Cheryl Elizabeth Kerrigan, PNP - MUSC Children's Health Pulmonary Medicine at Summey Medical Pavilion

Kelley Deaton is a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Department at MUSC. She earned her master’s degree in pediatric primary care from the University of Central Florida in 2011. She is board certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. Kelley has worked in pediatric GI here at MUSC since 2012 and cares for children with a variety of gastrointestinal disorders including constipation, encopresis, GERD, failure to thrive, eosinophilic esophagitis, celiac disease. She has a special interest in functional abdominal pain.

Dr. Chung Lee is an assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at MUSC. He completed his M.D. and Ph.D. training at Washington University in St. Louis. He finished both his pediatric residency and pediatric pulmonary fellowship training at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. While in St. Louis, his research interests included studying the interactions between the innate immune system and viruses. Dr. Lee cares for pediatric patients with a variety of pulmonary symptoms including but not limited to asthma, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, neuromuscular disease, as well as technology-dependent patients. He is excited to be part of the MUSC family and happy to see your child for any lung-related questions or concerns.

Karen O'Brien is a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Gastroenterology and Nutrition department at MUSC. She earned her master's degree in nursing in pediatric acute and chronic care from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1993. She is board certified as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Karen has many years of experience working as a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner and now specializes in pediatric gastroenterology. She is a member of the Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses. Karen takes care of patients with general gastrointestinal disorders including; celiac disease, failure to thrive, functional gastrointestinal disorders, constipation, encopresis, gastroesophageal reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis, and childhood obesity. She has a particular interest in pediatric nutrition.