Locations

Developmental Pediatrics faculty members have roles at both UTHSC and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, and many have additional affiliations with other departments, colleges, and institutions.

Our primary clinical base is at Le Bonheur (Downtown and East Memphis), with satellite locations in Jackson, TN and Tupelo, MS.

• Toni M. Whitaker, MD (Division Chief)
• Sarah Carter, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC (primary appointment in College of Nursing)
• Ron Espinal, MD
• Tanjala T. Gipson, MD
• Debra Hanna, MD
• Megan Lane, MD (joining in 2025)
• Patricia Logan, PhD (secondary appointment in Pediatric Cardiology)

Interdisciplinary division faculty have a UTHSC clinical base within these Department of Pediatrics' programs:

Center on Developmental Disabilities (CDD)

• • Bruce L. Keisling, PhD (CDD Executive Director, secondary appointment in Medical Education)
  • Leah Goldstein, PsyD

Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE)

• Melissa L. Hoffmann, PhD (COE Director, primary appointment in Psychiatry)
• Kelsey Maloney, PhD (secondary appointment in Psychiatry)
• Liz Paiml, PhD (secondary appointment in Psychiatry)