Dr. Michelle R. Estes

I have wanted to be a pediatrician since I was a little girl. Interacting with children and their families, watching kids grow and making them well again are what I most value as a doctor. My personal philosophy is to always consider the whole person and to treat the patient, not the illness. I believe that parents have invaluable knowledge concerning their children and can offer great insight into what works best for them. My husband is an elementary school teacher, and we have three boys. Outside of work, I enjoy photography, hiking, biking and playing with my kids. In medical school, I was fortunate to do international mission work and hope to volunteer again as my kids grow. I am also interested in wellness promotion, including obesity prevention, promoting and supporting breastfeeding, and child abuse prevention. Dr. Terry is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Delayed Growth, Obesity in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Asthma in Children. Dr. Terry is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Terry is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Townsend is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Kingsport, Tennessee. Dr. Townsend is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Croup, Viral Gastroenteritis, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, and Herpangina. Dr. Townsend is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Townsend is currently accepting new patients.

I will never forget my Aunt Mary. When I was eight years old she was about 14 and she was a big dancer. She started having trouble walking and dancing and it turned out to be due to a complication from measles. By the time she was 15, she was wheelchair-bound and tube-fed and my grandmother was taking care of her. She died eight years later from a complication of pneumonia. During the years she was sick, I helped take care of her when I visited and that’s when I decided I was going to be a nurse. My dad asked me, “Why don’t you be a doctor?” So, while I was in high school I did some rotations in pediatrics offices. Then after high school I signed on with the Air Force, and I became a doctor. When I was deciding on my specialty, I knew I would work with kids - never even thought about adult medicine. One of the things that’s unique to pediatrics is that we can’t listen to many of our patients because they’re non-verbal. Even if they can talk it’s difficult for kids to characterize pain and that sort of thing. So it’s important to listen to the parents. They obviously know their child best. Another thing that’s different from adult medicine is that when a kid is sick they have to be seen that day. You can’t wait three weeks for an appointment. That’s the reason we have both a night-time and a weekend clinic. It’s convenient for working parents, too. I am particularly interested in childhood obesity. With the high rate of obesity here in Tennessee obesity is common in many of our patients. I also think every kid should have their own doctor – someone who they know well enough to say, “Hi Dr. Marlow!” when they see me in Walmart. When I’m not treating patients, I love to run and to work out. Our family also likes to hike. And I’m a big University of Florida fan (Go ‘Gators!). That’s where I went to undergrad and medical school. When my husband and I both retired from the Air Force we decided to settle here even though we didn’t have any ties to the area. The weather is good, it’s really pretty, the town is not too small or too big and the people are very friendly. It’s been a good fit for our family. Dr. Marlow is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Croup, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Marlow is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Marlow is currently accepting new patients.

John Jefferies is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Kingsport, Tennessee. Dr. Jefferies is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fabry Disease, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Sengers Syndrome, and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). Dr. Jefferies is currently accepting new patients.

Samantha Ketron is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Kingsport, Tennessee. Her clinical expertise encompasses Delayed Growth, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obesity in Children, and Viral Gastroenteritis. Dr. Ketron is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Ketron is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Ley is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Kingsport, Tennessee. His clinical expertise encompasses Croup. Dr. Ley is currently accepting new patients.