Channing Brown, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, earned her medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. Dr. Brown completed her combined internal medicine/pediatric residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL. She will serve as an attending in the resident Primary Care Clinic as well as a primary care provider at UAB Leeds for adults and children. In addition to her clinical roles she will also serve as an assistant program director for the UAB Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency program. Her clinical interests include pediatric and adult primary care, improving healthcare transitions for adults with chronic pediatric medical conditions, reducing weight stigma in medicine, mental health, and eating disorders.

Laura Crocker, M.D., instructor in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, earned her medical degree from the Heersink School of Medicine in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Crocker completed her pediatric residency at UAB. Her clinical interests/research include: resident exposure to common procedures and using bedside ultrasound imaging to help guide clinical decisions.

Anna Hoppmann, M.D., instructor and post-doctoral scientist in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, earned her medical degree from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. Dr. Hoppmann completed her pediatric residency and pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL. She additionally completed a Master of Public Health at the Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Her clinical interests/major research include: Health disparities among children with cancer, including the role that social determinants of health play in creating health disparities. 

Chibuzo Ilonze, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, earned his medical degree from the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria. Dr. Ilonze completed his pediatric residency at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center in Brooklyn, NY in affiliation with New York University School of Medicine, and his pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, OK. He also completed his Master’s in Public Health at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His clinical interests/major research include sickle cell disease, non-malignant hematology, and bone marrow failure syndromes.

Jennifer McCain, M.D., assistant professor in the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division, earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. Dr. McCain completed her pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL and was on faculty in the division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine for 2 years after fellowship. Dr. McCain has worked as a general pediatrician at the Mayfair Medical Group in Birmingham, AL since 2009 before returning last month to the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include: injury prevention, fellow/resident/CRNP/student education, parent/patient education, and COVID testing in schools.

Aida Miles, Ed.D., MMSc, RDN, associate professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, earned her Doctor of Education in Leadership in Higher Education from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. She completed her Master of Medical Science in Nutrition from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Prior to joining the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Miles was a clinical assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Miles has been named the director of the UAB Leadership Education in Pediatric Nutrition program. Her clinical /major research interests include: pediatric nutrition, malnutrition, childhood obesity, and feeding challenges in children with disabilities (particularly autism spectrum disorder).

Jordan Newman, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, earned his medical degree from Mercer University in Macon, GA. Dr. Newman completed his pediatric residency and served as chief resident at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He completed his pediatric critical care fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. His clinical interests include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and post-resuscitative care. His research interests are in medical education and using novel teaching models, such as simulation and situational awareness development, to improve bedside care, reduce healthcare acquired harm, and improve multidisciplinary communication. He is also interested in using translational simulation methodologies to improve patient outcomes. 

Emily Warren, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston in Houston, TX. Dr. Warren completed her internship in pediatric neuropsychology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and her postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. Her clinical/major research interests include outcomes and recovery following posterior fossa syndrome, cognitive and psychosocial outcomes following proton versus photon radiation therapy, and predictors of social adjustment in pediatric brain tumor survivors.