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Stephanie M Jernigan, MD

Pediatric Nephrologist

Gender
Female
Language
English

Primary Specialty

Nephrology


Other Specialty

Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatrics, Pediatrics Hospitalist


Leadership Titles

Campus Medical Director, Arthur M. Blank Hospital


Education

Board Certification
Am Bd Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Nephrology)
Medical School:
Baylor College of Medicine
Internship:
University of Alabama Hospitals
Residency:
University of Alabama Hospitals
Fellowship:
Childrens Hospital & Medical Center

Publications

Pubmed Profile

Network


Introduction

Originally from Houston, Texas, Stephanie Jernigan, MD, has made Atlanta her home for more than 20 years. She's been a practicing pediatric nephrologist since 1999 after training in pediatrics at University of Alabama at Birmingham and in pediatric nephrology at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her medical career has included working in general pediatrics and private practice pediatric nephrology in Atlanta before joining Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta full time in 2012.

Dr. Jernigan has been active in the dialysis and transplant program at Children’s since starting her career and now serves as the Medical Director of Dialysis for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. A lifelong believer in camp programs, she also serves as Medical Director of Camp Independence, a summer and weekend camp for children who have had solid organ transplants or kidney disease.

Outside of her nephrology practice, Dr. Jernigan has served Children’s in leadership roles including Medical Staff President and Chief of Medicine of the medical service line. She is currently Co-Chief of Medicine and Campus Medical Director of Arthur M. Blank Hospital. Dr. Jernigan also has an interest in advocacy, particularly as it pertains to her patients on dialysis and with renal transplants. She participates in this venture in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Pediatric Nephrology Association.

Dr. Jernigan and her husband have two sons, and she is an avid tennis player.

Focus of Practice

  • Pediatric nephrology
  • Pediatric dialysis

Areas of Interest

  • Pediatric kidney disease
  • Pediatric dialysis
  • Pediatric renal disease advocacy
  • Camp Independence—camp experience for patients with a solid organ transplant, on dialysis or who have kidney disease

Locations

Childrens Physician Group - Nephrology

Center for Advanced Pediatrics, 2174 North Druid Hills Road NE 2nd Floor Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-8010

Childrens Physician Group - Nephrology

Childrens at Town Center Outpatient Care Center, 605 Big Shanty Road NW Kennesaw, GA 30144 Get Directions 404-785-5437

Research & Publications

New medications in pediatric dialysis patients