Welcome, New Pediatrics Faculty
Top Docs
Editor’s note: The following faculty members have joined the Children’s Medical Center in the past two years:
University of South Carolina. His interests include asthma and pneumonia in pediatric patients.
Dr. Catalina Bazacliu, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, earned her medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania and completed a neonatalperinatal medicine fellowship at the University of Buffalo. She researches function and fetal programming of cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. James Holcomb, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, earned his medical degree from Ohio State University and completed a neonatalperinatal medicine fellowship at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. He specializes in neonatology and served as the Medical Director of the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit before joining the CMC.
Three members of the CMC team are among the 15 GHSU physicians included in the prestigious list of America’s Top Doctors, a national patient reference guide published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. The book, now in its 11th edition, identifies the top 1 percent of physicians in the nation, helping patients find recognized specialists in any given medical field. GHSU physicians have made the list for more than a decade.
Dr. Albert Copeland Jr., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, earned his medical degree and Ph.D. in human physiology and endocrinology from GHSU. He completed a pediatric critical care fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a neonatology fellowship at Louisiana State University. His research and clinical interests include streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Dr. Christopher Edwards, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and completed a pediatrics residency at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan. He has studied the effects of circumcision on newborn feeding and the effects on driving of new parents’ sleep deprivation. Dr. Daniel Heine, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University. Dr. Daniel Heine, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University and completed a pediatrics residency at the Medical
Dr. Anthony Moretti, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College and completed pediatric critical care medicine fellowships at Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami and UCLA-Harbor Medical Center. He was included among “America’s Top Pediatricians” in 2010 by the Consumers’ Research Council of America. Dr. Cindy Neunert, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, earned her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School and earned a master’s degree in clinical science with distinction from the University of Texas Southeastern Medical Center, where she also completed a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and studies sickle cell disease.
Welcome, 2012-13 Pediatric Interns Dr. Kevin Allen Jr. Dr. Jessica Corral Dr. Maya Fields Dr. Joshua Fife Dr. George Hsu Dr. James Krulisky Dr. George Lazari Dr. Steven Ma
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Dr. Dennis R. Ownby, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology: Ownby is Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, and Head of the Section of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology. He treats asthma and food allergies in children and adults and has identified risk factors for childhood asthma and allergies. Dr. Sandra G. B. Sexson, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Sexson is Professor and Chief of the Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior. She specializes in psycho-social aspects of children and adolescents with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis and cancer. She researches pediatric oncology, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and school continuity for ill children. She is a national leader in psychiatric education. Dr. Jack C. Yu, Pediatric Plastic Surgery: Yu is the Milford B. Hatcher Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Section of Plastic Surgery. He treats cleft lip and palate and craniosynostosis as well as aesthetic surgeries such as facelift, blepharoplasty, lip augmentation and rhinoplasty. He researches stem cell therapy and oscillating stimulation of the musculoskeletal system to treat age-related bone and muscle loss. n