LaKesha Tables, M.D., MPH 

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

Publications

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