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Zahra Pediatrics to Provide Health Care Services for Patients in Monroe County under St. Luke’s Umbrella
December 03, 2018

Zahra Pediatricsunder the leadership of Ramlah Vahanvaty, MD, is now part of St. Luke’s University Health Network. As part of St. Luke’s, her patients will continue to receive the same excellent quality health care in the same location, but also with the additional support and services the Network provides.

Zahra Pediatrics, founded by Dr. Moiz Mohyuddin, Dr. Vahanvaty’s father, has been serving the needs of children in the Poconos for 44 years. Dr. Vahanvaty is board-certified in pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Vahanvaty grew up in the Poconos and received her undergraduate degree from Muhlenberg College before pursuing her medical degree in Pakistan. She returned to the United States to complete her training in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Ramlah M Vahanvaty, MD

Ramlah M Vahanvaty, MD

Dr. Vahanvaty provides comprehensive health care for children from cradle through college, ranging from comprehensive well-child visits, sport and school physicals and acute care for illness or injury, plus much more. Her special interests are the diagnosis and management of asthma, anxiety disorder and ADHD.

Dr. Vahanvaty’s goal is to support parents as they nurture healthy, happy and confident kids from birth to 21 years of age. “I’m dedicated to a child's total wellness, both physically and emotionally,” says Dr. Vahanvaty. “I take their trust and confidence in me very seriously, and I feel privileged to be part of each patient’s growth and development as well as their overall health and happiness.”

To schedule an appointment to see Dr. Vahanvaty, call 272-212-2340.  Office hours are Monday – Friday 9 am – 5 pm and every other Saturday 9 am – 12 pm.

St. Luke’s Zahra Pediatrics

419 King Street

East Stroudsburg, PA

About St. Luke’s

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 14,000 employees providing services at 10 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue greater than $2 billion, the Network’s service area includes 10 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.  Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.  In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s created the region’s first and only regional medical school campus.  It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 28 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 226 residents and fellows.  St. Luke’s is the only health care system in central-eastern Pennsylvania to earn Medicare’s five-star rating (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.  St. Luke’s has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health (formerly Truven Health Analytics) repeatedly – six times total and four years in a row including 2018.  It has also been cited by IBM Watson Health as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Program.  Utilizing the EPIC electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.  St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of the state’s lowest cost providers.