James E. Sumners, MD received his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Tennessee before completing a surgical internship at Ohio State University. Dr. Sumners did his residency in Pediatrics at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, and in Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. His fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine was at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and in Maternal-Fetal Medicine was at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. Dr. Sumners is board certified in pediatrics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and maternal-fetal medicine. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, the Medical College of Wisconsin, the University of Illinois, and Indiana University.