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July 24, 2007
Good Shepherd Adds Developmental Pediatrician to Staff
Nandini Iyengar, M.D., Is Only Second Developmental Pediatrician in Region

Allentown—Nandini Bhargav Iyengar, M.D., FAAP, a developmental pediatrician, recently joined the staff of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network. Dr. Iyengar joins Karen Senft, M.D., in providing care at Good Shepherd’s outpatient Pediatric Program, which logged more than 20,000 therapy visits last year for children with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy and a host of other physical and cognitive conditions. Drs. Senft and Iyengar are the region’s only two developmental pediatricians.

Prior to joining Good Shepherd, Dr. Iyengar spent 10 years as a staff pediatrician at Family Health Center and an attending pediatrician at Gulf Coast Medical Center, both in Biloxi, Mississippi. Dr. Iyengar earned a medical degree from Mysore University, JJM Medical College, in India. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Dr. Iyengar is board certified in developmental and behavioral pediatrics and general pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. More than 35,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd provides rehabilitation services in 7 eastern Pennsylvania counties. Good Shepherd operates 14 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility, a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement and a lifestyle products store called Rehability. Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown, Pennsylvania, home. Good Shepherd is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For more information, visit www.goodshepherdrehab.org.