Fellowship Program Director
![Jessica Jakubowicz, M.D. Jessica Jakubowicz, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Jakubowicz_Jessica-Farrell-245x327.jpg)
Associate Professor
Fellowship Program Assistant Director
![Sarah M. Perez, M.D. Sarah Perez, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/09/Perez_Sarah-Marie-245x327.jpg)
Faculty Members
![Ashley Ross, M.D. Ashley S. Ross, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Ashley-Ross_04-05-2022_neonatology_portrait_V1_283x327-245x327.jpg)
![Jennifer Andrews, M.D. Jennifer Andrews, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Andrews_Jennifer-245x327.jpg)
![Robert Arrington, M.D. Robert Arrington, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Arrington_Robert-Walker-245x327.jpg)
![Indirapriya “Priya” D. Avulakunta, M.D. Indirapriya](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/12/Avulakunta_Indirapriya-Darshini-245x327.jpg)
![Megan Baber, D.O. Megan N Baber, D.O.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Baber_Megan_DO-11042022-850_1208-262x327.jpg)
![Jared Beavers, M.D. Jared C. Beavers, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/06/Beavers_Jared-C-245x327.jpg)
![J. Blair Beavers, M.D. Jessica Blair Beavers, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Beavers_Jessica-Blair-Boyd-245x327.jpg)
![Carla Brown, M.D. Carla S. Brown, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Brown_Carla-Sharron-245x327.jpg)
![Carrie Marie Brown, M.D. Carrie Brown, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Brown_Carrie-Marie-245x327.jpg)
![Laura E. Carroll, M.D. Laura E. Carroll, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Carroll_Laura-Elizabeth-Carr-245x327.jpg)
![Vonita Chawla, M.D. Vonita Chawla, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/12/Chawla_Vonita-245x327.jpg)
![Vikas Chowdhary, M.D. Vikas Chowdhary, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Chowdhary_Vikas-245x327.jpg)
![Sherry Courtney, M.D. Sherry Courtney, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Courtney_Sherry-Elaine-245x327.jpg)
![Caroline E. Crocker, D.O. Caroline E. Crocker, D.O.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/09/Crocker_Caroline-Elise-245x327.jpg)
![Rachel L. DeLong, M.D. Dr. Rachel L. DeLong](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/DeLong_Rachel-Lois_web-245x327.jpg)
![Vikramaditya Dumpa, M.D. Vikramaditya Dumpa, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/11/Dumpa_Vikramaditya_MD-262x327.jpg)
![Nahed Elhassan, M.D. Dr. Nahed Elhassan, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/01/El-Hassan_Nahed-O-245x327.jpg)
![Whit Hall, M.D. Whit Hall, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/01/Hall_Richard-Whit-245x327.jpg)
![Elizabeth Kim, M.D. Elizabeth Kim, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Kim_Elizabeth-L-245x327.jpg)
![Robert E. Lyle, M.D. Robert E. Lyle, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Lyle_Robert-Earnest_web-245x327.jpg)
Rockefeller Endowed Chair for Children with Special Health Care Needs
![Ashley L. Lynch, M.D. Ashley Lynch, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Lynch_Ashley-Lauren-245x327.jpg)
![Tonya Marotti, M.D. Tonya LeAnn Marotti](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Marotti_Tonya-LeAnn_full-327x327.jpg)
![David Matlock, M.D. David Matlock, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Matlock_David-Neil-245x327.jpg)
![Matthew Merves, MD Matthew H. Merves, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/11/Merves_Matthew-Henry-245x327.jpg)
![Franscesca Miquel-Verges, M.D. Franscesca Miquel-Verges, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Miquel-Verges_Franscesca-245x327.jpg)
![Clare Nesmith, M.D. Clare Nesmith, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/09/Nesmith_Clare-Campbell-245x327.jpg)
![Sara Peeples, M.D. Sara Peeples, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Peeples_Sara-Ellen-245x327.jpg)
![Jennifer A. Rumpel, M.D. Jennifer Rumpel, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Rumpel_Jennifer-Ann-245x327.jpg)
![Megha Sharma, M.D. Megha Sharma, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Sharma_Megha-245x327.jpg)
![Zackary Shearer, M.D. Zackary Shearer, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/Shearer_Zackary-Shane-245x327.jpg)
![Ankita Shukla, M.D. Ankita Shukla, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Shukla_Ankita-245x327.jpg)
![John M. Stack John M. Stack, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/09/Stack_John-Michael-245x327.jpg)
![Billy Thomas, M.D. Billy Ray Thomas, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Thomas_Billy-Ray-245x327.jpg)
![Tara Venable, M.D. Tara Venable, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Venable_Tara-Beth-245x327.jpg)
![Misty Virmani, M.D. Misty Virmani, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/Virmani_Misty-Lanell-Deming-245x327.jpg)
![Gwen White, M.D. Gwenevere White, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/07/White_Gwenevere-Monet-Weatherspoon-245x327.jpg)
![Emily Wilson, M.D. Emily Wilson, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/08/Wilson_Emily-W_web-245x327.jpg)
![Alexandra “Allie” G. Woodle, M.D. Alexandra Woodle, MD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/09/Woodle_Alexandra-Allie-234x327.jpg)
Additional Information
The ACH/UAMS pediatric faculty includes over 260 faculty members representing virtually every pediatric subspecialty, including cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, neonatology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, hematology/oncology, pharmacology, and emergency medicine.
Surgical specialties include cardiovascular surgery, general pediatric surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and pediatric otolaryngology, supported by pediatric anesthesiologists.
Critical support physicians for the NICU include pediatric radiologists and pathologists.