Meet Our Trauma Services Team
The Trauma Center at Le Bonheur is led by Medical Director Regan Williams, MD. Our dedicated trauma team also includes a Trauma Program Manager Anissa Revels, BSN, RN, coordinators, registrars, nurse practitioners, a research coordinator, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) liaison and data analyst. The Trauma team also works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, critical care intensivists, emergency physicians, plastic surgeons and otolaryngologists. This coordinated care ensures that a high level of expertise is available for each child.
Medical Director
Dr. Williams is director of Pediatric Burn Services and assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery with special qualifications in pediatric surgery. Her clinical interests include neonatal surgery, general and thoracic pediatric surgery, trauma surgery and burn care.
Assistant Medical Director/ Burn Director
Trauma Program Director
Anissa Cooper received her Master’s degree in Nursing Leadership from the University of North Alabama in 2018. She is the Trauma Program Director of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Level I Pediatric Trauma Center. She has been a nurse for more than 25 years and has served in this role for 13 years. She is dedicated to making sure all pediatric trauma patients receive the best quality care while at Le Bonheur Hospital. She is currently a BLS (CPR) Instructor/ PTACC Instructor.
Trauma Surgeons
Dr. Weatherall, a pediatric surgeon, is the surgical director of Le Bonheur’s Healthy Lifestyle Clinic. She completed her general surgery training at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, and her pediatric surgery fellowship training at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Her clinical focus includes adolescent bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, and other complex pediatric and neonatal surgical processes.
Trauma Nurse Practitioners
Trauma Services Team Members
Trauma Nurse Coordinators
Amie Yates
Lauren Neisser
Data Analyst
Sam Sheppard
Lead Trauma Registrar
Kathryn Stewart
Trauma Registrar
Kathleen Berrie
Emily Russotto
Joan Rodriguez
Trauma Social Worker
Terra Miller
Trauma Research Coordinator
Elizabeth Seewer
CRPC/EMS Outreach Coordinator
John Wright
