September 3, 2014
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome James Brandon Emery, MD, FAAP, to its network of care. Dr. Emery will join the board-certified physicians and nurse practitioner at Lexington Pediatric Practice, a hospital physician practice located in the heart of downtown Lexington.
A Lexington native, Dr. Emery graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina Honors College in Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry. He graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and completed his pediatric residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.
Most recently, Dr. Emery treated pediatric patients in private practice and served as a clinical preceptor at the University of South Carolina Department of Pediatrics. He is board certified and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the South Carolina Medical Association.
“As a pediatrician, I feel very fulfilled when I can help a sick child get better and offer helpful guidance to parents,” said Dr. Emery. “It’s also nice to work in the community where I grew up.”
Dr. Emery is married with two young children. He and his family live in Lexington.
Specializing in pediatric and adolescent medicine and dedicated to providing child-focused medical care, Lexington Pediatric Practice offers a full range of pediatric services, including routine check-ups, vaccinations and in-office procedures.
Dr. Emery is accepting new patients.
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811 West Main Street, Suite 204
Lexington, SC 29072
(803) 359-8855
Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 8,000 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly 100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
