Aimee Vester, MD, PhD, FAAP
- Clinical Fellow, Division of General and Community Pediatrics
- Physician, Environmental Health and Lead Clinic
- Physician, Fairfield Primary Care Clinic
About
Biography
I’m a pediatrician focused on general pediatrics and environmental health. I strive to be open-minded and take a holistic approach to caring for my patients. I aim to optimize the child's environment so they can reach their full potential.
My inspiration to pursue medicine stems from enjoying the fascinating science behind it and the interpersonal relationships that develop. When it came time to choose a specialty, pediatrics was a clear fit. I love watching children grow and develop and getting to know them and their families.
I am also a researcher interested in environmental health and social determinants of health. In college, I spent a summer teaching dance classes for children highly impacted by environmental pollution, which piqued my interest in learning more to address this and other problems. My PhD dissertation focused on the combined effects of chronic stress and pesticide exposure in ADHD pathogenesis. In residency, I examined the roles of child lead exposure, prenatal folate levels and community deprivation in child IQ. My goal is to identify how environmental and psychosocial factors interact to impact child development.
During my residency, I was honored to receive the Research Innovation in Support of Excellence (RISE) Award to support my research. While attending graduate school, I received the Dr. David R. Lloyd Award in Pediatrics and the Emory MD/PhD Program Senior Leadership Award.
In my free time, I enjoy working out, cooking, and spending time with my husband and our dog.
MD: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2021,
PhD: Environmental Health Sciences, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, 2019,
Residency: Categorical Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2024,
Interests
General pediatrics; environmental health
Services and Specialties
Interests
Environmental health; social determinants of health; environmental justice
Locations (3)
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Publications
Secondary Bacterial Pneumonias and Bloodstream Infections in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2021; 18(9):1584-1587.
A scoping review of recommendations in the English language on conducting research with trauma-exposed populations since publication of the Belmont report; thematic review of existing recommendations on research with trauma-exposed populations. PLoS ONE. 2021; 16(7):e0254003.
Combined neurodevelopmental exposure to deltamethrin and corticosterone is associated with Nr3c1 hypermethylation in the midbrain of male mice. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 2020; 80:106887.
A Neurodevelopmental Model of Combined Pyrethroid and Chronic Stress Exposure. Toxics. 2019; 7(2).
HIV and symptoms of depression are independently associated with impaired glucocorticoid signaling. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018; 96:118-125.
A genome-wide assessment of conserved SNP alleles reveals a panel of regulatory SNPs relevant to the peripheral nerve. BMC Genomics. 2018; 19(1):311.
Impairment in the mesohippocampal dopamine circuit following exposure to the brominated flame retardant, HBCDD. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2017; 50:167-174.
GNB3 overexpression causes obesity and metabolic syndrome. PLoS ONE. 2017; 12(12):e0188763.
Posttraumatic stress disorder: A metabolic disorder in disguise? Experimental Neurology. 2016; 284(Pt B):220-229.
The Synapse as a Central Target for Neurodevelopmental Susceptibility to Pesticides. Toxics. 2016; 4(3).
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