Our
Medical Team
Nicholas A. Holekamp, MD
VP & Chief Medical Officer
VP & Chief Medical Officer
Nicholas A. Holekamp, MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center; National Children’s Hospital Association, Missouri Hospital Association (past), Illinois Hospital Association, American Hospital Association, St. Louis Pediatric Society
Susan C. Conger, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer & Clinical Medical Administrator
Chief Medical Information Officer & Clinical Medical Administrator
Susan C. Conger, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer & Clinical Medical Administrator
Chief Medical Information Officer & Clinical Medical Administrator
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations: St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital; American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association
Duha Al-Zubeidi, MD
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control
Duha Al-Zubeidi, MD
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control
Medical School: University of Jordan School of Medicine, Amman, Jordan MBBS
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations: American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of St. Louis, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Jordan Medical Association, National Arab American Medical Association, APIC
Rosa M. Suarez-Solar, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Rosa M. Suarez-Solar, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe
Residency: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics, Missouri Pediatric Society
Dawn McNamee, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Dawn McNamee, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Connie Simmons, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Connie Simmons, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine
Residency: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Jennifer Kaufman, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Jennifer Kaufman, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Mercy Hospital
Membership: American Academy of Pediatrics
Elizabeth Sugarbaker, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Elizabeth Sugarbaker, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Louis University Medical School, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
Amy C. Zimmermann, MD
Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Amy Zimmermann, MD
Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia
Residency: University of Alabama-Birmingham, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Certified by: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Affiliations: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Mercy Hospital
Memberships: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Association, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Eugene Evra, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Eugene Evra, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Medical School: Smolensk State Medical Academy
Residency: University of Alabama-Birmingham, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Certified by: American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Affiliations: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Mercy Hospital
Membership: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Louis Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Renuka Patel, MD
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Renuka Patel, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical School: University of Bombay
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Certified by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Affiliations: Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
Rachael Juehring, PhD
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Rachael Juehring, PhD
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Graduate School: Northern Illinois University
Post-Doctoral Internship: University of Florida Health Sciences Center
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Rod Pellenberg, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Pediatric Cardiologist
Rod Pellenberg, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Pediatric Cardiologist
Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine
Residency: Texas Children’s Hospital
Fellowships: Duke Children’s Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology
Lynda Brady, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Lynda Brady, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Medical School: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center
Certified by: American Board of Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology
Affiliations: Mercy Hospital
Ellie Brown, PNP
Barb Champion, RN, CPNP, WOCN
Beth Downey, RN, PNP-BC
Jen Leary, PNP
Emily Melick, PNP
Kathy Judkins, RN, CPNP
Karen Sepe, RN, CPNP
Mitzie Graeler, RN, MSN, PNP-BC