AME Members

Certifications: ABPN – Neurocritical Care, ABEM – Emergency Medicine, CAST – Neurocritical Care, UCNS – Neurocritical Care
Residency: Emergency Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care at the Medical University of South Carolina
Interests: Acute Neurologic Emergencies, Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Pediatrics Teaching Scholar

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Krishna Bhandari, M.D., is a cardiothoracic surgeon with a special interest in general cardiac procedures, heart transplantation, adult lung transplantation; Organ preservation: techniques and technologies; Heart transplant rejection:

Pharmacology & Immunology
Teaching Scholar

Dr. Brandon E. Brown is a general and interventional cardiologist with MUSC Health Heart & Vascular. A graduate of Wofford College, he earned his medical degree at The University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC. His internal medicine residency was completed at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, and he completed his fellowship training in cardiovascular medicine at the Gill Heart Institute at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Dr. Brown completed an additional year of fellowship training in Interventional Cardiology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dr. Brown has 15 years experience in cardiovascular care, with special interest in management of coronary artery disease, complex coronary intervention, and preventive cardiology. He has extensive clinical research experience and places a high priority on practicing evidence-based medicine. Dr. Brown is a member of the American College of Cardiology and board certified in both Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology.

When not in the office, Dr. Brown enjoys spending time with his family, listening to music, playing golf and participating in CrossFit.

Residency: Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, SC
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine; Charlottesville, VA

Neurosurgery
Teaching Scholar 

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Teaching Scholar

Pediatrics
Teaching Scholar
Co-Director COM AME

Medicine
Developing Teacher

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Marc Heincelman, M.D., MPH, is an associate professor of medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where he serves as director of the Division of Hospital Medicine, co-vice chair for Quality Improvement in the Department of Medicine, and associate dean for Career Advising in the College of Medicine.

He earned his undergraduate degree in rehabilitation sciences and athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh. Following a two-year Intramural Research Training Award Fellowship at the NIH, he received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 2010. He then completed a combined internal medicine/pediatrics residency at MUSC, serving as chief resident before joining the faculty in 2015.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Heincelman is actively involved in both undergraduate and graduate medical education at MUSC. He previously served the College of Medicine as a Master Clinical Skills Teacher for five years and is a current member of the Academy of Medical Educators. From 2016 to 2024, Dr. Heincelman served as Department of Medicine Clerkship Director and Sub-internship Director. In 2024, he was appointed Assistant Dean for Career Advising within the College of Medicine, later advancing to Associate Dean in 2025. Nationally, he is a member of both the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor societies.

As core faculty for the internal medicine and med-peds residency programs, his educational focus includes clinical reasoning and career planning.

Dr. Heincelman’s success in education has been recognized through receipt of multiple Golden Apple Clinical Years Excellence in Teaching Awards through the MUSC College of Medicine, the Department of Medicine Michael E. Assay Teaching Award, and the MUSC Teaching Excellence Award for Educator-Mentor.

From a quality improvement and research perspective, Dr. Heincelman has his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. With over 30 publications, his research centers on interhospital transfers, clinical decision support tools, delirium, and tele-hospitalist support to rural hospitals with the overarching goal of improving inpatient patient care while optimizing clinician efficiency. Since 2021, he has been a co-investigator on a National Telehealth Center of Excellence grant funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Fernando Herrera, M.D., is a Professor of Surgery and fellowship trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He completed his orthopedic hand surgery fellowship, as well as completing a residency in plastic & reconstructive surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine.

Dr. Herrera practices cosmetic, general plastic and reconstructive surgery, hand, and upper extremity surgery. He treats all conditions of the hand and wrist. In addition, Dr. Herrera performs breast surgery and all cosmetic procedures from face lift to liposuction, as well as injectables of the face (Botox and fillers).

He has authored several book chapters and published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Herrera has served on several national society committees including the American Society for Surgery for the Hand, Adrian E Flatt Resident and Fellows conference committee, and American Society of Plastic Surgeons PSEN Editorial committee, hand section assistant editor. Dr Herrera is also a reviewer for the Journal of Hand Surgery, and HAND.

Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Family Medicine, AnMed Clinical Campus
Teaching Scholar

Dr. Kern serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education with oversight of curriculum and assessment, program evaluation, quality improvement and accreditation, student affairs and admissions at the Charleston and AnMed medical school campuses. She also serves as the Assistant Dean for Patient Safety and Simulation with administrative oversight of the MUSC Health Care Simulation Center and the Center for Clinical Assessment and Teaching (CCAT). With 25 years of experience in medical student and interprofessional education, Dr. Kern has a strong interest in education innovation, education governance and the use of AI in teaching, learning and precision medical education.

PGY-5

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

PGY2 CT Surgery

Projects: Involved in Hm3 outcomes projects

Emergency Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Lee Leddy, M.D.serves as Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine and is Chief of the Musculoskeletal Integrated Center of Clinical Excellence (ICCE).

He received a bachelor’s degree in biological science from Emory University while also lettering on the varsity basketball team. He then received a medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Leddy returned to Emory University to complete his internship and residency in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He joined MUSC in 2009, after completing a fellowship in orthopaedic oncology at Emory University, where he helped establish the sarcoma program.

Dr. Leddy is currently the leader of the Sarcoma Disease Focus Team at Hollings Cancer Center and serves as the residency program director for the Department of Orthopaedics. He is actively involved in both clinical and basic science research and collaborates with members of the Sarcoma Immunotherapy Lab. As a member of the MUSC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Leddy focuses on providing excellent care to patients with benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors and metastatic bone cancer, providing fracture care, and performing primary and revision hip and knee replacements.

Dr. Rebecca Leddy received her Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctorate from the University of Florida. Dr. Leddy then completed a diagnostic radiology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is certified by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Leddy completed a fellowship in breast imaging radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and joined the faculty at MUSC in 2010. Dr. Leddy has presented nationally on her breast imaging research. Her interests are in breast education and in healthcare disparities.

Pediatrics
Teaching Scholar

Campus Curriculum Coordinator, AnMed Clinical Campus
Teaching Scholar

Radiation Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Emergency Medicine Developing Teacher

Dr. Brandon A. Miller is Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Medical University of South Carolina. His undergraduate research was focused on cerebral ischemia and preconditioning in the laboratory of Dr. Jeff Gidday and Dr. T.S. Park at Washington University in St. Louis. He obtained his MD and PhD at The Ohio State University where we worked with Dr. Jacqueline Bresnahan and Dr. Michael Beattie studying white matter injury in the context of spinal cord injury. During his residency at Emory University, Dr. Miller received an NIH fellowship to study inflammation after subarachnoid hemorrhage and then returned to Washington University for his pediatric neurosurgery fellowship where he developed an interest in intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and hydrocephalus. Dr. Miller’s independent research career has focused on the microglial response to IVH, and strategies to modify microglial activation state to improve IVH outcomes. Dr. Miller takes great pride in supporting the career development of students and junior faculty members.

Pharmacology and Immunology
Developing Teacher

Surgery
Teaching Scholar

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Teaching Scholar

Radiation Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Emergency Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Teaching Scholar

Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology
Teaching Scholar

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Developing Teacher

Professor

Emergency Medicine
Developing Teacher

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Teaching Scholar

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Certifications: ABPN – Neurology, Neurocritical Care, ASN – Registered Physician in Neurovascular Interpretation 
Residency: Neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care at Emory University
Interests: Medical Education, Neurovascular Ultrasound, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhages

Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty: Pediatric Genetics

Fellowship Director, PEM
Professor, Pediatrics
titusda@musc.edu

Psychiatry
Developing Teacher

Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Teaching Scholar

Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology
Teaching Scholar

Category: Junior Faculty
Mentors:
Meghan Thomas, M.D., MPH, MS, and Marc Heincelman, M.D., MPH
Title:
Patient Ambulation as a Predictor of Hospital Outcomes

Medical School: Marshall University
Residency: Stanford University
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University