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MIDLANDS GI practice has new location, infusion center and doctor. Palmetto Health-USC Pediatric Gastroenterology, part of Prisma Health, has moved to 14 Richland Medical Park Dr., Ste. 310, Columbia, SC 29203. Hours are Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Fridays, 9 a.m–noon.

Pediatric GI services are also being offered once a month in Sumter and Fort Mill to better serve patients and their families.

The practice’s new infusion center provides in-office Infusions every weekday. To schedule pediatric patients for an infusion, please call 803-434-8450 and ask for Jennifer. The center will send blank written orders for your convenience.

In the Upstate, pediatric infusion services are available at 57 Cross Part Ct., Greenville, SC 29605. To refer a patient there, call 864-220-2009.

Narendra Yallanki, MD, has joined Prisma Health as a pediatric gastroenterologist. Dr. Yallanki received his medical degree from Siddhartha Medical College in Vijayawada, India. He completed both a residency in Pediatrics and a fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center/State University of New York in Brooklyn, New York. Board certified in General Pediatrics, he is a clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia. He can be reached at 803-434-8450. Welcome to these new physicians in the Midlands and Upstate. All are or are in the process of being approved as clinical assistant professors at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia or Greenville, depending on their location.

MIDLANDS Inpatient Pediatrics

Scott Carney, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. Following a residency in Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, he completed a fellowship in Primary Care at Michigan State University. He can be reached at 803-434-6155.

Pediatric Neurology

Mary Gregory, MD, earned her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Following a residency in Pediatrics at Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, she completed fellowships in Neurodevelopmental Medicine and Epilepsy, both at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Gregory can be reached at 803-434-7961.

UPSTATE Child Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Casey Berson, MD, completed medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. Dr. Berson then completed a combined fellowshipresidency through the Triple Board program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington and is board certified in Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry. She can be reached at 864-454-5612.

W. Keith DePonti, DO, completed his medical training at University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. Dr. DePonti completed a combined fellowship-residency through the Triple Board program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington and is board certified in Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry. He can be reached at 864-454-5612.

Michael Sierra, MD, earned his medical degree at Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee. Dr. Sierra completed a residency in General Psychiatry and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He can be reached at 864-454-5612.

Inpatient Pediatrics

Austen Carter, MD, earned her medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Carter completed a Pediatrics residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in WinstonSalem, North Carolina. She is working in Newborn Services at Prisma Health Patewood Hospital and can be reached at 864-797-1403.

Nicholas Potisek, MD, completed his medical training and a residency in Pediatrics at University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. Dr. Potisek is working as a pediatric hospitalist at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He can be reached at 864-455-3884.

Neonatology

Britni Maple, MD, has joined Neonatology at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Upstate as a member of Pediatrix Medical Group. Dr. Maple earned her medical degree from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. She completed her Pediatrics residency at Children’s Hospital of Greenville Health System and a fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Maple can be reached at 864-455-7939.

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Katie Richardson, MD, earned her medical degree from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine in Hershey. Dr. Richardson completed residency training in Pediatrics at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. She can be reached at 864-454-5130.

Dr. Stallworth honored The South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (SCAAP) has honored Prisma Health–Midlands pediatrician James Stallworth, MD, with a Career Achievement Award. The award recognizes his 40- year career and many contributions during that time.

“Dr. Stallworth is very deserving of this award,“ said R. Caughman Taylor, MD, chairman of Prisma Health’s Department of Pediatrics in the Midlands. “His legacy to our state’s children is not only through the learners he has taught and their impacts, but also his career as an unparalleled clinician, service to our state on child task forces as a consultant, and his service within SCAAP.”

“My mantra is that I give a lot, so I expect a lot from my students,” Dr. Stallworth said. “They know they will have to perform under pressure. That helps prepare them for handling challenging situations they will face as physicians.”