Hospital Medicine
Dedicated to improving healthcare for children in Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding Appalachian Region
Our hospital medicine division consists of highly trained doctors who specialize in guiding children's care during their stay in the hospital. They work alongside the child's family and their pediatrician. Then, they lead the care team to the best possible treatment plan.
Brandon Babcock, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: OU at Tulsa University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2007-2011
MD, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, 2002-2006
Residency: Internal Medicine- Pediatrics Residency, 2011-2015
Aimee Barton, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: Ross University School of Medicine Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies, 1999
Residency: West Virginia University, Charleston Division, Charleston, WV, 2003
Fellowship: Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship,Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2007
Nathan Justice, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indeanapolis, IN. MD, 2007
Residency: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. 2010
Varun Kumar, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2002
Residency: Brown University/Hasbro Children's Hospital, 2005
Rachel Lindsey, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: M.D., Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. 2016
Residency: Pediatric Residency, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. 2019
John W. Schweitzer, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2009
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 2012
Lauren A. Selzer, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016
Residency: East Tennessee State University, 2018
Lauren N. Swift, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, 2015
Residency: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. 2018.
Andrew Steven Wilt, MD
Assistant Professor | Associate Program Director
Medical Education: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, 2012
Residency: Children's Hospital, Greenville Health Systems, Greenville, South Carolina, 2015