Faculty

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Paul C. Mann, MD

  • Chief, Division of Neonatology
  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Associate Director of AU Center,
  • Bioethics & Health Policy

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Pediatric Residency: Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Fellowship: University of Iowa Children's Hospital

Research Interests: Neonatal Neuroethics, Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality

Clinical Interests:  Extremely Low Birthweight (ELBW) Outcomes, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

 

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Nitin S. Chouthai, MBBS, DCH, MRCP (UK), FAAP

  • Professor of Pediatrics

Medical School: BJ Medical College, Pune, India

Pediatric Residency: University of Florida (Gainesville)

Fellowship: University of Kentucky (Lexington)

Interests: CDH/PPHN, Global Health, POCUS, Pharmacogenomics

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Rina Mosley, DO

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine- GA campus

Pediatric Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University

Fellowship: Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center

Interests: Neonatal simulation, Medical student and resident education

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Pinkal Patel, MD

  • ECMO/Transport Director
  • Fellowship Associate Program Director
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Medical School: Pramukh Swami Medical College

Pediatric Residency: St. Peter's University Hospital

Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University

Interests: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

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Quyen Pham, MD, MPH

  • Fellowship Program Director
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

Pediatric Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University

Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University

Interests: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), Congenital heart disease, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN)

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Ashleigh Rushing, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at ECU

Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth 

Fellowship: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Interests: Family Centered Care, Trainee Education, Global Health 

 

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Brian Stansfield, MD

  • Vice Chair of Research
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor of Graduate Studies

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Pediatric Residency: Medical College of Georgia

Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Cardiovascular manifestations and aberrant angiogenesis related to inherited mutations in the p21 Ras pathway

Clinical Interests: How prematurity and/or neonatal factors contribute to cardio-metabolic disease

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Amy Thompson, MD, IBCLC

  • NICU Medical Director
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine

Pediatric Residency: Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University

Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University

Interests: Neonatal nutrition, Lactation, and Unit-based quality improvement

Advanced Practice Providers

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Julie Atkinson, RN, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Ashley Bartley, RN, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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James Carey, RN, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Christy Cockfield, RN, PNP-BC, DNP

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Alan Dahlman, RN, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Ramona Frazier, RN, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Christy Gardner, RN, NNP-BC, DNP

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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April Grant, RN, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Cynthia Mundy, RN, NNP-BC, DNP

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Emmie Park, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Rachel Shaver, NNP

  • Advanced Practice Provider
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Mary Ellen Thompson, RN, NNP-BC

  • Advanced Practice Provider