Weisenberger, Sara J., M.D.
Specialties: Children's Genetics
Gender: Female
Biography: Healthcare has been an interest since I entered college. Nursing school interests led me quickly to pediatrics and newborn care and sick infants. I was fortunate to train under early leaders in newborn intensive care. As I was discerning my career path, I spent time at both University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)and University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB).
Ultimately, I came back to UMMC, where I was able to be mentored in the developing field of sleep disorders medicine and also to pursue the pre-medical course requisites for medical school.
Pediatrics was a natural choice for residency, given my background in nursing. This training, along with my desire to contribute to my home state and the underserved children and families, has informed my career path.
I have been fortunate to be part of UMMC's triple mission of service, education and research for all these years.
My Approach to Healthcare
The child and the family is a single unit and therefore, we practice family-centered care. This is a basic tenet in general pediatrics and its' many specialties.
It is vital to form a positive relationship with the parents/caregivers and to make decisions jointly.
In our division, our approach is an intensive outpatient review and care management model. Developmental, nutrition, and social work is a basic part of our framework of evaluation and treatment.
Holistic care-physical, emotional, mental health, along with social and spiritual-of the child and family is optimal.
Education
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 07/2021 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi | 07/2014 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Re-certification, Maintenance of Certification, American Board of Pediatrics | 12/2015 - 12/2020 |
| Certification, American Board of Pediatrics | 12/2008 - 12/2015 |
| DEA, DEA Certificate | 05/2020 - 05/2023 |
| Licensure, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure | 06/1991 - 06/2020 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Children's Champion, Batson Children's Hospital | 2014 |
| Inaugural Chair-Medical Staff Quality Review Council, University Hospitals and Health Systems Medical Staff | 2009 |