The Southern Society for Pediatric Research

SSPR Governance

2006–2007 Officers

President: Jatinder Bhatia, MBBS Dept of Pediatrics Section of Neonatology Medical College of Georgia 1120 Fifteenth Street BIW 6033 Augusta, GA 30912-3740 Phone: 706-721-2331 Fax: 706-721-7531 Email: jatindeb@mail.mcg.edu	President-Elect: Lisa R. W. Plano, MD, PhD Assoc Prof of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology Dept of Pediatrics/Div of Neonatology University of Miami School of Medicine 1600 NW 10th Ave, Rm 3066 RMRB Miami, FL 33136 Phone: 305-243-2598 Email: lplano@miami.edu
Past-President: Namasivayam Ambalavanan, MD University of Alabama Hospital Division of Neonatology 525 New Hillman Building 619 South 19th St. University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 35233-7335 Tel: 205-934-4680 Email: ambal@sprynet.com	Secretary-Treasurer: David Oelberg MD (2005-2010) Professor and Director, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters 601 Children's Lane Norfolk VA 23507 Phone: 757-668-7456 Fax: 757-668-9255 Email: doelberg@chkd.org

2006–2008 Council Members

Term: 2006–2008	Term: 2005–2007
Shamim Mustafa, PhD Asst Prof of Pediatrics, Div. of Neonatology University of Texas Health Sci Ctr 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7812 San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 Phone: 210-567-5225 Email: mustafa@uthscsa.edu	Robert Lyle, MD Assoc Prof of Pediatrics, Div of Neonatology Arkansas Children's Hospital 800 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72202 Phone: 501-364-1028 Email: LyleRobertE@uams.edu
C. Michael Cotten, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Dept of Pediatrics Director of Neonatology Clinical Research Duke University DUMC 3179 Durham, NC 27710 (919) 681-0630 Email: cotte010@mc.duke.edu	Augusto Sola, MD Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Dept of Pediatrics Div of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Emory Univeristy School of Medicine 2015 Uppergate Drive Atlanta GA 30322 Phone: 404-727-5765 Email: asola2@emory.edu
Reed Dimmitt, MD, DVM, MSPH Asst Prof of Pediatrics University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Neonatology 1802 6^th Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35249 Tel: 205-934-4680 Email: rdimmitt@peds.uab.edu	Ajay Talati, MD Asst Prof of Pediatrics and Obs/Gyn University of Tennessee Health Science Center Rout Center, Suite E-201 853 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38103-2807 Phone: 901-448-5950 Email: atalati@utmem.edu
James Moore, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Coordinator, Neonatal Fellowship Program Emory University School of Medicine 2015 Uppergate Drive Mailstop: 2172-003-1AA Atlanta GA 30322 404-727-5285 jmoor05@emory.edu

Institutional Representatives (in process of updating)

State		School Address and Contact Information	Representative
ALABAMA	AL01–	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA @ BIRMINGHAM H320 620 S 20th St Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 934-3460 phone (205) 975-6291 fax wjohnson@uab.edu	Walter Johnson, MD
	AL02–	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA @ HUNTSVILLE 109 Governors Drive, Room 205 Huntsville, AL 35801-4322 (256) 883-9029 phone (256) 551-4451 fax dnjrmont@bellsouth.net	John R. Montgomery, MD
	AL03–	USA DEPT. OF PEDIATRICS Division of Ped. Gastroenterology / Nutrition 1504 Springhill Ave.., Room 5321 Mobile, AL 36604 (334) 434-3974 phone bestrada@usouthal.edu	Benjamin Estrada, MD
ARKANSAS	AR01–	ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 800 Marshall St Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-1418 phone (501) 364-3551 fax FarrarHank@uams.edu	Hank Farrar, MD
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	DC01–	CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL NATIONAL MEDICAL CTR. 111 Michigan Ave., NW Washington, DC 20010-2916 (202) 884-2121 phone (202) 884-4095 fax
	DC02–	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 3800 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, DC 20010-2916 (202) 687-8569 phone (202) 784-4747 fax Doc4baby@aol.com	K.N. Siva Subramanian, MD
	DC03–	HOWARD UNIVERSITY 2041 Georgia Ave., NW Washington, DC 20060-0002 (202) 865-1592 phone (202) 865-4589 fax
FLORIDA	FL01–	UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Box 100296, JHMHC Gainesville, FL 32610 (352) 392-4195 phone (352) 392-4533 fax burchdj@peds.ufl.edu	David J. Burchfield, MD
	FL02–	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, SCH. OF MEDICINE P.O. Box 016960 (R-131) Miami, FL 33101 (305) 243-4078 phone (305) 243-4080 fax ebandstr@miami.edu	Emmalee Setzer Bandstra, MD
	FL03–	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, COL. OF MED. 17 Davis Blvd. #313 Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 259-8800 phone (813) 259-8805 fax pemmaue@hsc.usf.edu	Pat Emmanuel, MD
GEORGIA	GA01–	EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 2040 Ridgewood Dr Atlanta, GA 30322 (404) 727-5765 phone (404) 727-3236 fax augusto_sola@oz.ped.emory.edu	Augusto Sola, MD
	GA02–	MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA 1120 15^th Street, BAA 800W Augusta, GA 30912-3710 (706) 721-2336 phone wlutin@mail.mcg.edu	William Lutin, MD, PhD
KENTUCKY	KY01–	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 3320 Tates Creek Rd., Ste. 302 Lexington, KY 40502 (859) 269-4604 phone
	KY02–	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, SCH. OF MED. 200 East Chestnut Street Louisville, KY 40292-0001 (502) 852-8470 phone (502) 852-8473 fax david.adamkin@louisville.edu	David H. Adamkin, MD
LOUISIANA	LA01–	LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 896-9583 phone rbegue@lsuhsc.edu	Rodolfo Begue, MD
	LA02–	TULANE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Dept of Pediatrics, TB-8 1430 Tulane Ave. New Orleans, LA 70112-2699 (504) 588-5422 phone (504) 586-3805 fax vandyke@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu	Russell Van Dyke, MD
	LA03–	LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, SHREVEPORT Dept of Pediatrics (Neonatology 1) PO Box 33932 Shreveport, LA 71130 (318) 675-7276 phone (318) 675-4660 fax Aprama@lsumc.edu	Arun K. Pramanik, MD
MARYLAND	MD01–	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 31 South Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 328-6777 phone
	MD02–	UNIFORMED SERVICE UNIV. OF THE HLTH. SCI. 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 (301) 294-8603 phone
MISSISSIPPI	MS01–	UNIVERSITY OF MS MEDICAL CENTER 2500 North State Street Jackson, MS 39216-4505 (601) 984-5216 phone (601) 815-3672 fax gmoll@ped.umsmed.edu	Goerge W. Moll, Jr., MD, PhD
MISSOURI	MO01–	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY 24^th and Gillham Road Kansas City, MO 64108-4698 (816) 234-3370 phone
NORTH CAROLINA	NC01–	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 509 Burnett-Womack CB#7596 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7220 (919) 966-9454 phone
	NC02–	DUKE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Box 3179 Durham, NC 27710 (919) 668-6037 phone (919) 681-6065 fax gold008@mc.duke.edu	Ronald N. Goldberg, MD
	NC03–	BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Dept of Pediatrics 600 Moye Blvd Greenville, NC 27858 (252) 744-4787 phone cummingsj@mail.ecu.edu	James J. Cummings, MD
	NC04–	BOWMAN GRAY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Med. Ctr. Blvd. Winston Salem, NC 27157-0001 (336) 716-2512 phone (336) 716-7100 fax
OKLAHOMA	OK01–	UNIVERSITY OF OK, OK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 940 NE 13th St, Rm 2B2311 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 (405) 271-5215 phone (405) 271-1236 fax marilyn-escobedo@ouhsc.edu	Marilyn B. Escobedo, MD
	OK02–	TULSA MEDICAL CENTER, DEPT. OF PEDIATRICS 2815 S. Sheridan Rd. Tulsa, OK 74129 (918) 838-4726 phone (918) 838-4729 fax
PUERTO RICO	PR01–	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO G.P.O. Box 5607 San Juan, PR 00936 (787) 754-3696 phone
SOUTH CAROLINA	SC01–	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 326 Calhoun St., PO Box 250106 Charleston, SC 29425 (843) 792-9457 phone (843) 792-5588 fax dardenpm@musc.edu	Paul M. Darden, MD
	SC02–	UNIVERSITY OF SC, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 4 Med. Park, Ste. 202 Columbia, SC 29203 (803) 254-0019 phone (803) 254-0028 fax	Rathna Amarnath, MD
TENNESSEE	TN01–	EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 325 State of Franklin Johnson City, TN 37601 (423) 929-6228 phone (423) 439-6258 fax adamsl@access.etsu.edu	Gail Gallemore, MD
	TN02–	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE 50 N. Dunlap, Room 301 Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 572-5366 phone (901) 572-3337 fax lmyers@utmem.edu	Linda Kay Myers, MD
	TN03–	MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville, TN 37208-3502 (615) 327-6332
	TN04–	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Dept of Pediatrics/Neonatology A-0126, MCN 21st Ave S & Garland Nashville, TN 37232-2370 (615) 322-3476 phone (615) 343-1763 fax Brian.Carter@Vanderbilt.edu	Brian S. Carter, MD
TEXAS	TX01–	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SW MEDICAL SCHOOL 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75390-9063 (214) 648-3903 phone (214) 648-2481 fax blair.cox@utsouthwestern.edu	Blair E. Cox, MD
	TX02–	THE UNIV. OF TX MED. BRANCH @ GALVESTON 301 University, UTMB Galveston, TX 77555-0526 (409) 772-2815 phone (409) 772-0747 fax kshattuck@utmb.edu	Karen Shattuck, MD
	TX03–	BAYLOR COL. OF MED., TX CHILDREN’S HOSP. 6621 Fannin St, Ste. FC330.01 Houston, TX 77030-2399 (832) 824-1319 phone abramson@bcm.tmc.edu	Stuart L. Abramson, MD
	TX04–	UNIV. OF TX MED. SCH., HLTH. SCI. CTR. @ HOUSTON 6431 Fannin Street, Ste 3.242 Houston, TX 77030 (713) 500-5727 phone (713) 500-5794 fax Fernando.R.Moya@uth.tmc.edu	Fernando R. Moya, MD
	TX05–	TX TECH UNIV. HLTH. SCI. CTR., DEPT. OF PEDS. 306 Kirksburg Ave. Lubbock, TX 79416 fortunato_perez-benavides@pediatrix.com	Fortunato Perez-Benavidez, MD
	TX06–	UNIV. OF TX., HLTH SCI. CTR. AT SAN ANTONIO 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC7812 San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 (210) 567-9211 phone (210) 567-5169 fax petershack@uthscsa.edu	Jean Petershack, MD
	TX07–	U.S. AIR FORCE, SECTION OF PED. INVESTIGATION Wilford Hall Medical Center 2200 Bergquist Dr, Ste 1 Lackland AFB, TX 78235 (210) 292-6633 phone Robert.Digeronimo@Lackland.AF.mil	Robert J. DiGeronimo, MD
VIRGINIA	VA01–	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SCIENCES CTR Division of General Pediatrics PO Box 800386 Charlottesville, VA 22908 (434) 624-9130 phone (434) 624-2628 fax MAB4C@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu	Martha Hellems, MD, MS
	VA02–	EASTERN VA MED. SCH., DEPT. OF PEDIATRICS Children’s Hospital of the Kings’ Daughters 601 Children’s Lane Norfolk, VA 23507-1910 (757) 668-7456 phone (757) 668-9255 fax doelberg@chkd.com	David G. Oelberg, MD
	VA03–	MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA MCV Station, Box 498 Richmond, VA 23298-0498 (804) 828-9614 phone

Leadership, APA Region VIII

Bill Basco, MD bascob@musc.edu
Joseph Gigante, MD joseph.gigante@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Elisa Zenni, MD eaz@umc5.umc.ufl.edu