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40th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference

Mark your calendars for the 40th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10:30-4:00PM, Quillen College of Medicine/VA Campus (Stanton Gerber Hall), Johnson City, TN. Registration is open. Click here     for more info!

39th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference Poster Competition Participants

On Aug 10th 2024, the ETSU Department of Pediatrics hosted the 39th Annual Pediatrics Conference at Stanton Gerber Hall in Johnson City, TN. The conference is geared towards providers who care for children in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina, and Southeast Kentucky.  Included in the conference was the Annual Student/Resident Poster Competition. The competition included 27 posters ranging from case studies, quality improvement, and original research of topics regarding children and youth in our region. Presenters recorded a poster presentation for judging and for viewing by virtual attendees. Presenters also attend the conference to discuss their work with in person attendees. 

39th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference

Mark your calendars for the 39th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference on Saturday, August 10, 2024, 10:30-4:00PM, Quillen College of Medicine/VA Campus (Stanton Gerber Hall), Johnson City, TN. Registration is open. Click here for more info!

Dr. Priya Jain publishes article in Pediatric Emergency Care

Dr. Jain and colleagues recently published Discrepancies Between the Management of Fever in Young Infants Admitted From Urban General Emergency Departments and Pediatric Emergency Departments in the Journal of Pediatric Emergency Care.

Drs. Jaishankar & Shafer attend the TNAAP Day on the Hill

Drs. Gayatri Jaishankar and Kara Shafer attended the TNAAP Day on the Hill on Wed., March 2nd in Nashville. The day of advocacy consisted of general updates regarding current legislation, TennCare, and the TNDOH. Participants also had group and individual meetings with key legislators.

"I never thought of myself as an advocate or someone who would enjoy speaking with legislators regarding their bills. I always thought that legislators would just be stuck in their ways and vote however they want. After speaking with several of them, it seemed they really took our opinions into consideration and were eager to hear our thoughts and opinions. This won’t be my last time advocating." -- Dr. Shafer

New Grant Awarded in Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics was awarded a Maternal Mortality Action Project Grant. Money was awarded from the CDC through the TN Dept of Health. The new grant will allow us to continue engaging providers and community members in our region and beyond in maternal mortality prevention education, including a new podcast series, called Growing Stronger Together!

Dr. Sabri featured in Huffington Post Article

Dr. Nadia Sabri was quoted in the Huffington Post article What Pediatricians Keep On Hand For When Their Own Kids Get A Coldpublished on Nov 17, 2021

Baby Steps Clinic featured on WJHL

The  Baby Steps clinic is working hard to meet the needs of children with before birth drug exposure and their families. Watch the video.

Dr. Jaishankar featured in COVID-19 Vaccine and Children News Article

Dr. Gayatri Jaishankar was interviewed for Will Vaccine Hesitancy Extend to Little Arms? Medical Experts Weigh in as Trials Seek to Soothe Concerned Parents in the Nashville Ledger. The article was published on Oct 22, 2021.

ETSU Health opens Pediatrics Clinic in Elizabethton

ETSU Health’s newest clinic, Pediatrics Elizabethton opened Sept. 20. The clinic will offer families general pediatric care, including preventative and acute care and immunizations. It also grants patients access to behavioral health care and ETSU Health’s extensive network of pediatric specialists The clinic is located in the same building as ETSU Ob/Gyn and staffed by Suke Singh, DO. Join our practice administrator Dawn Tipton for a virtual walkthrough of the space.

ETSU Health Pediatrics Clinic offers extended hours

Beginning Sept. 16, the ETSU Health Pediatrics Clinic will remain open until 8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. We know it's a struggle for working parents and adolescents who often also hold a job or participate in extra-curricular activities to schedule appointments during most clinics’ normal operating hours. We hope extended after hours will help ease this burden for families. More information here.

ETSU Department of Pediatrics welcomes 5 new faculty members

We're excited so many new faculty joined our department in August and September!

• Priya Jain, MD joined our Division of Hospital Medicine.
• Evelyn Artz, MD joined the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology.
• Stephanie Layne, DO, Nadia Sabri, MD, and Suke Singh, DO joined the Division of General Pediatrics.

ETSU Department of Pediatrics hosts 36th Annual Pediatric Conference with student/resident poster session

On Aug. 7, the East Tennessee State University Department of Pediatrics hosted the 36th Annual Pediatrics Conference at The James and Nellie Brinkley Center in Johnson City. Each year, the conference is designed to share the latest updates and best clinical practices with providers who care for children in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina and Southeast Kentucky. This year the conference was offered in a hybrid format allowing people to attend both in person and virtually.