Top Pediatricians in America
Nothing I have ever encountered strikes fear into my heart like an injured or sick child. I am reasonably sure that all other parents out there feel the same way. I am sure you don’t want to just trust any doctor in America with your children. You also likely are not willing to go through any trial and error with one of your own children as you would be willing to go through to find your own doctor.
A pediatrician is going to have to click with you and gain your trust before they see your child and I feel exactly the same way. Unlike many of our service listings, you do not want to wait to find a pediatrician until an emergency strikes. You want to have them on speed dial long before that. So now is the perfect time to use our America are list of top recommended pediatricians and start interviewing them. Find the one who you would trust with your children. Don’t forget that people change over time and that can apply to not only your doctors but also your pediatricians. If any of our America doctors have declined in their performance, please let us know! It is vital that we keep the below list updated with only the doctors that will care for your children as if they were their own. It is also a great idea to establish a pediatrician for short term work conditions even if they last less than a year. So if you will be stationed somewhere else, start researching area pediatricians now so you are as prepared as possible.
Dr. Katherine C. Hoey
Murfreesboro, TN
Dr. Katherine Hoey attended medical school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia and then completed her pediatric residency training at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is presently part of the Tennessee Pediatrics team.
Brian C. Fuller MD FAAP
Opelika, AL
Dr. Brian Fuller graduated from the University of Alabama Medical School in Birmingham, Alabama, and completed his residency at the University of Florida in Gainsville. He has been part of the Peds Clinic since 2007.
E. Ruffin Franklin MD, FAAP
Raleigh, NC
Dr. E. Ruffin Franklin is well-known for having been named as one of the country’s best pediatricians by Best Doctors, Inc. He is currently a practicing Board Certified Pediatrician and one of Capitol Pediatrics and Adolescent Center’s partnering physicians.
Josh D. Fuller, MD
Provo, UT
Dr. Fuller is a board certified Pediatrician who joined Pediatric Care in 2013. Dr. Fuller completed his Pediatric Residency program at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia (Augusta, GA) one of Georgia’s only Pediatric Trauma Centers. During residency Dr. Fuller practiced Patient and Family Centered Care, which is a partnership based as much on trust and empathy as it is on advanced technology. This approach allowed parents to round with the doctors and help in the development of a medical plan. During residency he really found a love for working with children, as well as, helping to educate parents.
Dan Carter, M.D.
Birmingham, AL
Dr. Dan Carter received his Medical Doctorate from the University of Alabama School Of Medicine and he currently specializes in childhood obesity prevention and treatment, as well as pediatric advocacy. Dr. Carter recently joined the Greenvale Pediatrics-Hoover team.
Timothy P. Davis, M.D.
Hixson, TN
Dr. Timothy Davis is a well-known specialist in Pediatrics who is currently in practice at the Galen Medical Group. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Tennessee.
Sam J. Denney, M.D.
Flowood, MS
Dr. Denney is originally from Houston, MS. He completed his undergraduate education at Ole Miss. His medical school and Pediatric residency training were both at UMC in Jackson. He joined The Children’s Clinic, PLLC in 1984.
Angela S. Edwards, M.D.
Jonesboro, AR
Dr. Angela S. Edwards received her M.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2000 and joined The Children’s Clinic in August 2005. She was also previously a faculty member of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Pediatrics.
Christine Narrin-Talbot, D.O.
Tulsa, OK
Dr. Narrin-Talbot began practicing with South Tulsa Pediatrics in July of 2006. She moved her practice at South Tulsa Pediatrics, from Utica Park Clinic in Broken Arrow, where she had been in practice for 10 years. Dr. Narrin, like all of their physicians is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, but also has board Certification from the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatricians.
Lauren Brucia, M.D., FAAP
Mahwah, NJ
Dr. Lauren Brucia attended medical school at UMDNJ-The New Jersey Medical School and is currently in practice at PediatriCare Associates. She was previously an Attending Physician in the Department of General Pediatrics, as well as an instructor in pediatrics at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.