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Office
2500 North State Street
Department of Medicinedivision of Nephrology
Jackson, MS 39216Phone+1 601-984-5687Fax+1 601-984-5765
Education & Training
- University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1990 - 1993
- University of Mississippi Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1989 - 1990
- University of Mississippi Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1989
- Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- MS State Medical License 1986 - 2025
- AL State Medical License 1990 - 2001
- LA State Medical License 1985 - 2001
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 94 citationsClinical documentation of end-stage renal disease due to hypertension.Shirley Schlessinger, Martha R. Tankersley, John J. Curtis
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1994-05-01 - 5 citationsEthical issues in transplantation: living related donation in the setting of severe neurological damage without brain death.Shirley Schlessinger, Errol D. Crook, Ruth Black, Henry Barber
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2002-10-01 - 22 citationsCyclosporine inhibits the renal response to L-arginine in human kidney transplant recipients.Robert S. Gaston, Shirley Schlessinger, Paul W. Sanders, Catherine V. Barker, Curtis Jj
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 1995-01-01
Press Mentions
- Endocrinology Director, Pharmacy Tech, Internal Med Residents Garner Distinctions in University of Mississippi Medical CenterJune 26th, 2021
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