Our Team

The Comprehensive Spina Bifida Program at Children’s of Alabama is home to specialists with a wide variety of backgrounds and areas of focus. As a team, this diversity makes us better prepared to care for your child's unique needs.

Betsy Hopson
Comprehensive Spina Bifida Program Coordinator

Urology

David B. Joseph, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Pediatric Urology

David M. Kitchens, MD
Assistant Professor

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Drew Davis, MD
Associate Professor
Medical Director for the Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

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Neurosurgery

Jeffrey P. Blount, MD
Spina Bifida Medical Director
Associate Professor

James M. Johnston, Jr., MD
Medical Director of ThinkFirst Alabama
Assistant Professor

W. Jerry Oakes, MD
Chief of the Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Surgeon-in-Chief

Curtis Rozzelle, MD
Assistant Professor

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Orthopedics

Michael J. Conklin, MD
Associate Professor

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Adult Team Members

Amie Jackson, MD
Adult Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Danielle Powell, MD
Adult Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Keith Lloyd, MD
Adult Urology

Tracy Wilson, MD
Adult Urology

Jeffrey P. Blount, MD
Adult Neurosurgery

Pat Pritchard, MD
Adult Neurosurgery

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Vicki Cargile, BSW
Social Worker

Mandy McGuire, CREDS
Physical Therapy

Bill Clark
Orthotist
Biotech Limb and Brace