Leadership
Alison E. Niebanck, MD
Program Director
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Mercer University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Duke University, 1997 — 2001
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, 2001 — 2005
Internship: Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 2005 — 2006
Residency: Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 2006 — 2008
PGY-4 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine 6/2008 — 06/2009
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2008, American Board of Pediatrics
Nicole Mula, DO
Associate Program Director
Undergraduate: University of Central Florida, 2005 — 2009
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2009 — 2013
Internship: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 2013 — 2014
Residency: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 2014 — 2016
PGY-3 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 2015 — 2016
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2017, American Board of Pediatrics
Benjamin Mackowiak, MD
Associate Program Director
Undergraduate: University of Georgia, 1997 — 2001
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, 2003 — 2007
Internship: Pediatrics, University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital, 2007 — 2008
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital, 2008 — 2010
PGY-4 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital, 2010 — 2011
Fellowship: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 2011 — 2014
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2010, American Board of Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2016, American Board of Pediatrics
General Outpatient Pediatrics
Jessica Donaldson, MD
Undergraduate: University of Georgia, 2006 — 2010
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, 2010 — 2014
Residency: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 2014 — 2017
PGY-3 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 2016 — 2017
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2017, American Board of Pediatrics
Donna Evans, MD
Undergraduate: College of Charleston, 1981 — 1985
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, 1985 — 1989
Residency: Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, 1989 — 1992
Ambulatory Fellow: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 1992 — 1994
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 1992, American Board of Pediatrics
Andrew Gunter, MD
Undergraduate: Clemson University, 1989 — 1993
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, 1993 — 1997
Residency: Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital, 1997 — 2000
PGY-4 Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital, 2000 — 2001
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2001, American Board of Pediatrics
Ashley Taylor, MD
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, 2004 — 2008
Medical School: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 2009 — 2013
Residency: Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2013 — 2016
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2016, American Board of Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine
Charrelle Coates, MD
Undergraduate: Abilene Christian University, 2005 — 2009
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center, 2009 — 2013
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2013 — 2016
Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, 2016 — 2019
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2016, American Board of Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine, 2020, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalists
Michael Bossak, MD
Undergraduate: Duke University, 1999 — 2003
Medical School: University of Sint Eustatius, 2003 — 2007
Residency: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Hospital, 2008 — 2011
PGY-3 Chief Resident, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 2010 — 2011
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2011, American Board of Pediatrics
Lauren Hebert, MD
Undergraduate: Spring Hill College, 1995 — 1999
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 2006 — 2010
Residency: Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 2010 — 2013
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Children’s National Hospital Systems, 2013 — 2016
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2013, American Board of Pediatrics
Natalie Hogan, MD
Undergraduate: University of Georgia, 1984 — 1988
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1989 — 1993
Residency: Pediatrics, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 1993 — 1996
Ambulatory Fellow: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 1996 — 1997
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 1996, American Board of Pediatrics
Thomas McKee, MD
Undergraduate: Duke University, 1969 — 1973
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, 1973 — 1977
Residency: Pediatrics, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1977 — 1981
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Shands Hospital, University of Florida, 1985 — 1986
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 1983, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1987, American Board of Pediatrics
Ashley Shearman, MD
Undergraduate: University of Georgia, 2004 — 2008
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, 2008 — 2012
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2012 — 2015
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2015, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care
Sunil Keshwah, MD
Undergraduate: The University of Florida, 2006-2010
Medical School: The University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, 2010 — 2014
Residency: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center, 2014 — 2017
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, The University of Chicago, 2017 — 2020
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2017, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2020, American Board of Pediatrics
Jessica Lee, MD
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University, 2002 — 2007
Medical School: Ross University, 2009 — 2013
Residency: Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco-Fresno, 2013 — 2016
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Loma Linda University, 2016 — 2019
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2017, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2020, American Board of Pediatrics
Mary Carol Lytle, MD
Undergraduate: Creighton University, 1991 — 1995
Medical School: Creighton University, 1995 — 1999
Residency: Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1999 — 2002
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2002 — 2005
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2002, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2006, American Board of Pediatrics
Andrew Stack, MD
Undergraduate: Marshall University, 2000 — 2004
Medical School: Marshall University, 2004 — 2008
Residency: Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 2008 — 2011
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, 2011 — 2014
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2011, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2014, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Evangeline Brown, MD
Undergraduate: Emory University, 1997 — 2001
Medical School: University of South Carolina, 2001 — 2005
Residency: Pediatrics, Greenville Hospital System, 2005 — 2008
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, 2008 — 2011
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2008, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2013, American Board of Pediatrics
Ashley Eason, MD
Undergraduate: Middle Georgia College, 2004 — 2006; University of Georgia, 2006 — 2008
Graduate: Emory University Laney Graduate School, 2017 — 2019
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, 2008 — 2012
Residency: Pediatrics, University of Virginia, 2012 — 2015
PGY-4 Chief Resident: Pediatrics, University of Virginia, 2015 — 2016
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, 2016 — 2019
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2015, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2021, American Board of Pediatrics
Andrew Pendleton, MD
Undergraduate: University of South Carolina, 1982 — 1984
Medical School: University of South Carolina, 1985 — 1989
Residency: Pediatrics, Carolinas Medical System, 1989 — 1992
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, 1992 — 1995
Board Certified: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1996, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinology
Eric Velazquez, MD
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University, 2006 — 2010
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2010 — 2014
Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 2014 — 2017
Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, 2017 — 2020
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2017, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Ricardo Zegarra-Linares, MD
Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, 1995 — 2003
Residency: Pediatrics, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Chicago, 2007 — 2010
Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 2010 — 2013
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2012, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2013, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Nephrology
Heather Stewart, MD
Undergraduate: University of South Carolina, 1996 — 1999
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, 2000 — 2004
Residency: Pediatrics/Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, 2004 — 2008
Fellowship: Pediatrics/Internal Medicine Nephrology, University of North Carolina, 2008 — 2012
Board Certified: Pediatrics, 2012, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Nephrology, 2016, American Board of Pediatrics
Normal Newborn
Andrea Heuser, MD
Nicole Mula, DO
Neonatology
Bradley Buckler, MD
Samantha Eschborn, MD
Erika Espino-Torres, MD
Angela Fagiana, MD
Palmer Johnston, MD
Benjamin Mackowiak, MD
Dan Sandler, MD
Ann Simonin, MD
Nancy Shull, MD
Pediatric Surgery
William Boswell, MD
David Carney, MD
Miller Hamrick, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Brian Coleman, MD
Timothy Galey, MD
Melissa Guerra-Wallace, MD
Johanna Hall, MD
Josh Haupt, MD
Byron Mainor, MD
Additional Faculty
Pediatric Cardiology
Patrick Broderick, MD
Kenneth Burch, MD
John Pastorek, MD
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Michael Poole, MD
Stephanie Ambrose, MD
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Bruce Finkel, MD
Brad Goodman, MD
Monica Kenney, MD
Lisanne Newton, MD
Public Health: Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care
Fariborz Zaer, MD
Yael Elfassy, MD
Pediatric Orthopedics
Evan Siegall, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Katy Moretz, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
John DeVaro, MD
Pediatric Radiology
Allison Thompson, MD
Pediatric Urology
Richard Mazo, MD