JamesDFortenberryMDMCCM, FAAP
Pediatrics • Atlanta, GAPediatric Critical Care Medicine
Chief Medical Officer Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Office
1575 Northeast Expy NE
Atlanta, GA 30329Phone+1 404-785-1313Fax+1 404-785-6233
Summary
- Dr. James Fortenberry is a pediatrician in Atlanta, GA and is affiliated with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He received his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. He specializes in pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric cardiac critical care, and hospitalist.
Education & Training
Carolinas Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 1992 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1986 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2016
TX State Medical License 1990 - 1993- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- Patient Plasma Response and Outcome in Septic Shock With Thrombocytopenia Associated Multiple Organ Failure in Children Start of enrollment: 2005 May 01
- Hemofiltration for Respiratory Failure After Bone Marrow Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
- Neuroendocrine Dysfunction in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients Start of enrollment: 2004 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Love (and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation?) Is Like Oxygen….James D Fortenberry
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2024-07-01 - Cancer worry and its impact on self-reported depressive symptoms among adult males and females in the US: a nationwide sample study.Lohuwa Mamudu, Jinyi Li, Archana J McEligot, Michele Wood, Pimbucha Rusmevichientong
BMC Psychiatry. 2024-01-08 - 1 citationsThe Impact of Gender Affirming Medical Care During Adolescence on Adult Health Outcomes Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals in the United States: The Role...Min Kyung Lee, Yuehwern Yih, Deanna R Willis, Janine M Fogel, James D Fortenberry
LGBT Health. 2023-10-03
Press Mentions
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among GA Children Declining, but Remain Highest Since Start of PandemicJanuary 31st, 2022- COVID-19 Vaccine and Younger Children: What You Need to KnowSeptember 23rd, 2021
How to Keep Your Kids Safe in Extreme HeatJune 19th, 2017- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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