General Pediatrics
Marita Sheehan, MD
Professor, Assistant Academic Dean
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
Kashif Ali, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical School
1990 Dow Medical College, Karachi Pakistan
Post Graduate Training
1991 Psychiatry, Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
1997 Pediatrics, Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College
1998 Pediatric Chief Resident, Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College
1999 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, University of Minnesota
Specialty Certification
Pediatrics, 2001, 2008
Christy Blake, RNC, MSN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatrics
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Nursing Graduate Program Courses, West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas
Family Nurse Practitioner, West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas
Masters of Science in Nursing, West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas
Graduate, Amarillo High School, Amarillo, Texas
Certified - Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners, PNP CNS
Community Outreach Volunteer
Quality Improvement Committee
Dean’s Award 2006
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.
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
Emily Howard, PA-C
Physician's Assistant, Department of Pediatrics
University of St. Francies Physician Assistants Program, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
A & M University West Texas Branch, Canyon, Texas, BS in Biology
Amarillo College, Amarillo Texas, Associates of Science in Biology
Member of AAPA and NMAPA
CPR and ACLS Certified
Member of New Mexico Medical Corps
University of St. Francis Class Officer and nominee for Clinical Student of the Year
Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor, Institute of Yoga Houston, Texas
Nataline Lingren, NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Masters of Science in Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, Texas
Sigma Theta Tau International
Texas Nurses' Association
American Nursing Association
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
PALS Certified
BLS Certified
Michael Okogbo, MD
Associate Professor
Medical School
1974 University of Lagos College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria
Post Graduate Training
1975 Central Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
1984 Pediatric Neurology Fellowship, McGill University & Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
1985 Pediatrics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
1997 Pediatrics, Texas Tech University – Amarillo
2003 Executive MBA (Health Organizational Management) TTU, Lubbock TX
Specialty Certification
Pediatrics, 1998, 2005
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