USA Names Estrada As Chair Of Pediatrics

Nationally recognized pediatric infectious diseases physician Dr. Benjamin Estrada, who has worked in a variety of clinical and leadership roles at the University of South Alabama (USA) and USA Health, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics following a national search. At USA, Estrada is a professor of pediatrics at the Whiddon College of Medicine. He is double board-certified in pediatrics and infectious diseases and has been recognized nationally as a Castle Connelly Top Doc for more than a decade. He previously served as assistant dean for medical education. Estrada is a fellow of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. In 2013, he was inducted as a faculty member into the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society at the Whiddon College of Medicine. He has won numerous faculty awards for teaching and medical outreach in the community. Estrada is an author of dozens of academic journal articles and book chapters. He earned his medical degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Following his residency at Children’s & Women’s Hospital, he completed fellowship training at Tulane University Medical School and the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.