Medical Staff spotlight

Welcome to these new members of our clinical team in the Midlands and Upstate. The physicians are or will be in the process of being approved for faculty appointments at the University of South Carolina Columbia or Greenville – an academic health center – depending on their location.

MIDLANDS General Pediatrics/Inpatient Pediatrics

Thomas Black, MD, received his medical degree from Jacobs School of Medicine at the University of Buffalo, New York, and completed a residency at State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Black was a residency director while at Buffalo, and he enjoys working with residents and medical students in his current position in General & Hospital Pediatrics. He can be reached at 803-434-7945.

Manoj Nepal, MD, works at the Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center and is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia. Board certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and in General Pediatrics, Dr. Nepal received his medical degree from the College of Medical Sciences Bharatpur, Nepal, followed by an Otolaryngology residency at TU Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. He then completed a Pediatric Residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York. Before coming to Prisma Health, he was an assistant professor of pediatric hospital medicine at Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, Texas. (His spouse recently joined Prisma Health as a pediatric nephrologist.) He can be reached at 803-434-6155.

Pediatric Cardiology

Ron Wells, MD, earned a medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, followed by a Pediatrics residency at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and a Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital/ Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Before coming to Prisma Health, Dr. Wells served as a pediatrician and pediatric cardiologist for the U.S. Army for 21 years, with his last appointment being chief of pediatric cardiology at Madigan Army Medical Center. He can be reached at 803-434-7940.

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Cory Jones, MD, earned his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Jones then completed a Pediatrics residency at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and a fellowship at University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. He can be reached at 803-434-8450.

Emily Giddens, DNP, PPCNP, provides consultations for a specific array of digestive system and associated nutritional problems. Giddens earned a BSN and her DNP at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She worked as an RN in a NICU for six years before joining Prisma Health. Giddens serves on the social media committee for the state chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. She can be reached at 803-434-8450.

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Taylor Padgett, MPH, PA-C, received her MPH from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, with a concentration on health behavior and health promotion. She also received a Master of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia. Padgett can be reached at 803-434-3533.

Bandana Paudyal-Nepal, MD, received her medical degree from the College of Medical Sciences Bharatpur, Nepal, continuing to SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York for her Pediatrics residency and fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology. Before coming to Prisma Health, Dr. Paudyal-Nepal was an assistant professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, Texas. She also teaches medical students and supervises residents in her role as Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia. (Spouse Manoj Nepal, MD, a pediatric hospitalist, recently joined Prisma Health.) She can be reached at 803-434-3572.

Pediatric Neurology

Liliana Banari, MD, received her medical degree from Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Chișinău, Moldova. At Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she completed a residency in Child Neurology, followed by a fellowship in Epilepsy. Dr. Banari was an assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston before coming to Prisma Health. She can be reached at 803-434-7961.

April Hobbs, MD, MS, is a general pediatrician who has joined Pediatric Neurology. After receiving an MS from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia, she returned to her hometown of Augusta and completed her medical training at the Medical College of Georgia. She then completed an Academic Pediatrics residency at University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, where she served as chief resident. She can be reached at 803-434-7961.

Pediatric Physiatry

Matthew MacCarthy, MD, received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Rehabilitation at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He can be reached at 803-434-1824. Jillian Tuso, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who earned her doctorate in school psychology at the University of Oregon in Eugene and then went on to train at the Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Additionally, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/ Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. She can be reached at 803-434-6598.

UPSTATE Child Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

Kunhee Lee, PA-C, board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, specializes in child psychiatry. She works in multiple locations, but can be reached at Prisma Health Child Psychiatry & Psychotherapy in Greenville at 864-454-5612.

Developmental Pediatrics

Meghan Doyle, MD, earned her medical degree at University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in Ohio. Her Pediatrics residency was completed at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin. Dr. Doyle then came to Greenville for a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics fellowship at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital. She can be reached at 864-454-5115.

Inpatient Pediatrics

Elizabeth Barton, MD, received her medical degree from University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. Her Internal MedicinePediatrics residency was completed at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Barton, who works in Greer at Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital, can be reached at 864-455-4411.

Megan Fuqua, MD, received her medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, followed by a residency in Academic Pediatrics from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Fuqua works in Greenville at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital and can be reached at 864-455-1755.

Newborn Services

Paige Thompson, MD, earned her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City. She then completed her Pediatrics residency at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in Greenville. She primarily works at Prisma Health Patewood Hospital in Greenville and can be reached at 864-797-1301.

Pediatric Neurology

Jessica Wharton, MD, received her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia. A Pediatrics residency followed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, along with a residency there in Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Wharton also completed an Epilepsy fellowship at Vanderbilt. She can be reached at 864-454-5110.

Pediatric Pain Medicine

Kate Gamwell, PhD, is Director of Pediatric Pain Psychology and Rehabilitation at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in Greenville and a Clinical Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. Dr. Gamwell earned her PhD in clinical psychology with a dual emphasis in pediatric and clinical child psychology from Oklahoma State University. Her predoctoral internship was through Immaculata Consortium, and she was then accepted into a two-year NIH-funded pediatric psychology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio where she focused on integrated clinical research surrounding pediatric pain and self-management. She can be reached at 864-522-4880. Madison Paff, PhD, earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in the school psychology program at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Paff completed her predoctoral internship through behavioral pediatrics and integrated care at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute in Omaha. Her fellowship took place at the Pediatric Psychology department at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in Greenville. A licensed psychologist, she can be reached in Greenville at 864-454-5115.

UPSTATE COMMUNITY PEDIATRIC CLINICIANS

Eidson Holladay Johnson

Chenille Eidson, FNP; Justin Holladay, MD; and Laura Johnson, MD, have joined Prisma Health Heritage Pediatrics & Internal Medicine–Simpsonville. They can be reached at 864-454-6440.

Quinn Hunt, MD, has joined Prisma Health Heritage Pediatrics & Internal Medicine–Wren in Piedmont. Dr. Hunt can be reached at 864-859-0740.

Rahul Kataria, MD, has joined Prisma Health Primary Care–Fountain Inn. Dr. Kataria can be reached at 864-522-6270. Learn more about this new practice on Page 8.

Mary Mitchell, PA-C, has joined Prisma Health Pediatrics–Powdersville. Mitchell can be reached at 864-220-1110.

Zachary Wood, MD, has joined Prisma Health Pediatrics & Internal Medicine–Wade Hampton in Greenville. Dr. Wood can be reached at 864-522-5000.