Amelia was born in Clearwater, FL and raised in the Florida sunshine. She attended the University of Florida for undergraduate studies. Upon graduating, Amelia returned to her hometown as a substitute teacher, and taught high school math. She decided to stay beachside and attended Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine for medical school. After graduating from medical school, she married Michael, her high school sweetheart, and headed to Nashville for residency. Here in Nashville, Amelia and Michael welcomed their daughter, Peyton.

Outside of medicine, Amelia likes to spend as much time as she can outdoors with her family. She enjoys running, hiking, and a good farmers market.

Areas of Interest: My interests center around medical student education and curriculum design.

Fellowship Projects:

• Led a PHIS study investigating if the duration of IV antibiotics in hospitalized children with high-intensity neurologic impairment and urinary tract infections affects treatment failure
• Created and implemented a curriculum rooted in the Master Adaptive Learner model to expose 4th-year medical students to ACGME Milestones and expectations of residents to prepare for the transition to residency
• Mentored a 2nd-year pediatric resident on the development and implementation of a curriculum to teach physical examination skills to 1st-year medical students
• Mentored a 2nd-year pediatric resident on the development and implementation of a curriculum to teach 2nd-year medical students head and neck examination skills
• Conducted a local needs assessment, developed, and implemented a curriculum involvement reciprocal shadowing between pediatric interns and nurses to improve communication and relationships between professions
• Conducted a national needs assessment of PHM fellows regarding formal leadership education during fellowship

Presentations and Publications during Fellowship:

Publications

• Starnes LS, Starnes JR, Ghafuri D, Charnogursky C, Duffus S, Fritz C. (2023). Fever and neck pain in an adolescent: A case report. Clinical Pediatrics.
• Starnes LS, Starnes JR, Stopczynski T, Amarin JZ, Charnogursky C, Hayek H, Talj R, Parra DA, Clark DE, Patrick AE, Katz SE, Howard LM, Peetluk L, Rankin D, Spieker AJ, Halas NB. (2023). Clinical prediction model: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children versus Kawasaki disease. Manuscript submitted to Pediatrics.

Presentations

• Wolf R, Starnes LS, Browning W, Herndon A, Brown CM, Ngo ML. (2023, August 3-August 6). Pearl jam: How to rock out clinical pearls when service is busier than ever. [Workshop]. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
• Starnes LS, Hall M, Williams D, Katz S, Clayton D, Antoon JW, Bell D, Wolf R, Ngo ML, Herndon A, Brown C, Freundlich K. (2023, August 3-August 6). Duration of intravenous antibiotics in hospitalized children with high-intensity neurologic impairment and urinary tract infections [Oral E-poster]. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
• Starnes LS, Hall M, Williams D, Katz S, Clayton D, Antoon JW, Bell D, Wolf R, Ngo ML, Herndon A, Brown C, Freundlich K. (2023, April 27-May 1). Duration of intravenous antibiotics in hospitalized children with high-intensity neurologic impairment and urinary tract infections [Oral presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Washington, DC.
• Starnes LS, Loats B, Loaiza C, Starnes JR, Jones V, Herndon A. (2023, April 27-May 1). Intern-nurse shadowing program may lead to improved interprofessional collaboration [Poster presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Washington, DC.
• Starnes LS, Parekh, K. (2023, March 22-25). Utilization of the Master Adaptive Learner approach in a transition to residency workshop [Poster presentation]. Southern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Conference. Nashville, TN.
• Starnes LS, Bell D, Grizzle K, Kehring A, Neeley M, Wolf R, Zwemer E. (2022, July 28-31). Family matters: Planning and running a family care conference [Workshop]. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference. Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Personal Interests: My husband and I love spending time with our dog, Moose! One of my favorite hobbies is baking and cake decorating. We also love exploring Nashville’s restaurant scene!

Why I Chose Vanderbilt: After moving to Nashville to come to Vanderbilt for medical school, I have never wanted to leave. I absolutely love the people I get to work with at Vanderbilt and the patient population we care for. I have received invaluable mentorship throughout my training and knew that would continue during my fellowship. Nashville is also such a fun place to live — there is always a concert, festival, or new restaurant to try!

Clinical Interests: Cardiac hospitalist, imaging
Current Research Endeavors: Pulse oximetry screening, Racial and ethnic disparities in pulse oximetry, Global health programming, Risk prediction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Personal Interests: Guitar, golf, exploring restaurants