Infectious Diseases


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  • Faculty and Staff

    April Palmer, MD
    Division Chief
    Professor
    Director, Adolescent HIV Clinic

    Phone: (601) 984-6687
    Fax: (601) 984-5981
    Pager: (601) 978-5708
    E-mail: apalmer@umc.edu 

    Hannah Gay, MD
    Associate Professor
    Director, Pediatric HIV Program

    Phone: (601) 984-5234
    Fax: (601) 815-3736
    Pager: (601) 952-5220
    E-mail: hgay@umc.edu

    Binford Nash, MD
    Assistant Professor
    Director, Perinatal HIV Service
    Program Director, UMMC Ryan
    White HIV/AIDS Program Part D 

    Phone: (601) 815-1114
    Fax: (601) 815-3736
    Pager: (601) 952-5221
    E-mail: btnash@umc.edu 

    Amy Smith, PNP
    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
    Case Manager - Children 

    Phone: (6010 984-6688
    Fax: (601) 815-3736
    Pager: (601) 952-5216
    E-mail: asmith@umc.edu 

    Nita  Boudreaux, RN
    Case manager - Perinatal HIV

    Phone: (601) 815-1116
    Fax: (601) 815-3736
    E-mail: nboudreaux@umc.edu

    Daphne Sigler, RN
    Case manager - Exposed infants, infected
    children and adolescents

    Phone: (601) 815-1117
    Fax: (601) 815-3736"
    E-mail: dsigler@umc.edu

    Brandi McGahey, LWS
    Social worker

    Phone: (601) 815-5029
    Fax: (601) 815-3736
    E-mail: bmcgahey@umc.edu

    Administrative contacts

    Jeanie M. Craft
    Administrative Assistant II
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division 

    Office R-128
    Phone: (601) 984-5206
    Fax: (601) 984-5981
    E-mail: jcraft@umc.edu

    Vacant (default to program director)
    Grant Coordinator
    Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D

    Phone (601) 815-1114
    Fax: (601) 815-3736