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Doctor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Warren C l i n i c Tu l s a C h a n g n e v e r
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shoveling snowy driveways in St. Louis t a u g h t We l n e r t h e v a l u e o f a d o l l a r. H e now serves as a senior financial analyst for The Magnolia Group, a value-oriented p r i v a t e f a m i l y o ff i c e i n v e s t m e n t v e h i c l e that predominantly invests in publicly t r a d e d e q u i t y, d i s t r e s s e d d e b t s e c u r i t i e s a n d p r i v a t e l y h e l d r e a l e s t a t e . We l n e r w a s the first person to receive joint degrees in law and Master of Science in finance from T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Tu l s a , w h i c h s e e m s fitting given his outlook on life. “Never s t o p l e a r n i n g , ” h e s a y s . “ I f t h e r e ’s e v e r a p o i n t w h e r e y o u f e e l l i k e t h e r e ’s n o t h i n g m o r e t o l e a r n i n y o u r c a r e e r, i t ’s p r o b a b l y time to find a new job.”
i m a g i n e d m o v i n g t o Tu l s a , b u t a f t e r o n e o f h i s m e n t o r s , D r. Hishashi Nikaidoh, invited him t o v i s i t T h e C h i l d r e n ’s H o s p i t a l at Saint Francis, he knew this was the opportunity of a lifetime. “(They were trying) to build a pediatric infectious diseases practice in eastern Oklahoma from the ground up. I couldn’t pass up such a u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y, a n d h e r e w e are,” he says. Chang provides consultation services and patient care for children that have complicated or severe infections, as well as care for children that have more unusual illnesses. “The ‘mystery’ illnesses are always very interesting, and the perpetual evolution of our knowledge of infections and immunity is constantly refreshing,” he says.
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