Overview
Kristen Elmore is a nurse practitioner who provides care for neonates at Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital. She is certified by the National Certification Corporation and is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.Ms. Elmore is originally from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Culture from the College of Charleston and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina. Ms. Elmore completed her graduate education at Duke University, receiving a Master of Science in Nursing.Ms. Elmore developed her love for the neonatal population during her undergraduate years at the College of Charleston while volunteering to rock infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at MUSC. She later returned to work at MUSC, initially as a patient care technician, in the Pediatric Emergency Department followed by her first position as a staff nurse in MUSC's neonatal intensive care unit. She gained a wealth of additional NICU nursing experience working at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC and Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. She now rejoins MUSC from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, continuing in her role as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Elmore is thrilled to continue to manage the care of this fragile but mighty patient population.Ms. Elmore's interests include health disparities, infant mortality, discharge planning and home care.Ms. Elmore's interests include health disparities, infant mortality, discharge planning and home care.
Dr. Elmore is currently accepting new patients.
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
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- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
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Locations
10 McClennan Banks Drive, MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, Charleston, SC 29425
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MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital
Dr. Heidi J. Murphy is a neonatologist who has particular interests in providing life support to our sickest babies. Dr. Murphy attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she was supported by a full Non-Resident Tuition Exemption Scholarship. At LSU, she was a member of the Honors College and earned her bachelor's degree in biological sciences. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Murphy returned to Louisiana and completed her pediatrics training in New Orleans at Louisiana State University Health Science Center and Children's Hospital of New Orleans. After serving as chief resident at LSU, she moved to Charleston where she completed her neonatology training here at the Medical University of South Carolina. She joined the MUSC faculty in 2018.Dr. Murphy's clinical and research interests focus on providing life support to our sickest babies, as well as evaluating and treating kidney disease in neonatal patients. During her time at LSUHSC, she was honored to receive an Outstanding Teaching Resident Award bestowed by the LSU School of Medicine medical third year medical school class, the Penny Scurto, M.D. Outstanding Pediatric Resident Award bestowed by the LSU Department of Pediatrics faculty, and the 7th Annual Gretch M. Life, M.D. Award bestowed by her peers. She is board certified in pediatrics. Dr. Steflik is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Patent Ductus Arteriosus, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Rotor Syndrome, and Premature Infant. Dr. Steflik is currently accepting new patients.
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