Pediatrics Residency Faculty | Memorial Health University Medical Center

Leadership

Lauren M. Hebert, MD, FAAP

Program Director

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

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

Ashley Cheek, DO

Undergraduate: Oral Roberts University
Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Memorial Health University Medical Center, Pediatrics Residency Program
Board Certifications: 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

Allison Niebank, MD

Undergraduate: Duke University
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Pediatric Residency Program
Board Certifications: 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

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

Hirva Chudgar, MD

Undergraduate: University of South Carolina
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, Memorial Health University Medical Center
Fellowship: Oklahoma Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Board Certifications: Pediatrics

Megan Tate, MD

Undergraduate: Erskine College
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Residency: Prisma Health, Greenville, SC – Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Nathan Yarnall, MD

Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatrics Residency Program
Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Medical Oncology
Board Certifications: 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 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

Carolyn Glendye, MD

Palmer Johnston, MD

Benjamin Mackowiak, MD

Ann Simonin, MD

Pediatric Surgery

William Boswell, MD

Miller Hamrick, MD

N. Taylor Parks, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Melissa Guerra-Wallace, MD

Johanna Hall, MD

Josh Haupt, MD

Alana Koehler, MD

Ashley Mazo, MD

Morgan Sims, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Patrick Broderick, MD

Zachary Burch, MD

John Pastorek, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

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

Garrett Wilder, MD

Fariborz Zaer, MD

Pediatric Orthopedics

Evan Siegall, MD

Pediatric Neurology

Katy Moretz, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology

John DeVaro, MD

Pediatric Radiology

Allison Thompson, MD