 Russell W. Chesney, MD
Specialty: Pediatrics - Nephrology
Certification(s): Dr. Chesney is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Nephrology.
Toll free appointment number: 1-866-278-4966
Location(s):
Memphis Medical Center Area
Le Bonheur Childrens' Medical Center
50 North Dunlap, Room 306
Memphis, Tennessee 38103-2893
901-448-2070, Fax: 901-287-5036 |
Medical Degree: (with honors) University of Rochester, New York
Internship: (Pediatrics) Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Residency: (Pediatrics) Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; (Nephrology) Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Fellowship: (Biochemical Genetics) Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; (Radiation Biology) Atomic Energy Commission Fellowship, University of Rochester; American Cancer Society Fellowship Myerstein Institute of Radiotherapy, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, University of London, England
Academic Title: Le Bonheur Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis
Special Interest:
Professional Memberships:
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Past-Chair, American Board of Pediatrics, Subspecialty Board of Nephrology
- American Federation for Clinical Research
- American Heart Association; The Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease
- American Medical Association
- Past-President, American Pediatric Society
- American Physiological Society
- American Society for Clinical Investigation
- American Society for Clinical Nutrition and the American Institute of Nutrition
- American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
- American Society of Nephrology
- Past-President, American Society for Pediatric Nephrology
- American Society of Renal Biochemistry
- Past-President, Association of Medical School Pediatrics Department Chairs
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors
- Chairman, Council on Pediatric Education (COPE)
- Federation of Pediatric Organizations
- International Pediatric Nephrology Association
- International Society of Nephrology
- Memphis Mid-South Pediatric Society
- Past-President, Midwest Society for Pediatric Research
- National Association of Children's Hospitals
- National Kidney Foundation
- Pediatric Scientist Development Program
- President, Tennessee Pediatric Society Foundation
- Past-President, Society for Pediatric Research
- Southern Society for Pediatric Research
- Tennessee Pediatric Society
- Past-Chair, Veterans Administration Merit Review Board on Kidney Diseases Committee
- Western Society for Pediatric Research
Additional Information:
- Recognized in Best Doctors in America®
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- Bristol Laboratories Award for Syndrome Identification, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award, Pediatric Housestaff, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric Research
- Mitchell E. Rubin Award in Pediatric Nephrology, Buffalo, New York Children's Hospital
- Founders Award, Lifetime Achievement in Pediatric Research, Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Good Samaritan Award, Memphis Health Care News, Memphis
- Nutrition Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition
- Alumni Public Service Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Joseph W. St. Geme Leadership Award
- Memphis Business Journal, Fifth Annual Health Care Heroes Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award
Curriculum Vitae: Please click here to see a copy of Dr. Chesney's Curriculum Vitae.
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