Children’s Physician Resource Guide
Children’s Physician Resource Guide
The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta online physician resource guide provides referring providers and practices with up-to-date information regarding our pediatric specialties, physicians, locations, contact information and forms.
You may also download a copy of our 2025 Physician Resource Guide.
Browse by Specialty Area
Access referral information by searching our pediatric clinical services alphabetically:
Children’s Adolescent Medicine Clinic offers comprehensive medical care, including confidential services, for adolescents.
Contact us: 404-785-9855 (p), 404-785-9726 (f)
Clinic location: Hughes Spalding Hospital
Meet our team:
Children’s Allergy and Immunology cares for children with a wide range of allergies and immunodeficiency disorders, including food allergies.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Clinic locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Hughes Spalding Hospital (Mon)
- Providers: Lee, Rathkopf
Meet our team:
- Cullen Dutmer, MD
- Idil Ezhuthachan, MD
- Gerald Lee, MD
- Melinda Rathkopf, MD
- Brian Vickery, MD, Division Chief, Allergy and Immunology
- Codi Horton, CPNP
- Chelsea Leef, CPNP
Children’s Apnea Clinic specializes in treating infants with apnea and bradycardia, as well as babies who have had a brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE).
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Clinic location: Center for Advanced Pediatrics
Meet our team:
Children’s Audiology works to identify hearing loss and design comprehensive treatment plans for infants and children.
Contact us: 404-785-7174 (p), 404-785-7113 (f)
Make a referral: print and fax, accessCHOA
Clinic locations:
- Children’s at Chantilly Drive*
- Children’s Medical Office Building*
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Scottish Rite Hospital
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center*
*A department of Scottish Rite Hospital
Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s, is an inclusive resource for children with autism. Our treatments are based on evidence and tailored to each individual child and family.
Contact us: 404-785-9400 (p), 404-785-9067 (f)
Clinic locations:
- Marcus Autism Center
- Children's at Forsyth (Mon-Fri)
Programs and services:
Behavioral and Mental Health Provider Advice Line
This is a nonemergency phone service for providers seeking advice on behavioral and mental health issues affecting children and adolescents. Leave a message on this line and we will call you back to discuss de-identified behavioral and mental health-related patient care questions. This is also an opportunity to speak with pediatric specialists about care management and receive advice.
- Phone: 404-785-3922
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Resources
Children’s is connecting with providers throughout Georgia to help make families aware of the mental and behavioral health services available to them. View our behavioral and mental health page for a list of providers is each county.
Outpatient clinics
At this time, appointments are available via internal referrals only. We offer in-person and telehealthservices.
Children’s Heart Center treats patients with complex congenital heart defects to those who require a simple sports physical clearance.
Contact us: 404-256-2593 (p), 404-252-7431 (f)
Make a referral: Online, print and fax
Forms and resources: Cardiac risk assessment, pulmonary hypertension
Clinic locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics
- Children’s Medical Office Building
- Albany
- Alpharetta
- Athens
- Canton
- Columbus
- Cumming
- Dacula
- Dalton
- Gainesville
- Johns Creek
- Lawrenceville
- Macon
- Marietta
- Newnan
- Oconee
- Rockdale
- Stockbridge
- Thomasville
- Valdosta
- Villa Rica
Meet our team:
Cardiologists
- William Mahle, MD
- Alaa Aljiffry, MD
- Asaad Beshish, MD
- Holly Bauser-Heaton, MD, PhD
- Wesley Blackwood, MD
- William Border, MD
- Arene Butto, MD
- Brian Cardis, MD
- Nikhil Chanani, MD
- Martha Clabby, MD
- Shanelle Clarke, MD
- Andrew Dodgen, MD
- Matthew Ferguson, MD
- Peter Fischbach, MD
- Michael Fundora, MD
- Alice Hales-Kharazmi, MD
- Brandon Harden, MD
- Susan Hupp, MD
- Glen Iannucci, MD
- Shannon Jones, MD
- Usama Kanaan, MD
- Dennis Kim, MD, PhD
- Lazaros Kochilas, MD
- P. Andrea Kropf, MD
- James Kuo, MD
- Brooke Lewis, MD
- Allen Ligon, MD
- Clifford Wesley Lindsey, MD
- Michael Lopez, MD
- Kevin Maher, MD
- Heather Phelps Maloney, DO
- Chad Mao, MD
- William McEachern, MD
- Meghann McKane, MD
- Rachel McKay, MD
- Erik Michelfelder, MD
- Marcos Mills, MD
- Michael Mount, MD
- James Nelson, MD
- Matthew Oster, MD
- Andrew Porter, MD
- Sanghee Ro, MD
- Fred Rodriguez, MD
- Saidie Rodriguez, MD
- Ritu Sachdeva, MD
- Denver Sallee, MD
- Cyrus Samai, MD
- Timothy Slesnick, MD
- Richard Urbano Garcia Soriano, MD
- Divya Suthar, MD
- Benjamin Toole, MD
- Dongngan Truong, MD
- Heather Viamonte, MD
- Neill Videlefsky, MD
- Michelle Wallace, MD
- Stephanie Wechsler, MD
- Robert Whitehill, MD
- Emily Williams, MD
- Hunter Wilson, MD
- Michael Wolf, MD
Advanced practice providers
- Haleigh Anderson, CPNP
- Megan Burnworth, CPNP
- Caitlin Calkins, CPNP
- Charissa Deckelmann, CPNP
- Robin Epstein, CPNP
- Heather Jordan, MSN, CPNP-PC
- Jessica Posey, MSN, FNP-C
- Vandana Ramaswamy, CPNP
- Allison Smith, CPNP
- Patricia Simpson, MSN, FNP-C, RN
- Kimberly Straub, PA-C
- Allison Voight, CPNP
Children’s Cardiothoracic Surgery is dedicated to the well-being and care of children who have been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.
Contact us: 404-785-6330 (p), 404-785-6266 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Location: Arthur M. Blank Hospital (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
Meet our team:
CT surgeons
- Paul Chai, MD, Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Mohan John, MD
- Joshua Rosenblum, MD, PhD
- Subhadra Shashidharan, MD
- Fawwaz Shaw, MD, Surgical Director, Heart Transplant
Advanced practice providers
- Megan Baker, CPNP
- Abby Bechler-Karsch, PNP-BC
- Emily Becker, CPNP
- Meagan Beech, CPNP
- Katie Berkowitz, CPNP-AC
- Brittany Brennan, CPNP
- Crystal Bryan, CPNP
- Tara Buckhalter, CPNP
- Taylor Bush, PA-C
- Maria Cabrera, CPNP-AC, FNP
- Jennifer Chiles, PA-C
- Nicole Coolidge, CPNP
- Shelby Corder, CPNP
- Caitlyn Coward, CPNP
- Daniel Danilczyk, CPNP
- Madison Demetry, CPNP
- Meghan Engler, CPNP
- Emily Frank, CPNP
- Margrethe Fredericks, CPNP
- Allison Head, PA-C
- Natalie Hicks, PA-C
- Virginia Horan, PA-C
- Kasey Keane-Lerner, PA-C
- Alexandra Kruger, PA-C
- Keyatta Lackey, CPNP
- Patricia Lawrence, CPNP
- Diane Long, CPNP
- Melanie McBrayer, CPNP
- Lauren Meador, PA-C
- Kathleen Murphy, PNP-BC
- Anna Patton, CPNP
- Kasey Pease, CPNP
- Lindsey Prozzillo, CPNP
- Brittany Scoville, CPNP
- Ashley Smith, CPNP
- Kristin Smith, CPNP
- Amelia St John, CPNP
- Meghan Stowell, CPNP
- Isabel Walker, PA-C
- Kimberly Woodall-Williams, CPNP
Children’s Stephanie V. Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children provides specialized services to suspected victims of child abuse.
Contact us:
- Hughes Spalding: 404-785-9930 (p), 404-785-9783 (f)
- Northside Professional Center: 404-785-3820 (p), 404-785-3850 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Clinic locations:
- Hughes Spalding Hospital (Mon-Fri)
- Northside Professional Center (Mon-Fri)
Children’s Cystic Fibrosis delivers advanced care to children with CF while also educating families on how to manage the disease.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Clinic location: Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
Meet our team:
Pulmonologists
- Allan Dias, MD
- Kimberly Dickinson, MD
- Lokesh Guglani, MD
- Matthew Hazen, MD
- Ajay Kasi, MD
- LaTresa Lang, MD
- Rachel Linnemann, MD
- Benjamin Kopp, MD
- Julia Sedor, MD
- Haitham Shahrour, MD
- Arlene Stecenko, MD
Advanced practice providers
Children’s Endocrinology offers comprehensive care to children and teens with diabetes and other endocrine conditions that may affect metabolism, growth and sexual development.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Resources: Endocrinology guidelines for referrals, list of adult endocrinologists
Locations:
Clinic locations
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics: Bone, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Lipid, Turner Syndrome
- Children’s at Forsyth (2nd and 4th Thu)
- Children’s at Meridian Mark (Mon-Fri)
- Children’s at North Point (Thu, Fri)
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard (Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (Tue, Wed, Fri)
Diabetes Education Program
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital: 404-785-1724
- Hughes Spalding Hospital: 404-785-9900 (Tue)
- Scottish Rite Hospital: 404-785-4841
Meet our team:
Endocrinologists
- Brooke Anderson, MD
- Shruthi Arora, MD
- Constance Baldwin, MD
- Kristina Cossen, MD
- Tanicia Daley Jean-Pierre, MD
- Doris Fadoju, MD
- Hiba Ahmed Fadoul, MD
- Eric Felner, MD
- Sobenna George, MD
- Marjorie Golekoh, MD
- Pranav Gupta, MD
- Shuai Hao, MD
- Daniel Hsia, MD
- Noreen Islam, MD
- Joey Low, MD
- Andrew Muir, MD
- Presley Nichols, MD
- Briana Patterson, MD
- Mark Rappaport, MD, PhD
- Lauren Roach, MD
- Rajeev Thirunagari, MD
Advanced practice providers
Children’s is home to one of the leading pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Programs in the country. Our team cares for children with common and complex GI, liver and nutritional conditions.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Clinic locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics: Aerodigestive, EoE, general GI, hepatology, IBD, feeding, pancreas
- Providers: Amevor, Black, Bloom, Cohen, Gupta, Kugathasan, Lopez, McKay, McElhanon, Niklinska-Schirtz, Odiase, Oh, Rajendra, Romero, Rudra, Sauer, Shenoy, Stevens, Temtem
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Clinics: Intestinal rehab, liver transplant
- Children's Medical Office Building at Scottish Rite Hospital
- Clinics: General GI
- Providers: Cohen, Lopez, Rajendra, Rudra, Temtem
- Children's at North Point (Mon, Wed, Fri)
- Clinics: General GI
- Providers: Bloom, Shenoy, Stevens
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard (Thu)
- Clinics: Hepatology
- Provider: Vos
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (1st, 3rd and 5th Thu)
- Clinic: General GI
- Providers: Lopez, McKay, Niklinska-Schirtz
- Marcus Autism Center (Wed)
- Clinics: General GI
- Provider: McElhanon
Meet our team:
Gastroenterologists
- Adjowa Amevor, MD
- Katherine Black, MD
- Lauren Bloom, MD
- Reuven Zev Cohen, MD
- Subramaniam Kugathasan, MD
- David Lee, MD
- Chrissy Lopez, MD
- Barbara McElhanon, MD
- Shaunte McKay, MD
- Joanna Niklinska-Schirtz, MD
- Elaine Odiase, MD
- Teresa Oh, MD
- Sharmistha Rudra, MD
- Cary G Sauer, MD, Division Chief, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Vivek Shenoy, MD
- Chathruckan Rajendra, MD
- James Stevens, MD
- Lakshmi Suri, MBChB
- Tsega Temtem, MD
Hepatologists
- Reuven Zev Cohen, MD
- Nitika A Gupta, MD
- David Lee, MD
- Chrissy Lopez, MD
- Rene Romero, MD
- James Stevens, MD
- Miriam Vos, MD, MS
Advanced endoscopists
Advanced practice providers
- Seyi Adeyemi-Bajo, PA-C
- Jenissa Cortés, MS, RD, PA-C
- Michelle Dinser Worthington, CPNP
- Chris Fritzen, PA-C
- Sarah Jeffcoat, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC
- Victoria Marcy, PA-C
- Whitney Mink, MHS, PA-C
Psychologists
- Bonney Reed, PhD, Gastroenterology
- Jessica Buzenski, PhD, Gastroenterology
Children’s General Surgery has a team of pediatric surgeons who have received advanced training in general and thoracic surgery to treat a wide range of conditions in children, from newborns to young adults.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-8788 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Clinic locations:
- Athens (2nd and 4th Wed)
- Provider: Clifton
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics: Aerodigestive, Diaphragm Pacing, General Surgery, Pelvic and Anorectal Care, Strong4Life, Vascular Anomalies
- Children’s Medical Office Building (Mon-Fri)
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard (1st and 3rd Wed, 2nd Fri)
- Providers: Bhatia, Linden
- Children’s at Fayette (1st and 3rd Mon)
- Provider: Bhatia
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (4th Thu)
- Provider: Meisel
- Columbus (2nd and 3rd Wed)
- Providers: Chahine, Santore
Meet our team:
General surgeons
- Hanna Alemayehu, MD
- Ross Beckman, MD
- Amina Bhatia, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP
- David Carney, MD
- Alfred Chahine, MD, FACS, FAAP
- Matthew Clifton, MD, FACS, FAAP, Division Chief, General Surgery
- Melissa Danko, MD
- Megan Durham, MD, FACS
- Anthony Ferrantella, MD
- Allison Linden, MD
- Jonathan Meisel, MD, FACS, FAAP
- Rodrigo Mon, MD
- Matthew Santore, MD, FACS, FAAP
- Heather Short, MD
- Justin Sobrino, MD
- Mark Wulkan, MD
Advanced practice providers
- Barbara Alexander, CPNP
- Kimberly Appelbaum, CPNP
- Breck Booth, PA-C
- Ashley Daraei, CPNP
- Katherine Darby, PA-C
- Julia Desher, CPNP
- Angela East, CPNP
- Joshua Elliott, PA-C
- William Erwin, CPNP
- Brianna Fedorich, PA-C
- Chantai Hightower, CPNP
- Ali Hoeffner, PA-C
- Kara Hogan, CPNP
- Theresa Motley, CPNP
- Carol Pardue, CPNP
- Holly Piper, PA-C
- Jenny Robinson, CPNP
- Kendra Summers, PA-C
- Casey Tanner, CPNP
Children’s Gynecology delivers advanced care while remaining sensitive to the unique emotional and psychological needs of our patients and their families.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-8788 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Resources: Gynecology referral guidelines
Clinic locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon, Wed)
- Children’s Medical Office Building (Fri)
Meet our team:
At the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, we care for children and young adults with a wide range of cancer and blood disorders—from the most common to those rarely seen outside of the top centers.
Contact us: 404-785-1112 (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Inpatient and outpatient: cancer, blood disorders, BMT
- Hughes Spalding Hospital
- Outpatient: blood disorders, transfusion services
- Columbus (4th and 5th Wed)
- Outpatient: sickle cell
Cancer programs and clinics:
- Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program
- Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Program
- Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor Program
- Cancer Predisposition Program
- Cancer Survivor Program
- Developmental Therapeutics Program
- Fertility Preservation Program
- Germ Cell Tumor Program
- High-Risk Leukemia and Lymphoma Program
- Immunohematology and Immune Dysregulation Program
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Program
- Liver Tumor Program
- Neuroblastoma Program
- Precision Medicine Program
- Psychology Program
- Retinoblastoma Program
- Solid Tumor Program
- Wilms/Kidney Tumor Program
BMT programs and clinics:
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
- BMT Survivor Clinic
- Bone Marrow Failure Program
- Chronic GVHD Clinic
Blood disorders programs and clinics:
Children’s Infectious Diseases provides consultations, treatment and follow-up care to children, teens and young adults who have a variety of conditions related to infectious diseases.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Location: Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Thu)
Infectious disease physicians:
- Omayma Amin, MD
- Frank E. Berkowitz, MD
- Andres F. Camacho-Gonzalez, MD
- Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD
- Lisa M. Cranmer, MD
- Thomas Fox, MD
- Kathryn Goggin, MD
- Madeleine Goldstein, MD
- Cassie Grimsley Ackerley, MD
- Preeti Jaggi, MD
- Satoshi Kamidani, MD
- Matthew Linam, MD
- Latania Logan, MD
- Suong Nguyen, MD
- Pratik "Tik" Patel, MD
- Christina A. Rostad, MD
- Andi Shane, MD, MPH
Advanced practice providers:
Children’s Interventional Radiology uses medical imaging to help guide minimally invasive surgical procedures to diagnose and treat many different conditions in children and teens.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
Children’s Laboratory Services are equipped with advanced technology that supports a broad range of tests for infants, children and adolescents.
Order forms: Outpatient lab, allergen testing
Locations:
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital, 404-785-6415 (p), 404-785-6258 (f)
- Outpatient collection: Mon-Fri, 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics, 404-785-7385 (p), 404-785-5579 (f)
- Outpatient collection: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., closed holidays
- A department of Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard, 404-785-8465 (p), 404-785-8642 (f)
- Outpatient collection: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed holidays
- Children’s at Town Center, 404-785-9738 (p), 404-785-9774 (f)
- Outpatient collection: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed holidays
- Pertussis swabs and catheterized urine collections for Children’s-ordered cultures only. Collections can be performed by nursing at this location on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Children’s at Webb Bridge, 404-785-8154 (p), 404-785-8468 (f)
- Outpatient collection: Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed holidays
- Scottish Rite Hospital, 404-785-2039 (p), 404-785-4542 (f)
- Outpatient collection: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Developmental Progress Clinic (DPC) at Children’s provides neurodevelopment follow-up evaluations for NICU graduates who are identified as being at an increased risk for long-term developmental problems due to preterm birth or complex medical conditions. Services are provided to children up to age 5.
Contact us: 404-785-(DOCS) 3267 (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Wed)
- Hughes Spalding Hospital (Thu)
- Marcus Autism Center (Fri)
Meet our team:
Children’s Nephrology Program treats kids and teens with conditions and diseases affecting the kidneys.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics and services: chronic kidney disease, kidney transplant, dialysis
- Athens
- Clinics: general nephrology, hypertension
- Provider: Greenbaum
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Children’s at North Point (Tue)
- Providers: Riar, Shin
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard
- Provider: Londeree
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (2nd & 4th Mon)
- Providers: Chinnadurai, George, Kennedy, Simms
Meet our team:
Nephrologists
- Amirtha Chinnadurai, MD
- Rouba Garro, MD
- Roshan P. George, MD, Interim Division Chief, Nephrology
- Larry Greenbaum, MD, PhD
- Stephanie Jernigan, MD
- Sabina Kennedy, MD
- Jackson Londeree, DO
- Loretta Reyes, MD
- Sandeep Riar, MD
- H. Stella Shin, MD
- K'Joy Simms, MD
- Chia-shi Wang, MD, MSc
- Barry L. Warshaw, MD
Advanced practitioners
Children’s Neurology provides comprehensive care for a wide range of conditions of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Resource: Guidelines for referrals
Locations:
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics: Cerebrovascular disorders, complex headache, concussion, cerebral palsy, developmental neurology, epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, infantile spasms, ketogenic diet, leukodystrophy, movement disorder, neonatal, neuroimmunology, neuro metabolic, new-onset seizure
- Providers: Bhalla, Dutt, Forte, Gombolay, Hallman-Cooper, Holt, Keller, Leheji, Malik, Philbrook, Sankhla, Upadhyayula, Verma, Wolf, Zhang
- Children’s at Forsyth (1st, 3rd and 5th Thu)
- Provider: Keller
- Hughes Spalding Hospital (Wed)
- Providers: Albor, Forte, Hallman-Cooper, Holt, Wolf
- Medical Office Building at Scottish Rite (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics: Epilepsy, infantile spasms, ketogenic diet, new-onset seizure, vagus nerve stimulation
- Providers: Black, Choi, Kannan, Sankhla, Zhang
- Scottish Rite Hospital
- Epilepsy Center
Meet our team:
Neurologists
- Lauren Albor, MD
- Sonam Bhalla, MD
- Moira Black, MD
- Marleny Cabrera, MD
- Ilan Hyoung Choi, MD
- Monideep Dutt, MD
- Jasmine Forte, MD
- Timothy Gershon, MD
- Grace Gombolay, MD
- Jamika L Hallman-Cooper, MD
- Philip J. Holt, MD
- Varun Kannan, MD
- Stephanie R. Keller, MD
- Emily Kern-Smith, MD
- Jun Ho Kim, MD
- Fiza Laheji, MD
- Jenny Lin, MD
- Matthew Lustig, MD
- Manisha Malik, MD
- Prabhu Patil, MD
- Bryan L. Philbrook, MD
- Neal Sankhla, MD
- Etka Shah, MD
- Michelle Tutmaher, DO
- Saila Upadhyayula, MD, MPH
- Sumit Verma, MD
- Kishore Vedala, MD
- Barbara M. Weissman, MD
- David S. Wolf, MD, PhD, Division Chief, Neurology
- Guojun Zhang, MD
Developmental behavioral pediatrician
Advanced practice providers
Contact: 404-785-2046 (p), 404-785-2204 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Order form: EEG
Locations:
Children’s Neuropsychology evaluates children to help identify cognitive or behavioral challenges that require special attention and help.
Contact: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Submit a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Resources: Neuropsychology referral guidelines
Locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Children’s Medical Office Building (Mon-Fri)
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Scottish Rite Hospital
Meet our team:
- Phebe Albert, PhD
- Carla Ammons, PhD
- Laura Sheldon Blackwell, PhD, ABPP
- Thomas G. Burns, PsyD, ABPP
- Cortney Fritz, PhD
- Elyssa Gerst, PhD
- Robyn A. Howarth, PhD, ABPP/CN
- Jacqueline M. Kiefel, PhD
- Susan McManus Lee, PhD, ABPP/CN
- David J. Marcus, PhD, ABPP/CN
- Emily Riggall, PhD
- Yuri Shishido, PhD, ABPP/CN
- Molly Winston, PhD
Children’s Neurosurgery has experience with neurosurgical conditions ranging from the most common to extremely rare.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Submit a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
- Children’s Medical Office Building (Mon-Fri)
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Scottish Rite Hospital
- Athens (Tue)
- Provider: Boydston
- Columbus (Wed)
- Provider: Boydston
- Thomasville
- Provider: Boydston
Meet our team:
Neurosurgeons
- William Boydston, MD, PhD, MD, PhD
- Barunashish Brahma, MD, Medical Director, Neuro Spine Care
- Joshua J. Chern, MD, PhD, Division Chief of Neurosurgery
- Jacob Lepard, MD
- Nealen Laxpati, MD
- Andrew Reisner, MD, Elaine & John C. Carlos Chair for Neuro Trauma; Medical Director, Concussion Program, Neuro Trauma
- Michael Sawvel, DO, OR Committee
- David Wrubel, MD, Program Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship; Surgery Director, Arthur M. Blank Hospital
Advanced practice providers
Children’s Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Program has a team of pediatric orthopedic specialists experienced in diagnosing orthopedic conditions in children and treating kids with the goal of keeping their bones strong well into adulthood.
Contact: 404-255-1933 (p), 404-943-8066 (f)
Submit a referral: Online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
- Athens (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Devito, Stevenson, Willimon
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Bruce, Egger, Fletcher, McLaughlin, Olszewski, Perkins, Vosters
- Children’s at Cherokee (Mon-Fri)
- Provider: Scurfield
- Children’s at Duluth (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Crownover, Devito, Fabregas, Montero, Patsimas, Schrader, Willimon
- Children’s at Fayette (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Egger, McLaughlin, Miller, Murphy, Schmitz
- Children’s at Forsyth (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Azerf, Busch, Schmitz
- Children’s at Hamilton Creek (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Crownover, Fabregas, Fletcher, Patsimas
- Children’s at Hudson Bridge (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Brouillette, Egger, Murphy, Olszewski, Perkins
- Children’s at Meridian Mark (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Axelrod, Busch, Devito, Fabregas, Flanagan, Kroll, Montero, Murphy, Olszewski, Schmitz, Schrader, Willimon
- Children’s at Old Milton Parkway (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Devito, McLaughlin, Olszewski, Patsimas, Perkins, Schmitz,Vosters
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Axelrod, Devito, Flanagan, Fletcher, Perkins, Schrader, Scurfield
- Douglasville (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Egger, Fabregas
- Macon (Wed)
- Providers: Bruce, Fletcher
Programs and clinics:
- Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Program
- Bone Health and Diseases Program
- Brachial Plexus Program
- Cerebral Palsy Program
- Concussion Program
- Fracture care
- Hand and Upper Extremity Program
- Hip Program
- Scoliosis and Spine Program
- Sports Medicine Program
Meet our team:
Orthopedic surgeons
- Jed Axelrod, MD
- Robert W. Bruce Jr., MD, Medical Director, Neuromuscular Program
- Michael T. Busch, MD, Surgical Director, Sports Medicine
- Dennis P. Devito, MD
- Anthony "Ace" Egger, MD
- Jorge A. Fabregas, MD
- Jill C. Flanagan, MD
- Nicholas D. Fletcher, MD, Medical Director, Spine
- Dell McLaughlin, MD
- Joshua Murphy, MD, Medical Director, Spine Quality and Outcomes
- Dana Olszewski, MD, MPH
- Crystal Perkins, MD, Medical Director, Orthopedic Quality and Outcomes
- Michael L. Schmitz, MD, Chief of Orthopedics
- Tim Schrader, MD, Medical Director, Hip
- S. Clifton Willimon, MD, Medical Director, Atlanta United Academy
Orthopedists
Sports medicine primary care physicians
- Ashley Brouillette, MD
- James Crownover, MD
- J. Stephen Kroll, MD
- Stephen Miller, MD
- Tatiana Patsimas, MD
- Armand Scurfield, MD
- Matthew Vosters, MD
Advanced practice providers
- Denise Coultes Beuret, FNP-C
- Sarah Delk, PA-C
- Alyssa Gattis, PA-C
- Abby Goepper, CPNP
- Grace Hall, PA-C
- Veronica Hill, CPNP
- Laura Jones, CPNP
- J. Brian Kelly, PA-C
- Jessica King, PA-C
- Nancy Kralovich, PA-C
- Nikki Kress, CPNP-AC
- Marian Leach, PA-C
- Keri L. Liles, PA-C
- Rebecca Lunsford, PA-C
- Joshua Myers, FNP-C
- Nicole O'Donnell, PA-C
- Caitlin Parsons, PA-C
- Tori Robertson, PA-C
- Tracy Ruska, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
- Karen Shaw, PA-C
- Kelsey Van Stee, CPNP
- Kirsten Warnock, NP-C
- Ed Wilson, PA-C
Children’s Orthotics and Prosthetics specializes in creating custom designs for children who need orthopedic braces or artificial limbs.
Contact: 404-785-3229 (p), 404-785-5690 (f)
Submit a referral: Print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics
- Children’s at Duluth
- Children’s at Fayette
- Children’s at Forsyth
- Children's at Meridian Mark
- Children’s at Old Milton Parkway
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center
Services:
- Adaptive sports
- Intelligent hand
- Prosthetics design
- Rehabilitation
- Spine bracing
- Silicone restoration
Programs:
Children’s Otolaryngology offers comprehensive services, including evaluation, diagnosis, management and treatment of children with a variety of disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: Online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Brown, Deshpande, Evans, Gentile, Goudy, Govil, Kennedy, Okafor, Prickett, Thomsen
- Children’s at Fayette (Tue-Fri)
- Providers: Evans, Thomsen
- Children’s at Hudson Bridge (Mon-Thu)
- Providers: Evans, Govil
- Children's at Old Milton Parkway (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Bangiyev, Gentile, Shah, Thomsen
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard (Mon, Tue, Fri)
- Providers: Bangiyev, Brown, Kennedy, Prickett, Shah
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (Mon, Thu, Fri)
- Providers: Kennedy, Okafor
Meet our team:
Otolaryngologists
- John Bangiyev, DO
- Clarice Brown, MD
- Anita Deshpande, MD
- Sean Evans, MD
- Lori Gentile, MD
- Steven L. Goudy, MD, MBA, Division Chief, Otolaryngology
- Nandini Govil, MD
- Kenneth Kennedy, MD
- Vandra Okafor, MD
- Kara K. Prickett, MD
- Sweeti Shah, DO
- James Thomsen, MD
Advanced practice providers
Children’s Physiatry specializes in the nonsurgical treatment of nerve, muscle, and bone injuries and illnesses that affect movement in children.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Location: Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Tue, Wed, Fri)
Meet our team:
Physiatrists
- Katherine DeGraaff, DO
- Jeannie Harden, MD
- Udayan Kulkarni, MD
- Enoch Leung, MD, PhD
- Elizabeth Poplawski, DO
- Tyler Shirel, MD
- Joshua Vova, MD, FAAP, FAAPMR
Advanced practice providers
Children’s Plastic Surgery has a team of experts skilled in the treatment of deformities caused by a birth defect, injury, illness or tumor in children and teens.
Contact us: 404-785-7792 (p), 404-785-7806 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Location: Northside Professional Center
Programs and clinics
Meet our team:
Plastic surgeons
- Colin M. Brady, MD, FACS, Research Director, Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Disorders; Program Director, Craniofacial Fellowship
- Magdalena Soldanska, MD, FACS, Section Chief, Plastic Surgery at Scottish Rite
- Alexis Tashima, MD
- Joseph K. Williams, MD, Division Chief, Plastic Surgery; Medical Director, Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Disorders
Advanced practice providers
Children’s Pulmonology provides advanced care for your patients who suffer from respiratory problems, from asthma to RSV.
Contact us:
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital-based providers: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
- Scottish Rite Hospital-based providers: 404-785-0588 (p), 404-785-0596 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Forms and resources:
- Synagis enrollment form
- Asthma Action Plan – younger children (Spanish)
- Asthma Action Plan – older children (Spanish)
Locations
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics: aerodigestive, high-risk asthma, primary ciliary dyskinesia, pulmonology, Synagis, technology-dependent
- Children’s at Hamilton Creek (Tue)
- Providers: Dias, Hazen, Lesnick, Poplar
- Children’s at Mount Vernon Highway (Mon-Fri)
- Clinics: high-risk asthma, pulmonology, severe asthma biologic injections, Synagis
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (Mon-Thu)
- Providers: Brooks, Cilloniz, Hazen, Kim, Lesnick, Sedor, Shahrour
- Hughes Spalding Hospital (Mon-Thu)
- Clinics: high-risk asthma, pulmonology, sickle cell disease
- Providers: Brooks, Hazen, Lang, Popler
Meet our team
Arthur M. Blank Hospital-based providers
- Kimberly Dickinson, MD
- Nicholas Fitzpatrick, MD
- Lokesh Guglani, MD
- Carolyn Henderson, MD
- Ajay Kasi, MD
- Benjamin Kopp, MD
- Rachel Linnemann, MD
- Eric Price, MD
- Amit Shah, MD
- Samar Shah, MD
- Sheel Shah, MD
- Dawn M. Simon, MD
- Snehal Vala, MD
- Sonal Bahri, CPNP
- Sharon Golubic, CPNP
- Caroline Ivie, PA-C
- Kun Hui Yi, CPNP
Scottish Rite Hospital-based providers
- Ann-Marie Brooks, MD, FAAP
- Rafael Cilloniz-Guerrerro, MD
- Allan Dias, MD
- Matthew Hazen, MD
- Sophia Kim, MD
- LaTresa Lang, MD
- Burt Lesnick, MD, FAAP
- Jonathan Popler, MD
- Julia Sedor, MD
- Haitham Shahrour, MD
- Brooke Allman, PA-C
- Sealling Arounnarath, CPNP
- Tatiana Asnani, CPNP
- Brie Batchelor Baxter, CPNP
- Maria Espinosa, PA-C
- Adriana Hall, CPNP
- Elizabeth "Janey" Lackey, NP
- Elizabeth Liu D'Souza, PA-C
- Michelle McKinnon, NP
- Tracy Paterson, PA-C
- Haley Reynolds, PA-C
- Brian Wingrove, PA-C
Children’s offers a variety of pediatric imaging services using advanced technology and child-friendly techniquest to help accurately diagnose injuries and illnesses.
Order forms: Advanced Radiology, General radiology, Interventional Radiology, History and physical form
Resources: MRI and CT guidelines for sedation
Locations
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital, 404-785-6078 (p)
- Services: CT scan, DEXA, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology, MRI, nuclear medicine, PET, sedation, ultrasound, X-ray
- Children’s at Forsyth*, 404-785-3036 (p)
- Service: X-ray
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard*, 404-785-9729 (p)
- Service: X-ray and ultrasound
- Children’s at Town Center*, 404-785-9729 (p)
- Services: CT scan, fluoroscopy, MRI, sedation, ultrasound, X-ray
- Children’s at Webb Bridge*, 404-785-9729 (p)
- Services: CT scan, fluoroscopy, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray
- Hughes Spalding Hospital, 404-785-9988 (p)
- Services: CT scan, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, X-ray
- Scottish Rite Hospital, 404-785-2787 (p)
- Services: CT scan, DEXA, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology, MRI, nuclear medicine, PET, sedation, ultrasound, X-ray
*A department of Children’s at Scottish Rite Hospital
Children’s Rehabilitation can help your patients overcome physical and functional challenges related to injury, illness or congenital conditions.
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Programs:
- Inpatient rehab: 404-785-2274 (p), Scottish Rite Hospital
- Day rehab: 404-785-3300 (p), 993-Building
- Outpatient rehab: 404-785-7100 (p), 404-785-7113 (f)
- Physiatry: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f), Center for Advanced Pediatrics
Children’s Rheumatology cares for children who have rheumatic conditions, inflammatory diseases and autoinflammatory diseases.
Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Resources: Rheumatology referral guidelines
Locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Children’s at North Point (Tue)
- Providers: Goldberg, Rouster-Stevens
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard (Mon, Tue, Fri)
- Providers: Goldberg, Rouster-Stevens, Villacis Nunez
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (Mon, Tue)
- Provider: Go
Meet our team:
Children’s Sleep Medicine can help you identify and address sleep problems and disorders.
Contact us:
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital-based providers:404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
- Scottish Rite Hospital-based providers: 404-785-0588 (p), 404-785-0596 (f)
- Overnight sleep studies: 404-785-2974 (p)
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Forms: Sleep lab order form
Locations:
Outpatient clinics
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Harford, Leu, Malik, Shah, Torrez
- Children’s at Mount Vernon Highway (Mon-Fri)
- Providers: Kim, Mansaray
- Children’s at Old Milton Parkway (temporarily closed)
- Provider: Kim
- Children’s at Town Center Outpatient Care Center (Mon or Tue once per month)
- Providers: Kim, Mansaray
- Marcus Autism Center
- Provider: Leu
Overnight sleep studies
Meet our team:
Arthur M. Blank Hospital-based providers
- Kelli-Lee Harford, PhD
- Roberta Leu, MD
- Manisha Malik, MD
- Amit Shah, MD
- Daniel Torrez, MD
- Lisa Michelle McKinnon, CPNP
- Jordan Ruff, CPNP
Scottish Rite Hospital-based providers:
*A department of Scottish Rite Hospital
Children’s Surgical Services has a team of pediatric surgeons who are leaders in safe and effective surgery for kids.
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Forms: Schedule a surgery, pre-anesthesia history forms
Surgery centers:
- Arthur M. Blank Hospital
- Scottish Rite Hospital
- Children’s at Meridian Mark
- Children’s at Satellite Boulevard Outpatient Surgery Center
Children’s is home to one of the leading pediatric Transplant Programs in the country, offering comprehensive pre- and post-transplant services to children, teens and young adults with end-stage diseases of the liver, heart and kidney.
Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
Location: Arthur M. Blank Hospital
Programs:
- Heart Transplant: 404-785-6395 (p), 404-785-1994 (f)
- Kidney Transplant: 404-785-1405 (p), 404-785-6751 (f)
- Liver Transplant: 404-785-0150 (p), 404-785-9017 (f)
At Children’s Aerodigestive Clinic, we put children with complex airway, respiratory and GI tract conditions at the center of collaborative care.
- Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
- Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
- Location: Center for Advanced Pediatrics
Children’s Concussion Program offers comprehensive concussion care and follow-up as well as information and resources for patients and parents.
- Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
- Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
- Resources: Concussion toolkit and guidelines, video series
- Locations:
Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program offers comprehensive care to help children develop a positive relationship with food.
- Contact us: 404-785-9343 (p), 404-785-9041 (f)
- Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
- Locations:
- Center for Advanced Pediatrics (Mon-Fri)
- Marcus Autism Center (Mon-Fri)
- Children’s at Forsyth
Children’s Fetal Care Center cares for babies who have congenital defects or fetal abnormalities and need extra medical attention before or right after they are born.
- Contact us: 404-785-3916 (p), 404-785-9751 (f)
- Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
- Locations:
The Judson L. Hawk Jr., MD, Clinic for Children offers multispecialty outpatient treatment for children with a wide range of medical and social complexities. By housing several outpatient services together, families have a place where they can receive coordinated care.
- Contact us: 404-785-DOCS (p), 404-785-9111 (f)
- Make a referral: online, print and fax, accessCHOA
- Location: Center for Advanced Pediatrics
- Clinics:
- Brachial Plexus
- Chronic Pain
- Differences in Sex Development
- Genetics and Skeletal Disorders
- Medically Complex Care
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurogastroenterology and Motility
- Neuro Spine
- Osteogenesis Perfecta
- Pelvic and Anorectal Care
- Spasticity/Cerebral Palsy
- Spina Bifida
- Strong4Life
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Vascular Anomalies
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