Matthew Digman, M.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, earned his medical degree from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Digman completed his pediatric residency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. His research/clinical interests include procalcitonin and its role in pediatric sepsis.

Emily Gantz, D.O., Instructor in Pediatric Neurology, earned her medical degree from University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Gantz completed her child neurology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She will be joining the Movement Disorders Program led by Dr. Dure. 

Samuel Gentle, M.D., Assistant Professor in Neonatology, earned his medical degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Gentle completed his pediatric residency at Mount Sinai in New York, New York and a Neonatology fellowship at UAB. Areas of interest include both local and statewide quality improvement initiatives, education specifically curriculum development, and a research interest in the relationship between nitrate metabolism and co-morbidities of prematurity. 

Emily Johnston, M.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, earned her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Johnston completed her pediatric residency and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship as well as her Masters in Health Service Research at Stanford. In addition, she is working on a Master’s in Health Services Research. She will be joining the solid tumor team in oncology and will continue her research on health disparities in end-of-life care for children. In particular, she is interested in how we determine what good end-of-life care is for children with chronic conditions and how we can ensure everyone has access to the end-of-life care they deserve.

Claire Keith, M.D., Instructor in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nurition, earned her medical degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Keith completed her pediatric residency at UAB. Her research/clinical interests include: inflammatory bowel disease, constipation and quality improvement.

Michael A. Lopez, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurology, earned his medical degree from University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Lopez completed his child neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas and a pediatric neuromuscular fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. In addition, he received his Ph.D. in Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics from Baylor College of Medicine. His research focus is on childhood-onset neuromuscular disease with particular interest in muscular dystrophies. His prior research involved understanding the role of mechanical signal transduction in skeletal muscle and uncovering its dysregulation in several mouse models of muscular dystrophy. Presently, he is working with Drs. Matt Alexander and Peter King on the role of aberrantly regulated muscle-enriched microRNAs in promoting inflammation in muscular dystrophy. In addition to muscular dystrophies, his clinical interests include congenital myopathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, and acquired/inherited polyneuropathies.

Adolfo Molina, M.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, earned his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Molina completed his pediatric residency and Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship at UAB. He served as Chief Resident for the UAB Pediatric Residency Program between his residency and fellowship. His research/clinical interests include: pediatric asthma readmissions and health disparities as well as the care of children who are internationally adopted or in foster care.

Swetha Pinninti, M.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Infectious Disease, earned her medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. Dr. Pinninti completed her pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey and a Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship at UAB. Dr. Pinninti previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at UAB and then as an Assistant Professor in the Divisions of Urgent Care and General Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Her clinical interests include perinatal infections, vaccine advocacy and pediatric osteoarticular infections. Her research interests include defining the extent of vestibular dysfunction in infants with congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) and determining the association between sexually transmitted infections and Cytomegalovirus in pregnancy.

Erinn Schmit, M.D., Assistant Professor in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, earned her medical degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Schmit completed her pediatric residency and Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship at UAB. She served as Chief Resident for the UAB Pediatric Residency Program between her residency and fellowship. Her research/clinical interests include: graduate medical education, specifically faculty evaluation of medical students and procedural competence in pediatric residents, as well as infant safe sleep education.

Carter Wallace, M.D., Instructor in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nurition, earned his medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Wallace completed his pediatric residency at UAB.

Mark Anthony Zanni, M.D., Instructor in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, earned his medical degree from University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Zanni completed his pediatric residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Previously he worked as a neonatal hospitalist at Children’s Specialty Group in Norfolk, Virginia.