Faculty and Staff
Julie M Linton, MD
| Title: | Clinical Professor |
| Pediatrics | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | julie.linton@prismahealth.org |
| Phone: | 864-766-2048 |
| Office: | 607 Grove Road Greenville SC 29605 |
Bio
| Background: | Julie M. Linton, MD, FAAP, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (UofSCSOMG) and Prisma Health Children’s Hospital Upstate. Dr. Linton’s professional work focuses on optimal clinical care, community engagement, and advocacy for policy-level action regarding children in immigrant families, as well as medical work force development to meet the needs of our increasingly diverse communities, with a framework of health equity. After graduating with a B.S. in psychology from Duke University, Dr. Linton spent 9 months in Panama as part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, in partnership with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Dr. Linton earned her medical doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, followed by pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Nationally, Dr. Linton serves as the Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health. Dr. Linton is an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Leaders Program. |
| Teaching Interest(s): | Immigrant child health; Community pediatrics; Health equity; Equity, diversity, and inclusion; Work force development |
| Research Interest(s): | Intersection of immigration policy and health; Community engagement and child/family health; Health equity |
| Honors & Awards: | Gold Humanism Society Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Class of 2024 Clinical Sciences Faculty of the Year President’s Award Dean's Award Multiplying Good One in a Million Award Class of 2022 Clinical Sciences Faculty of the Year Corazon Latino Award Jimmy L. Simon Teaching Award Rome Visiting Professor in Immigrant Health Cornell Department of Pediatrics Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship American Academy of Pediatrics David T. Tayloe, Sr. Award for Outstanding Community Service Nancy Elizabeth Barnhart Award Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Henrietta and Jacob Lowenburg Prize in Pediatrics Merck Manual Award Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Student Service Project Award Chut Internship Lars Lyon Community Service Award Summa Cum Laude William J. Griffith University Service Award Phi Beta Kappa Outstanding Pediatrics Best Teachers and Role Models Gamble 21st Century Endowed Scholar Fulbright Scholarship |
| Professional Affiliations: | Society for Diversity American Medical Association SC AAP Member Society for Refugee Healthcare Providers Member Academic Pediatric Association Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics Fellow North Carolina Pediatrics Society Member American Academy of Pediatrics South Carolina Chapter Other - Candidate Member American Academy of Pediatrics Pennsylvania Chapter Other - Resident Member |