Parnell, Aimee S., M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Children's Cardiology

Education

Board Certification:	Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics
Medical Education:	University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Masters Degree:	University of Pennsylvania
Internship Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Fellowship Program:	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship Program:	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Current Positions

Assistant Professor , School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences	07/2016 - Present
Assistant Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics	08/2012 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, post-graduate training - fellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Fetal Cardiology	2012
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Clinical Research Fellowship, Pediatric Hospital Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Training Program (PHEOT Fellowship)	2012
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MS, Clinical Epidemiology	2012
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, post-graduate training - fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology	2011
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Chief Resident, Pediatrics Chief Resident	2008
University of Mississippi Medical Center, post-graduate training - residency, Pediatrics	2007
University of Mississippi Medical Center, post-graduate training - internship, Pediatrics	2005
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, MD, Medicine	2004
Louisiana State University, BS, Zoology	1999

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Pennsylvania State Medical License	2008 - 12/2012
Certification, General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics	2007 - 12/2017
Licensure, Mississippi State Medical License	2007 - 06/2016
Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners	2005 - Present
Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Subboard in Pediatric Cardiology	11/2012 - 11/2022

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics	07/2007 - 06/2008
Attending Hospitalist, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics	2007 - 2008
Medical Director, Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Floor 2C, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of , Department of Pediatrics	2007 - 2008

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Associated Student Body Philanthropy Chairman, University of Mississippi School of Medicine Associated Student Body	2003
Class of 2004 Vice President, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center Associated Student Body	2000
Evers Society, Organization for the promotion of quality curriculum enhancement for the University of Mississippi School of Medicine	2000
Order of Omega, Louisiana State University - the organization recognizes juniors & seniors who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, involvement within their respective organization and within the Greek, campus and local community. Members are selected from the top 3% of Greeks at each institution.	1998
Beta Beta Beta, Louisisna State University - this organization is a society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research.	1996
Golden Key International Honor Society Member, Louisiana State University - this organization is a collegiate honor society recognizing outstanding academic achievement.	1996
Wallace Connerly Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Achievement, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Professional Membership and Service

American Heart Association, Member	2017 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Mississippi Chapter, Officer, Other Officer, Executive Council, Early Career Physicians Representative	2016 - Present
American Acdemy of Pediatrics, Fellow, Fellow	2013 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Mississippi Chapter, Fellow, Fellow	2013 - Present
National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Member, Member	2013 - Present
National Birth Defects Prevention Network, National Data Committee, National Data Committee - Member	2013 - Present
American Society of Echocardiography, Member	2010 - Present
American College of Cardiology, Member	2008 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Member, Member	2003 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Mississippi Chapter, Member, Member	2003 - Present
American Medical Association, Member	2001 - Present
Mississippi State Medical Association, Member	2000 - Present

Committee Service

Department of Pediatrics Discovery Council, Vice Chair	2017 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member	2016 - Present
Department of Pediatrics Research/Scientific Review Committee, Member	2016 - Present
Departent of Pediatrics Discovery Council, Member	2016 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, MS State Chapter CME Planning Committee, Member	2016 - Present
March of Dimes Executive Leadership Team, Event Committee, Member	2016 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, MS State Chapter Executive Committee, Early Career Physicians Regional Representative	2016 - Present
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-CURRICULUM, Member	2016 - Present
University of Mississippi School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences, Master's of Science in Clinical Investigations Admissions Committee, Member	2016 - Present
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, Chair	2015 - Present
University of Mississippi Medical Center - Medical Staff Quality Review Council, Member	2014 - 2017
National Birth Defects Prevention Network; National Data Committee, Member	2013 - Present
Pediatric Residency Review Committee, Member	2012 - Present
Asthma Pathway Development Committee, Member	2007 - 2008
Clinical Affairs Committee, Member	2007 - 2008
Patient Placement Center Development Committee, Member	2007 - 2008
Rapid Response Development Committee, Member	2007 - 2008
Pediatrics Residency Review Committee, Member	2007 - 2008
Resident Selection Committee, Member	2007 - 2008
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) System Selection Committee, Member	2006 - 2008
Standard Order Set Committee, Member	2006 - 2008
Graduate Medical Education Committee	2006 - 2007

Community Service

March of Dimes, 2017 Signature Chef's Event Fundraising Event Planning Team, Member of Planning Team and Fundraising for the Organization	02/2017 - Present
March of Dimes, 2016 Signature Chef's Event Fundraising Event Planning Team, Member of Planning Team and Fundraising for the Organization	06/2016 - 12/2016

Other Service

Pediatrics	07/2017 - Present
Scholarship Oversight Committee Member - PICU Fellow Lasley, Scholarship Oversight Committee Member - PICU Fellow Lasley	10/2016 - Present
Interview Pediatric Fellow Candidates	07/2015 - Present
MedPortal	07/2015 - Present
BioMed Central, Journal Ad Hoc Reviewer	07/2013 - Present
Congenital Heart Disease, Journal Ad Hoc Reviewer	2013 - Present
Interview Pediatric Resident Candidates, Interview Pediatric Resident Candidates	09/2012 - Present
Interview Pediatric Faculty Candidates, Interview Pediatric Faculty Candidates, Cardiology and Non-cardiology with an interest in research	08/2012 - Present

Publications

Not yet submitted - in final revisions
Parnell AS, Bufkin EN, Freidrich LE, Casals A, Correa A. Presentation of Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Rural-Medically Underserved Population. Not yet submitted. In final revisions. Planning for submission next 2-3 months.	2017
Journal Article
Casals A, Bufkin EN, Parnell AS Rare Presentation of a Common Pediatric Cardiac Tumor: Large Rhabdomyoma Affixed to the Tricuspid Valve Resulting in Ductal Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow Manuscript in submission process	2017
Parnell AS, Correa A, Reece EA, Pre-pregnancy Obesity as a Modifier of Gestational Diabetes and Birth Defects Associations: A Systematic Review. Maternal and child health journal, 2017 May;21(5):1105-1120	2017
Batlivala SP, Courtney KS, Ebeid MR, Parnell AS, "Not-so-identical" twins with trisomy 21 and perimembranous ventricular septal defects. Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir, 2016 Jun;44(4):346-9	2016
Hood HW, Dodge-Khatami A, Parnell AS, Salazar JD, Biventricular repair in a neonate with obstructive inflow cardiac rhabdomyoma and tuberous sclerosis. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 2015 Apr;6(2):307-10	2015
Parnell AS, Shults J, Gaynor JW, Leonard MB, Dai D, Feudtner C, Accuracy of the all patient refined diagnosis related groups classification system in congenital heart surgery. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2014 Feb;97(2):641-50	2014
O'Byrne ML, Yang W, Mercer-Rosa L, Parnell AS, Oster ME, Levenbrown Y, Tanel RE, Goldmuntz E, 22q11.2 Deletion syndrome is associated with increased perioperative events and more complicated postoperative course in infants undergoing infant operative correction of truncus arteriosus communis or interrupted aortic arch. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2014 Oct;148(4):1597-605	2014
Mercer-Rosa L, Parnell A, Forfia PR, Yang W, Goldmuntz E, Kawut SM, Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the assessment of right ventricular function in children and adolescents after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2013 Nov;26(11):1322-9	2013
Pinder M, CharafEddine A, Parnell AS, DiBardino DJ, Knudson JD, Osteosarcoma with cardiac metastasis in a 22-year-old man: a case report and review of cardiac tumors. Congenital heart disease, 2014 Sep-Oct;9(5):E147-52
Book Chapter
Parnell A, Dorfman A, Brothers J "Preventative Cardiology" Shaddy R, Rychik J, and Gleason M (eds) Pediatric Practice: Cardiology. McGraw Hill; Philadelphia, PA - in press.	2012
Carlow D, Parnell A, "Cardiovascular Disorders" in Dietzen D, Bennett M, and Wong E (eds) Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Pediatric Disease, 4th Edition. Philadelphia, PA	2011
Comment
Parnell AS, Correa A, Analyses of trends in prevalence of congenital heart defects and folic acid supplementation. Journal of thoracic disease, 2017 Mar;9(3):495-500	2017

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Congenital Heart Disease in Mississippi: Focusing Research to Target a High-Risk, Rural, and Medically Underserved Population., UMMC Department of Pediatrics, Jackson, MS	09/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Dyslipidemia in Childhood: Review of Current Guidelines for Screening and Treatment, American Academy of Pediatrics, MS State Chapter, Jackson, MS	04/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Childhood Obesity and Lipid Screening, American Academy of Pediatrics - Mississippi Chapter, Jackson, MS	04/2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Caring for your Congenital Heart Disease Patient, American Academy of Pediatrics - Mississippi Chapter, Jackson, MS	04/2015
Poster Presentation, Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Rural Medically Underserved Population, Pediatric Academic Society, Vancouver British Columbia	05/2014
Poster Presentation, Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Rural, Medically Underserved Population, Cardiology 2014, 17th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL	02/2014
Poster Presentation, Congenital Heart Disease in Mississippi, National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Atlanta, Georgia	02/2013
Poster Presentation, Empiric Evaluation of the Performance of the APR-DRG Diagnostic Classification System in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, Pediatric Academic Society, Boston, MA	04/2012
Poster Presentation, Empiric Evaluation of the APR-DRG Diagnostic Classification System in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, 16th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL	02/2012
Poster Presentation, Empiric Evaluation of the Performance of the APR-DRG Diagnostic Classification System in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Poster Day, Philadelphia, PA	02/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Eosinophilic colitis in the OHT patient, could it really be the medications?", University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	11/2008
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Why in the world would I want to be a Pediatrician?", University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine	02/2008
Poster Presentation, Safety and Efficacy of Amiodarone in Neonates with SVT, 13th Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, Orlando, FL	02/2008
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, "The repaired Congenital Heart Defect: Just Another Trip to Home Depot.", University of Mississippi Medical Center Grand Rounds	04/2007
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Passionate Care of your patient after ileostomy or colostomy placement., Hinds County School of Nursing, Jackson, MS	07/2003

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Fellowship Research Curriculum	Annual 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series	Annual 2017
Pediatric Echocadiography Laboratory, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiac Sonographers Education Series	2017
Medicine, Course Director, Department of Pediatrics Summer Scholars Research Program	Summer 2017
Medicine, Course, Preceptor, Pediatric Summer Scholars Research Program	Annual 2017
Nursing, Lecture, Lecturer, Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Progam	Spring 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Residency Research Mentoring Program	Annual 2016
Medicine, Small Group, M4 Pediatrics COMSEP curriculum	Annual 2016
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series	Annual 2015
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series	Annual 2015
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series	Annual 2015
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to Clinical Medicine	Annual 2015
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, M4 COMSEP lecture series	Annual 2015
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series	Annual 2015
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series	Annual 2015
Medicine, Course, Course Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Didactic Lecture Series	2015
Medicine, Course, Course Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Supplemental Multimedia Educational Curriculum	Annual 2015
Echo Lab Education Curriculum, Lecture, Lecturer, Echo Lab Education Curriculum	2014
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Residency Education Curriculum	Annual 2014
Medicine, Course, Preceptor, 2013 Pediatric Summer Scholars Research Program	Annual 2013 - 2013

Directed Student Learning

Supervised Research, Advised: Augustin Casals	2017 - 2017
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Relationship Between Environmental Air Quality and the Incidence of Congenital Heart Disease Advised: Katherine "Katie" Hall	2016 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Emily Bufkin, Lauren Friedrich	2013 - 2013
Preceptor, Advised: Robert Bessinger, Lauren Berry	2007 - 2008
Preceptor Fundamentals of Clinical Research Course, Advised:

Residency Training

University of Mississippi Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program, Attending Physician	2012 - Present
University of Mississippi Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program, Attending Physician	2012 - Present
University of Mississippi Medical Center Pediatric Residency Program, Attending Physician	2012 - Present
University of Mississippi Medical Center Pediatrics Residency Program, Attending Physician	2007 - 06/2008

Fellows supervised

University of Mississippi School of Medicine - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Assistant Fellowship Director, 2 fellows supervised	07/2017 - Present
University of Mississippi School of Medicine - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Preceptor, 1 fellows supervised	05/2017 - 05/2017
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program - Fetal Cardiology Clinic, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised, University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program - Fetal Cardiology Rotation	07/2016 - Present
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program - Consult Service, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised, University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program - Consult Service	07/2015 - Present
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program - Pediatric Cardiology Echocardiography Laboratory, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised, Pediatric Cardiology Non-invasive Imaging Rotation	07/2015 - Present
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Chair of Program Evaluation Committee (PEC), 0 fellows supervised	07/2015 - Present
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program - Inpatient Service, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised, Pedaitric Cardiology Inpatient Service	07/2015 - Present
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Advanced Cardviovascular Imaging fellow, Fourth year/Advanced fellow, 18 fellows supervised, Pediatric Echocardiography Rotation	07/2011 - 06/2012

Extramural, Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE): Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal Research, National Institutes of Health	06/2017 - 06/2022
Intramural, Rhodes-Cai Intradepartmental Faculty Research Support Program, Depatment of Pediatrics	05/2014 - 05/2017
Intramural, Consanguinity and Congenital Heart Disease in a Rural Non-migratory Population, UMMC Office of Research	05/2014 - 05/2017
Intramural, Pediatric Hospital Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Training Program. Grant #: 5T32HD060550-02 PI: Jeffrey Silber, MD, PhD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development Training Grant (NIH/NICHD-T32)	07/2010 - 06/2012
Extramural, Pediatric Heart Network Core Development Grant, Pediatric Heart Network	07/2010 - 06/2012

Parnell, Aimee S., M.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Community Service

Other Service

Sponsored Program Funding

Publications

Not yet submitted - in final revisions

Journal Article

Book Chapter

Comment

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Directed Student Learning

Residency Training

Fellows supervised

Biography

Services & Procedures