
LaKesha Tables, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Phone: (404) 752-1631
E-mail: ltables@msm.edu
Education
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Residency: Pediatrics
Morehouse School of Medicine
Residency: Public Health/Preventive Medicine
GRADUATE:
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Degree: Master of Public Health
UNDERGRADUATE:
St. Ambrose University
Degree: Bachelor of Biology
Research Interests
- Disparities in pediatric cancer outcomes
- Cancer prevention faith-based communities through lifestyle modification education
- Pediatric obesity
- Pediatric health outcomes
Clinical Interests
General Pediatrics, Pediatric Lifestyle MedicinePublications
Waldrop, R., Saraiya, P., Tables, L., Ford, C., Hutchins, S. Reductions in All-Causes Mortality Among African Americans 19-64 Years of Age in Medicaid Expansion and Nonexpansion States Post ACA: Opportunities to Improve US Amenable Mortality.
Honors and Awards
- 2020: 1st Place Presenter – Virtual Cancer Research Symposium
- 2019: Honors graduate MPH program at MSM