Stacey Michelle Cobb, MD

Erin Paige Ricker, MD is a highly experienced and board-certified pediatric critical care medicine specialist based in Columbia, SC. With a focus on infants, toddlers, children, and teens, Dr. Ricker provides exceptional medical care and expertise in a compassionate and patient-centered manner. As part of Prisma Health Pediatric Intensivists, Dr. Ricker is affiliated with Prisma Health-Midlands and offers a range of services to meet the unique needs of her patients. With a commitment to excellence, she is dedicated to ensuring the well-being and health of children of all ages.Generated from the website

Varun K. Bhalla, MD, received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency in general surgery at Augusta University Medical Center, both in Augusta, Georgia. He completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and a fellowship in pediatric surgical critical care at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C. Dr. Bhalla is board certified in general surgery, surgical critical care, and pediatric surgery.

Robin Welsh, MD, is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with more than 28 years of experience. She received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where she also completed her psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship. She currently serves as a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, and is the director of Pediatric Palliative Care at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Midlands. She is also the division director of both Child Development and Behavioral Health and Pediatric Neurology at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital. She has worked in the public, private and academic sectors of medicine addressing many issues that affect children and adolescents.