Tung N. Giep, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Giep is the president and founder of NICS. He received his medical degree and completed his residency at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. His fellowship was completed at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Giep is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Joel Bonaparte, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Bonaparte received his medical degree and completed his residency at the School of Medical Sciences, University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. His fellowship was completed at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bonaparte is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Amarnath Chamkur, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Chamkur received his medical degree from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College in India. He completed his residency at Nassau University Medical Center is East Meadow, New York and his fellowship at Lutheran General Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Chamkur is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Christina Chamberlain, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Chamberlain received her medical degree and completed her pediatric residency at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. She completed neonatology fellowships at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Chamberlain is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Mayra Freeman-Ladd, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Freeman-Ladd received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama. She completed her residency at the University of Florida Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, followed with a fellowship in neonatology at the University of South Florida. Dr. Freeman-Ladd is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Susan E. Keeney, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Keeney received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas, where she also completed her residency in pediatrics. She has also served as an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UTMB.

Gloria Moody, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Moody received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She completed her residency at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and her fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Moody is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Oluyemisi Oyafemi, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Oyafemi received her medical degree from the University of Jos in Nigeria. She completed her residency at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center in Bronx, New York, followed with a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Oyafemi is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Elizabeth Ann Roseberry, M.D., F.A.A.P

Dr. Roseberry received her medical degree and completed her residency at University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston (UTMB). She also completed her fellowship in neonatal/perinatal medicine at UTMB. Dr. Roseberry is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal/perinatal medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow), Texas Medical Association and American Medical Association.

Kwabena Sarpong, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Sarpong received his medical degree from the School of Medical Sciences, University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. He completed his residency at Harlem Hospital Center in New York, New York. Dr. Sarpong is board certified in pediatrics.

Ronald Tyrus, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Dr. Tyrus received his medical degree from the University of California in San Francisco. He completed his residency at the Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, followed with a fellowship in neonatology at the University of California in Los Angeles. Dr. Tyrus is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Irene R. Alegre, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Irene received her master’s degree in nursing from Texas Woman’s University in Houston, Texas and her post-master’s specialization as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She is certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Critical Care Nurse and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is also a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

NiKole Armstrong, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

NiKole received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from the University of Utah. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society.

Amy Blazer, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Amy received her master’s degree in nursing from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. Holly is registered as a Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor and is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, the Academy of Neonatal Nursing and the national nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau.

Michelle Boudreaux, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Michelle received her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from LaSalle University, in Pennsylvania, graduating Cum Laude. She is board certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, credentialed through the National Certification Corporation, and is a Regional NRP Instructor. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and the FANNP.

Barbara Lynn Bruner, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Barbara received her master’s degree in nursing from Northwestern State University, and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Instructor, and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation.

Elizabeth Clark, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Elizabeth received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Academy for Neonatal Nursing and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Julia Clowers, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Julia received her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of the Texas at Arlington. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is also a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Sheri Gersch, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Sheri received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, credentialed through the National Certification Corporation, and is a NRP Instructor. She is a member of the Academy for Neonatal Nursing and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Mary Hall, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Mary received her master’s degree from Baylor University in Dallas, Texas and her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. She is a S.T.A.B.L.E. lead instructor, a member of the Texas Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and has practiced in neonatology for the past 25 years, the last 5 as an N.N.P.

Bridget Hite, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Bridget received her master’s degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is certified in Advanced Practice Nurses and as a Neonatal Nurse Practioner, NRP Instructor and PALS Provider.

Monica Jaynes, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Monica received her master’s in nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and her bachelor’s in nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington, graduating Cum Laude. She is board certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is a member of the nursing academic sorority Sigma Theta Tau, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses as well as the Academy of Neonatal Nurses.

Cynthia D. Joyner, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Cynthia received her nursing degree from Piedmont Hospital School of Nursing and completed the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program at T. C. Thompson Children’s Hospital. She is certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Instructor, and is credentialed through the National Certification Corporation.

Lisa Kneedler, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Lisa received her master’s degree in advanced neonatal nursing from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation.

Eleanor M. Loosbrock, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Eleanor received her certificate in nursing from the Department of Pediatrics at Oklahoma University College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is also a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Pam Pettit, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Pam received her master’s degree in advanced neonatal nursing from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. Pam is also a member of the national nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau.

Sharon Sommerville, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Sharon received her master’s degree in nursing from Northwestern State University in Shreveport, Louisiana, and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

Kandy Stanley, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Kandy received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and her master’s degree in Neonatal and Clinical Nursing from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She is certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, the Academy of Neonatal Nurses and nursing’s academic honor society Sigma Theta Tau.

Marcella Williams, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Marcella received her master’s degree in maternal child education and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She is board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is also a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, the Academy of Neonatal Nurses and nursing’s academic honor society Sigma Theta Tau.

Cheryl E. Young, M.S.N., N.N.P., B.C.

Cheryl received her master’s degree in nursing from the University of South Alabama and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of the State of New York. She is certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and credentialed through the National Certification Corporation. She is also a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.