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Office
4300 Hospital St
Ste 105
Pascagoula, MS 39581Phone+1 228-769-2588Fax+1 228-769-2589
Education & Training
- University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsFellowship, Medical Microbiology, 1985 - 1987
- University of FloridaFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1983 - 1985
- East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
- Philipps University of Marburg Faculty of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 1982 - 2026
- MS State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1986 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 1982 - 2015
- TN State Medical License 1983 - 2007
- FL State Medical License 1983 - 1987
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 184 citationsRickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis and Its Clinical Distinction from Rocky Mountain Spotted FeverChristopher D. Paddock, Richard W. Finley, Cynthia S. Wright, Howard N. Robinson, Barbara J. Schrodt
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008-11-01 - 5 citationsCOVID-19 in a Mississippi Community Hospital.Ijlal Babar, Okechukwu Ekenna, Maggie Ramsey Clarkson, Daralyn Boudreaux, William Bennett
Southern Medical Journal. 2021-05-01 - 48 citationsNatural history of bloodstream infections in a burn patient population: The importance of candidemiaOkechukwu Ekenna, Robert J. Sherertz, Hal G. Bingham
American Journal of Infection Control. 1993-08-01
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