DEAN’S GRAND ROUNDS

MARCH TOPIC:

Sickle Cell Anemia: Through the Lens of a Physician, Public Health and a Parent

Dr. Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, MD, FAAP, is assistant commissioner at the Tennessee Department of Health and the director of the Division of Family Health and Wellness. She previously served as medical director for the largest pediatric practice in Tennessee, a bilingual clinic where she still sees patients every week. She graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University with undergraduate degrees in Biology and Art History. She completed her medical school training at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as a recipient of the Richard King Mellon Foundation Scholarship and completed residency at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a board member of numerous professional organizations, including the Cumberland Pediatric Foundation. She currently serves as the director-at-large for the Association of Maternal Child Health Programs.

APRIL TOPIC: Priorities and Activities of the Shelby County Health Department

Dr. Michelle Taylor is director and health officer for Shelby County Health Department and a Lt Col in the Tennessee Air National Guard. She is a licensed Pediatrician with a MD from East Tennessee State University, a MS in Epidemiology from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, a DrPH in Maternal and Child Health from Johns Hopkins and a MPA in Minority Health Policy from Harvard University.