Vanderbilt Pediatric Associates was established in 1971 and strives to provide quality care for children of all ages, from infancy through college years. We have more than 40 years of experience practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine.
Our Physicians
ADEBUKOLA AJAGUNNA, M.D.
As part of the Vanderbilt Pediatric Associates team, Adebukola Ajagunna, MD, serves pediatric patients of the Hopkinsville area in the delivery of preventative and general pediatric care. She has a special interest in global health and the public health aspect of medicine. Dr. Ajagunna earned her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers, where she graduated summa cum laude. She then earned her medical degree from Rugers New Jersey Medical School, and she completed her pediatric residency at Jacobi Medical Center in New Jersey.
Our Nurse Practitioners
Betty Stevens, RN, MSN, C-PNP
Nurse Practitioner Betty Stevens is a Magna Cum Laude honors graduate from the University of Cincinnati with a Master of Science in Nursing. Also holding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Kentucky University, she is double board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Betty has been practicing for more than 20 years.
Betty appreciates the opportunity to work with families to prevent illness stating, “I feel good recommending vaccines to parents so that serious infections can be prevented.” She also enjoys the friendliness of the people in Hopkinsville and states, "I have always enjoyed working with families and children the most!"
When not at the clinic, Mrs. Stevens enjoys traveling, spending time with family, and especially working with her husband managing their cattle farm…even studying genetic improvement in beef cattle.
BAILEY LEAVELL, MSN, apRN, NP-C, cpn
Nurse Practitioner Bailey Leavell holds a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is a Cum Laude graduate from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She has extensive experience working as a nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as a Family Nurse Practitioner and as an RN is a certified pediatric nurse.
A native of Hopkinsville, Bailey shares her appreciation for joining the Pediatric Associates medical team by stating, “Bringing back my knowledge and experience to my hometown was very important to me, and also very gratifying. It allows me to give back to my community.”
In her work caring for critically sick children she recalls many important lessons and specifically how important it is to build relationships with your patients and families. She says, “In pediatrics, you never know what you’re going to get from day to day!”
PAM BUSH, APRN
Nurse Practitioner Pam Bush brings twenty-nine years of nursing experience to the practice. Bush previously provided care at the Rainbow Kids Clinic in Clarksville, Tennessee and Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Bush received her Master in Nursing from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.
