Robert Lee Grubb, III, MD

Dr. Silvia Pereira-Smith is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at MUSC. She completed training in general pediatrics at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York, where she was presented the “Excellency in Primary Care” award at graduation. She then pursued further training in developmental-behavioral pediatrics at MUSC in Charleston, where she also actively participated in various types of research projects, including a study about elopement behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder. As part of the MUSC Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Division, Dr. Pereira-Smith provides evaluation and ongoing care for children with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and other learning and behavioral conditions. She is trilingual in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Dr. Michael Tucker is a general internist with special interests in general internal medicine, diabetes management and medical education. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of South Carolina Honors college, graduating in 2009 with a BS in Exercise Science. He then went to medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina, during which time he was invited to join the AOA Honors Medical Society.After graduating in 2014, he completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. During his residency, Dr. Tucker was awarded the Bryant Kendrick Award in May 2017, recognizing a resident for excellence in primary care internal medicine. Upon completing residency, Dr. Tucker stayed an additional year at Wake Forest as a chief resident and clinical instructor in the Department of Internal Medicine. He then moved back to Charleston to pursue a career in general internal medicine. He is board certified and is currently an assistant professor of internal medicine at MUSC.

Dr. W.A. (Jay) Brzezinski completed medical school in his home state of Nebraska at Creighton University and graduated AOA, the medical honor society. He then finished his residency training at Creighton and is board certified in internal medicine. He moved to South Carolina in 1987 and has been a faculty member at MUSC since. He is an associate professor of medicine and a fellow in the American College of Physicians. Dr. Brzezinski's interests in tropical medicine are an extension of his work for 10 years in the Dominican Republic in Latin America where he acted as medical director for an exchange program for medical students. He has a working knowledge of Spanish.Since coming to MUSC, he has concentrated his research efforts in primary care and treatment of hypertension. He has been principal investigator on numerous projects and continues his interest in these areas.Dr. Brzezinski has been an active teacher and has won numerous medical student and resident teaching awards. He has been nominated by the medical students for the Golden Apple teaching award frequently and has won the award five times. Most recently he was awarded the Michael Assey M.D. teaching award by the internal medicine residents as the best attending physician of the year. He also was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy teaching excellence award by the student board of governors as university teacher of the year at Creighton University.In addition to his teaching duties Dr. Brzezinski has an active patient practice at MUSC in primary care internal medicine.