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Division
Faculty and Fellowships
The UT Pediatric Fellowship
Training programs are an integral part of the patient care and educational
environment. Fellowhips in the following subspecialities provide U.T.
with one more level of excellence in pediatric care:
Allergy
and Immunology
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About
the Chief...
Mary Ellen Conley, MD received her medical degree at the University
of California at San Diego. She completed her residency in Pediatrics
at Childern's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Conley
went on to complete her postdoctoral fellowship at the Cellular
Immunobiology Unit of the Tumor Institue at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Conley's expertise is in
genetic disorders of the immune system and she is certified by the
National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Pediatrics.
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Behavioral
and Developmental Disabilities
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About
the Chief...
Frederick B. Palmer, M.D. received his medical degree from
the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester,
New York. He completed his internship and residency in Pediatrics
at the University of Utah Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics.
He went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in Developmental
Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kennedy
Institute, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Palmer is certified by the American
Baord of Pediatrics in both Pediatrics and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.
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Cardiology
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About
the Chief...
Thomas Chin, M.D. received his medical degree at the University
of Michigan. He completed his internship and residency in Pediatrics
at the University of California, San Franciso. He went on to complete
his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of California,
Los Angeles. He is the recipient of many awards and honors and is
a member of numerous medical and professional organizations. He
teaches at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and
is the UT Medical Group Pediatric Cardiology Division Chair. Dr.
Chin is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and
the American Board of Pediatrics, Sub Board of Pediatric Cardiology.
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Critical
Care
About the Chief...
Gregory L. Stidham, M.D. received his medical degree and completed his
residency in Pediatrics at the Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.
He went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in Critical Care in the
Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. He is the recipient of many awards
and honors and is a member of numerous medical and professional organizations.
Dr. Stidham is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, the
American Board of Medical Examiners, and the American Board of Pediatrics,
Sub Board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
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Emergency
Medicine
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Endocrinology
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About
the Chief...
George A. Burghen, M.D. received his medical degree at the University
of Mississippi in Jackson. His internship and residency was at the
University of Missouri in Columbia. He was a postdoctoral trainee
in Endocrinology and Metabolism and has an additional M.S. degree
in biochemistry from the University of Tennessee, Memphis. He is
the recipient of many awards and honors and is a member of numerous
medical and professional organizations. He has taught at the University
of Tennessee Health Science Center since 1971 and is now Professor
of Pediatrics. Dr. Burghen is board certified by the American Board
of Pediatrics and the American Board of Pediatrics, Sub Board of
Pediatric Endocrinology.
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Gastroenterology
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About
the Chief...
Linda F. Lazar, M.D. received her medical degree from the Universidad
Autonoma de Guadalajara in Mexico. She completed her internship
at the Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center in New Hyde Park,
N.Y. Her residency and fellowship in Pediatrics were at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Currently, a professor of
Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center,
she is also on the staff of Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
She is the recipient of many awards and honors and is a member of
numerous medical and professional organizations and committees.
Dr. Lazar is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
and the American Board of Pediatrics, Sub Board of Pediatric Gastroenterology.
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General
Pediatrics
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About
the Chief...
Andy Spooner, M.D., received his medical degree and completed his
internship and residency in Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee
Health Science Center in Memphis. He the obtained an M.S. degree in computer
science from Washington University in St. Louis and completed a fellowship
in Medical Informatics there. He is
currently Buckman Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University
of Tennessee Health Science Center and is on the staff of Le Bonheur
Children's Medical Center. He is the Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics'
Steering Committee on Clinical Information Technology, and a member of the
American Medical Informatics Association. Dr. Spooner
is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
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Genetics
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About
the Chief...
Jewell C. Ward, M.D., Ph.D received her medical degree and her Ph.D.
from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Department of
Genetics. Her internship and residency was at the Cincinnati Children's
Hospital and she did postgraduate work in Medical Genetics at Indiana
University and Johns Hopkins Hopital in Baltimore. She is a Professor
at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and practices
at Le Bonheur, Methodist, Baptist, and St. Jude's Hospitals, among
others. She is the recipient of many awards and honors, has written
many medical articles, and is a member of numerous medical and professional
organizations. Dr. Ward is board certified by the American Board
of Medical Genetics and the sub-boards of Clinical Genetics and
Clinical Biochemical Genetics.
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Hematology
Division Chief:
Winfred Wang, M.D.
Department of Hematology/Oncology
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Center
P.O. Box 318
32 North Lauderdale
Memphis, TN 38101
Phone : (901) 495-3497
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Fellowships
supported: 15-20
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The
UT Division of Hematology is fully supported and staffed by the
St. Jude Hematology/Oncology Faculty. This provides UT Residents
and students with unparalleled teaching by internationally recognized
leaders in Hematologic research and patient care.
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Infectious
Disease
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About
the Chief...
B. Keith English, M.D. received his medical degree and completed
his internship and residency in Pediatrics at Baylor University
in Houston. He then completed his fellowship in Pediatric Infectious
Diseases at the University of Washington and Childern's Hospital
and Medical Center in Seattle. He is a Professor in Pediatrics at
the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and practices
at the Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. He is the recipient
of many awards and honors and is a member of several medical and
professional organizations. Dr. English board certified by the American
Board of Pediatrics.
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Neonatology
(Fellowships supported
2-3)
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About the Chief...
Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy started his tenure as chairman of neonatology at UT in 2005. He finished his neonatology fellowship at the Georgetown University Medical Center and went on to a staff-fellow position at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, MD.
The UT Neonatology program services one of the oldest and largest
newborn intensive care units in the United States. Over 1,300 premature
or critically ill newborns are treated here each year. It is one
of only 14 member institutions of the National Research Network,
which is supported by the national Institute of Health's Child Development
Program.
Since its inception in 1968, over 40,000 premature babies have been
treated successfully.
The Newborn Center credits its success to a multi-disciplinary approach
to caring for patients. Teams of doctors, residents, nurse practitioners,
nutritionists, and lab technicians attend
each patient. Specially trained social workers and perinatal workers
help the whole family cope with this very difficult period.
The Newborn Center is a training and research facility. To date,
38 physicians have been trained in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine at
the Newborn Center, and 500 scientific papers have been published
since 1968.
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Nephrology
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About
the Chief...
Robert J. Wyatt, M.D. received his medical degree from the Medical
College of Georgia in Augusta. After completing a program in epidemiologic
research at the University of Kentucky School of Medicine in Lexington,
his residency was at the Medical College of Georgia. His postgraduate
studies in Pediatric Nephrology were at the Children's Hospital
Research Foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a Professor in Pediatrics
and Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science
Center and practices at the Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center,
the Regional Medical Center, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
He is a member of several medical and professional organizations
and reviews manuscripts for many medical journals. Dr. Wyatt is
board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric
Nephrology.
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Neurology
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About
the Chief...
Dr. James Wheless came from Houston, TX to UT in 2005 to begin his tenure as chairman of pediatric neurology. He has special qualifications in child neurology and clinical neurophysiology. He finished medical school and residency in pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma. His fellowship in neurology began at Northwestern University in Chicago and he went on to specialize in EEG and epilepsy at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.
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Rheumatology
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About
the Chief...
Linda K. Myers, M.D. received her medical degree at the University
of Tennessee Center for Health Science. She completed her residency
in Pediatrics at St Louis Children's Hospital affiliated with Washington
University in St. Louis and did a post-doctoral fellowship at the
University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas. She is now
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science
Center. She is the recipient of awards and and is a member of medical
and professional organizations. Dr.Myers is board certified by the
American Board of Pediatrics and the sub-speciality board of Pediatric
Rheumatology.
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Pediatric Surgery
Division Chief: Tom Lobe, M.D.
E-mail: tlobe@utmem.edu
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