General Pediatrics
Todd Bell, MD
Associate Professor, Interim Regional Chair, Medicine/Pediatrics
Medical School
2001 University of Arkansas (cum laude)
Post Graduate Training
2005 Combined Medicine/Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine
2005 Pediatric Chief Resident, Duke University School of Medicine
Specialty Certification
Pediatrics, 2006
Internal Medicine, 2005
Recent Publications
• Diabetes Mellitus; the Janus of technological Advance, Panhandle Health, 2008
• A Stranger at the Bedside, Panhandle Health, 2007
Oluyemisi J. Fatunde, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School
1977 College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Post Graduate Training
1978 Rotating Internship, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
1982 Pediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
1985 Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease
Specialty Certification
Pediatrics, 1997, 2004
Recent Publications
• Devries H, Ali K, Fatunde OJ, Herpes Zoster Presenting as Leg Pain in the absence of a Rash in a 5-Year Old. Consultant for Pediatricians 2008 ( in press)
• Fatunde OJ, Lagunju IA, Preventing Childhood Neurological Disorders in Nigeria- Beyond Politics and Rhetoric. Archives of Ibadan Medicine 2007; 8:32-37.
• Lagunju IA, Fatunde OJ. Epilepsy in Nigerian children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol.2007; 49:158.
• Fatunde OJ, Lagunju IA, Adeniyi OF, Orimadegun AE. Non-traumatic paraplegia in Nigerian children presenting at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. African J Med Med
Sci.2006; 35:37-41.
• Fatunde OJ, Adamson FG, Ogunseyinde O, Sodeinde O, Familusi JB. Stroke in Nigerian children with sickle cell disease. African J Med Med Sci.2005; 34:157.
• Ogunseyinde AO, Obajimi MO, Fatunde OJ. Computed tomographic pattern of stroke in children with sickle cell anaemia in Ibadan. African J Med Med Sci. 2005:34:115-8.
• Ogunseyinde AO, Obajimi MO, Ige OM, Alonge T, Fatunde OJ. Computed tomographic evaluation of TB spine in Ibadan. West Afr J Med. 2004; 23:228-31.
• Obajimi MO, Fatunde OJ, Ogunseyinde AO, Omigbodun OO, Atalabi OM, Joel RU. Computed tomography and childhood seizure disorder in Ibadan. West Afr J Med. 2004;
2:167-72.
• Brown BJ, Asinobi AO, Fatunde OJ, Osinusi K, Fasina NA. Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of organisms causing urinary tract infection in children with sickle cell anaemia in
Ibadan, Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2003; 22:110-3.
• Asinobi AO, Fatunde OJ, Brown BJ, Osinusi K, Fasina NA. Urinary tract infection in febrile children with sickle cell anaemia in Ibadan, Nigeria. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2003;
23:129-34.
Amanda Griffin, MD
Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics
Medical School
University of Nebraska College of Med, Omaha, NE
Residency: Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center Amarillo, Texas
Activities / Committees:
2008 - 2011, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Quality Improvement Committee
2008 - 2011, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Graduate Medical Education Committee
Peer Reviewed Publications / Journal Articles:
Kaylani S, Griffin A, Regueira O. A Case of Meningococcal Menigitis. Consultants in Pediatrics.(In Press)
Shannon Herrick, MD
Assistant Professor, Residency Associate Program Director
Medical School
2001 University of Texas Southwestern Med School at Dallas, Dallas, TX
Post Graduate Training
2002 Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Med School at Dallas, Dallas, TX
2004 Pediatrics, Texas Tech University – Amarillo
Specialty Certification
Pediatrics, 2004
Vinod Sethi, MD
Associate Professor, General Pediatrics
Medical School: KG Med College, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
Pediatric Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, N.Y.
Pediatric Residency: Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics
Activities / Committees:
2010 - Present, Advisory Committee of the Certified Oral Health Advocates, American Academy of Pediatrics
Local, Regional and National Activities / Presentations / Abstracts / Grants:
2009 Fever Phobia,Grand Rounds at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
2009 Immunization Update, Grand Rounds at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
2006 ADHD, Grand Rounds at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Marita Sheehan, MD
Professor
Medical School
1968 University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
Post Graduate Training
1969 Pediatrics, Los Angeles County, U.S.C. Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
1970 Pediatrics, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California
1971 Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California
1972 M.P.H., Maternal and Child Health, University of California, School of Public Health, Berkeley, California
Specialty Certification
Pediatrics, 1973
Muhammad Uddin, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School
1991 Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Post Graduate Training
2004 Lincoln Medical and Mental Center, Bronx, New York
Specialty Certification
Pediatrics, 2005
Brittany Thomas, PA-C
Physician's Assistant, Department of Pediatrics
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Physician's Assistant Program, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo and Midland, TX
Emily Howard, PA-C
Physician's Assistant, Department of Pediatrics
University of St. Francis Physician Assistant Program, Albuquerque, NM
Bachelors of Science in Biology Cum Laude, A&M University West Texas Branch, Canyon, Texas
Hoang Petersen, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Master's of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner, Regis University, Denver, CO
Cynthia Pride, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Primary Health Care Program, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas
Master's Degree in Family Nursing, West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas
Licensed by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
Instructor, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practioners Sigma Theta Tau, Inc., Delta Delta Delta Chapter