Dr. Bhawana Arora

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Get to know Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Dr. Bhawana Arora, who serves patients in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

A remarkable pediatric emergency medicine physician, Dr. Arora is an attending physician with the Emergency Department at Spectrum Health’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Dr. Arora received her medical degree in 1999 at  Maulana Azad Medical College (SOM) in New Delhi, India. Upon relocating to the United States, she completed pediatric residency (2005-2008), and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at DMC/Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan (2008-2011). Dr. Arora is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Subsequent to her training, Dr. Arora became board certified in pediatrics (2008) and pediatric emergency medicine (2013) with the The American Board of Pediatrics. The American Board of Pediatrics was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. The ABP is an independent and nonprofit organization.

Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is a medical subspecialty of both pediatrics and emergency medicine. It involves the care of undifferentiated, unscheduled children with acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate medical attention.

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