Pediatric Emergency Medicine

• Developed in 1997 by former Chairman of the Department, Dr. Larry Mellick, FAAP, FACEP
• A recognized section within the Emergency Department.
• Our Medical Director and Section Chief reports directly to the Chairman, Dr. Richard Schwartz, FACEP

Our mission:

• To provide state of the art critical care for children and infants suffering from acute medical illness and injury
• To provide the academic environment in Pediatric Emergency Medicine for the department’s general emergency medicine residency and for the associated pediatric residency.

Members of the Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine include:

Natalie Lane, MD, FAAP

• Section Chief and Fellowship Director
• Faculty member since 1997
• Board certified pediatric emergency medicine physician
• Board certified general pediatrician
• Coordinator of pediatric resident ED rotation and fourth year pediatric ED rotation
• Academic interests include pediatric respiratory disease, education in pediatric emergency medicine, and emergency medical services for children

Jim Wilde, MD, FAAP, FACEP

• Medical Director of the Children’s Medical Center ED, Director of Student Research within the ED
• Faculty member since 1998
• Board certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
• Board Certified General Pediatrician
• Medical Director, Georgia United Against Antibiotic Resistant Disease (GUARD), Georgia's Chapter of the CDC's "Get Smart" program for judicious antibiotic use.
• Fellowship trained in Pediatric Infectious Disease at Johns Hopkins University
• Research interests include influenza, judicious use of antibiotics, practice differences between emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine physicians, and medical malpractice

Lorna Bell, MD, FAAP

• Faculty member since 1997
• Board certified General Pediatrician
• Board certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
• Academic interests include child physical and sexual abuse

Mark Lopez, MD, FAAP, FACEP

• Director Medical Student Rotation
• Faculty member since 2001
• Board certified General Pediatrician
• Board certified Emergency Medicine Physician
• Duties are split between the General and Pediatric ED
• Academic interests include pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services and brown recluse spider bites

Lynne Coule, MD, FAAP

• Regional PALS Director
• Faculty member since 2002
• Board certified General Pediatrician
• Board certified Pediatric Critical Care Physician
• Academic interests include mock codes, coding issues and adult education

Amy Pulchalski, MD, FAAP

• Faculty member since 2003
• Board certified General Pediatrician
• Board certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
• Member of the South Carolina Children's Trust Fund Board of Trustees
• Academic interests include infant complaints in the ED setting

Larry Mellick, MD, FAAP, FACEP

• Chairman of the Department from 1996 – 2004
• Faculty member since 1996
• Board certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
• Board certified Emergency Medicine Physician
• Board certified General Pediatrician
• Academic interests include headache treatments and code organization

Jennifer Tucker, MD, FAAP

• Faculty Member since 2005
• Board certified Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
• Board certified General Gediatrician
• Academic interests include Trauma

• We are the guiding force for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine body of knowledge for the ED residency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship
• We participate in departmental, hospital and medical school committees
• We meet weekly for Fellows conference and monthly for our own section meetings and journal clubs

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Fellowship:
See the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship for more information.

Please direct your questions to Dr. Natalie Lane, Section Chief at