Chief Medical Officer

Parker Adventist Hospital welcomed Todd Mydler, MD, FAAP as its chief medical officer July 14, 2008. Dr. Mydler is responsible for facilitating the hospital's relationships with physicians and expanding efforts to support the physician community to ensure our patients have access to excellent care.

With more than 20 years experience in pediatrics and emergency medicine as a board certified physician and five years experience in pharmaceutical research, Dr. Mydler brings a wealth of experience to Parker Adventist Hospital.  Prior to joining Parker Adventist Hospital he was an acting medical director and medical science liaison for Schering-Plough Corporation and was a regional medical scientist for Abbott Laboratories, two global pharmaceutical research companies.  

In clinical medicine, he specialized in pediatric emergency medicine completing a fellowship at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri., was an attending physician and assistant professor for the department of pediatrics for Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas and was an emergency physician at Baptist-Lutheran Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Mydler received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and his medical degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Mydler is committed to sharing his time and medical expertise to help those in need. He volunteered as a refugee camp physician in Macedonia and is a member of the Global Health Council. He takes great pride in his family and community and enjoys running, biking, skiing, fly fishing, travel and collecting art.