Upstate's new chief pediatrician outlines goals for Golisano Children's Hospital

Gregory Conners, MD Gregory Conners, MD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo
by Jim Howe) Even before he started medical school, Even before he
started medical school, Gregory Conners, MD Gregory Conners, MD,
always knew he wanted to take care of children. A native of
Pittsford, near Rochester, he attended SUNY Stony Brook for medical
school and then completed his residency and fellowship training in
pediatric emergency medicine at the Children's National Medical
Center in Washington, D.C. He worked at Children's Mercy Hospital
in Kansas City, Mo., before he became the new professor and chair
of pediatrics at the Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital earlier
this year. Conners has researched the importance of children having
"medical homes" to ensure access to good medical care, and he has
helped set the standard of care for management of swallowed foreign
bodies in children, due to his research on the topic. Conners is
the father of four children, including triplets. He talks about the
role of the Central New York's children's hospital and some of his
ideas for its future., always knew he wanted to take care of
children. A native of Pittsford, near Rochester, he attended SUNY
Stony Brook for medical school and then completed his residency and
fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine at the
Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He worked at
Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., before he became the
new professor and chair of pediatrics at the Upstate Golisano
Children's Hospital earlier this year. Conners has researched the
importance of children having "medical homes" to ensure access to
good medical care, and he has helped set the standard of care for
management of swallowed foreign bodies in children, due to his
research on the topic. Conners is the father of four children,
including triplets. He talks about the role of the Central New
York's children's hospital and some of his ideas for its future.