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                                           CONTACT:  Katherine Jackson

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., April 4 -- Dr. James L. Sutphen, associate 
professor and head of gastroenterology at the University of Virginia 
Children's Medical Center, is chair of the American Board of Pediatrics 
Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology. 
	As chair of the seven-member national group, Sutphen's 
responsibilities include reviewing candidates' applications to the board, 
and preparing questions to determine their suitability for appointment to 
the board.  
	He was appointed by members of the board for a two-year period 
beginning January 1.
	Sutphen, an Ohio native, has been at U.Va. since 1981.  He received 
his medical degree from Columbia Medical School In New York, completed his 
residency at Johns Hopkins and served in the Air Force as a pediatric 
gastroenterologist in Hawaii. 
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                                                  April 3, 1996