Faculty

Stephen Pishko, MD
Program Director
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
spishko@uthsc.edu
901.287.6292

Kristen Bettin, MD, MEd, FAAP
Associate Professor

Pediatrics
kbettin@uthsc.edu
901.287.6292

Desiree Burroughs-Ray, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
dburroug@uthsc.edu

Swati Chokshi, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
schoksh1@uthsc.edu
901.287.7489

Cynthia D. Cross, MD
Associate Professor

Pediatrics
ccross8@uthsc.edu
901.287.6084

Vernessa Davis-Tharpe, MD
Hospital Medicine Faculty, Jackson-Madison County Community Site
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
vdavisth@uthsc.edu
901.287.6292

Emilee Dobish, MD, MS
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
edobish@uthsc.edu
901.287.5328

Kenice Ferguson-Paul, MD
Associate Professor

Pediatrics
kfergu14@uthsc.edu
901.287.5961

Elizabeth Gamble, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
ecoombs@uthsc.edu
901.287.6292

LaPrecious Harrold, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
lharrol2@uthsc.edu
901.287.5961

Nicole Jones, MD
Hospital Medicine Faculty, Jackson-Madison County Community Site
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
njones71@uthsc.edu
901.287.6292

Elisha McCoy, MD, FAAP, FACP
Associate Professor

Pediatrics
emccoy@uthsc.edu
901.287.6292

Katherine Meche, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
kmeche@uthsc.edu
901.287.5961

Laurel J. Metzler, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
lmetzler@uthsc.edu
901.287.6303

Christy Minor, MD
Hospital Medicine Faculty, Jackson-Madison County Community Site

Pediatrics
cminor6@uthsc.edu
731.541.0350

Ruchi Patel, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
rpatel53@uthsc.edu
901.287.6303

Stephanie Payton, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
spayton@uthsc.edu
901.287.5839

Sara Robertson, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
srober64@uthsc.edu

Steven Carey, MD, PhD
Site Director St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Pediatrics
steven.carey@stjude.org
901.595.0443

Daniel R. Wells, MD
Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
dwells2@uthsc.edu
901.287.6063