston at Harvard Medical School.

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Bounce Children’s Foundation® (Bounce), a Chicagoland not-for-profit organization, transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, shifting all from surviving to thriving. Offering a variety of ongoing home and community-based programs, Bounce is unique in filling a vital gap in the overall network of care for the 15-18 percent of children who battle chronic illness. Combatting a deep sense of invisibility and extreme isolation, the Bounce community provides fun and friendship, education and resources, hope and encouragement, and a place to belong – until cures are found.  Currently, Bounce helps over 900 members, including chronically ill children, their healthy siblings, and their parents, build the resilience needed to live happier, healthier lives. One hundred percent privately funded, Bounce is offered free of charge. And, while there is no income requirement, many members are low income and all face extraordinary out-of-pocket medical costs. For more information about Bounce Children’s Foundation, visit www.BounceChildrensFoundation.org.