NatalieCKerrMD

Pediatric & Strabismus

Hiatt Professor of Ophthalmology, University Tenn College of Medicine Division Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

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Office
UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists
930 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
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Education & Training

University of TennesseeResidency, Pediatric Ophthalmology, 1991 - 1992
University of FloridaResidency, Ophthalmology, 1988 - 1991
Healthsouth Metro West HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1987
Davidson CollegeBS, Neurosciences, Cum Laude, 1979 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 1991 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2006 - 2024
FL State Medical License 1988 - 1998
MA State Medical License 1992 - 1996
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2018
Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Outcomes of Strabismus Surgery Following Teprotumumab Therapy.
Hilliard, G., Tavakoli, M., Donahue, S., Velez, F., Peragallo, J., Hoehn, M., Kuo, A., Indaram, M., Kerr, N., Pruett, J., Ditta, L.> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Jan 6
Effect of Age at Primary Intraocular Lens Implantation on Refractive Growth in Young Children.
Adrianna E Eder, Kyle F. Cox, T Amerson Pegram, Scott M. Barb, Mary Ellen Hoehn, Natalie C. Kerr> ;Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2020 Jul 1
Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy Following Perinatal Stroke of the Middle Cerebral Artery.
Jeremy J. Kudrna, Stephen C. Dryden, Cody Richardson, Asim F. Choudhri, Natalie C. Kerr> ;Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2020 Mar 12
8 citations
Adult Strabismus Preferred Practice Pattern
Linda R. Dagi, Federico G. Velez, Steven M. Archer, Hatice Tuba Atalay, Brian N. Campolattaro, Jonathan M. Holmes, Natalie C. Kerr, Burton J. Kushner, Sarah MacKinnon,...> ;Ophthalmology. 2020 Jan 1
1 citations
Congenital Ocular Neuromyotonia with Partial Third Nerve Palsy
Barrett N. Thompson, Natalie C. Kerr, Austin Bell, Emily T. Graves, Amy McGregor> ;Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility. 2019 Feb 26
8 citations
Lateral rectus muscle resection following maximal recession of the medial rectus muscle in thyroid eye disease
Eric Weldy, Natalie C. Kerr> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2017 Aug 1
9 citations
Orbital Metastasis Is Associated With Decreased Survival in Stage M Neuroblastoma
Julie H. Harreld, Emily M. Bratton, Sara M. Federico, Xingyu Li, William Grover, Yimei Li, Natalie C. Kerr, Matthew W. Wilson, Mary Ellen Hoehn> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016 Apr 1
2 citations
Establishing a surgical outreach program in the developing world: pediatric strabismus surgery in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Lauren C. Ditta, Lilia Ana Pereiras, Emily T. Graves, Chantel Devould, Ebony Murchison, Ligia Figueroa, Natalie C. Kerr> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2015 Dec 1
4 citations
Characterization of a Case of Pigmentary Retinopathy in Sanfilippo Syndrome Type IIIA Associated with Compound Heterozygous Mutations in the SGSH Gene
Justin Wilkin, Natalie C. Kerr, Kathryn W Byrd, Jewell C. Ward, Alessandro Iannaccone> ;Ophthalmic Genetics. 2016 Apr 2
3 citations
Traumatic avulsion of the oculomotor nerve documented by high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging.
Lauren C. Ditta, Asim F. Choudhri, Ari M. Blitz, James C. Fleming, Natalie C. Kerr, Thomas F. O'Donnell> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2015 Aug 1
2 citations
Postoperative shift in ocular alignment following single vertical rectus recession on adjustable suture in adults without thyroid eye disease.
Emily M. Bratton, Mary Ellen Hoehn, Wonsuk Yoo, Kyle Fitzgerald Cox, Natalie C. Kerr> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2015 Jun 1
7 citations
Abnormal cone ERGs in a family with congenital nystagmus and photophobia harboring a p.X423Lfs mutation in the PAX6 gene
Michael Hood, Natalie C. Kerr, Nizar Smaoui, Alessandro Iannaccone> ;Documenta Ophthalmologica. Advances in Ophthalmology. 2015 Jan 3
1 citations
Residual Strabismus in Children Following Improvement of Cranial Nerve Palsies Affecting Ocular Ductions.
Monica L. Bratton, Mary Ellen Hoehn, Brannon Morris, Thomas E. Merchant, Amar Gajjar, Rutviben Patel, Natalie C. Kerr> ;The American Orthoptic Journal. 2015 Jan 1
Persistent Binocular Diplopia in Childhood Following Successful Treatment for Esotropia: A Case Series
Tara Tae, Chantel Devould, Luke Skilbeck, Mary Ellen Hoehn, Natalie C. Kerr> ;The American Orthoptic Journal. 2014 Jan 1
27 citations
Phenotypic expression of Bardet-Biedl syndrome in patients homozygous for the common M390R mutation in the BBS1 gene.
Kyle F. Cox, Natalie C. Kerr, Marina Kedrov, Darryl Y. Nishimura, Barbara J. Jennings, Edwin M. Stone, Val C. Sheffield, Alessandro Iannaccone> ;Vision Research. 2012 Dec 15
29 citations
Visual Outcomes in Pediatric Optic Pathway Glioma After Conformal Radiation Therapy
Richard M. Awdeh, Erin N. Kiehna, Richard D. Drewry, Natalie C. Kerr, Barrett G. Haik, Shengjie Wu, Xiaoping Xiong, Thomas E. Merchant> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2012 Sep 1
Increased consumption of healthcare services a certain future.
Natalie C. Kerr> ;The American Orthoptic Journal. 2012 Jan 1
14 citations
The role of thyroid eye disease and other factors in the overcorrection of hypotropia following unilateral adjustable suture recession of the inferior rectus (an Ameri...
Natalie C. Kerr> ;Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 2011 Dec 1
Management of vertical deviations secondary to other anatomical abnormalities.
Natalie C. Kerr> ;The American Orthoptic Journal. 2011 Jan 1
49 citations
Autosomal Recessive Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy: Report of a Family and Management of Early-Onset Neovascular Complications
Alessandro Iannaccone, Natalie C. Kerr, Tyson R. Kinnick, Jorge I. Calzada, Edwin M. Stone> ;Archives of Ophthalmology. 2011 Feb 14
3 citations
The effect of developmentally-at-risk status on the reliability of the iScreen® photorefractive device in young children.
Natalie C. Kerr, Grant Somes, Robert W. Enzenauer> ;The American Orthoptic Journal. 2011 Jan 1
17 citations
Outcomes after cataract extraction in young children with radiation-induced cataracts and retinoblastoma.
Mary Ellen Hoehn, Farhan Irshad, Natalie C. Kerr, Matthew W. Wilson> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2010 Jun 1
9 citations
Hypermetropia and esotropia in myotonic dystrophy
Kathryn E. Bollinger, Valerie Kattouf, Brian W. Arthur, Avery H. Weiss, Jane D. Kivlin, Natalie C. Kerr, Constance E. West, Michael A. Kipp, Elias I. Traboulsi> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2008 Feb 1
9 citations
Orbital pseudotumor in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Sheila Mahdaviani, Gloria C Higgins, Natalie C Kerr> ;Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2005 May 1
3 citations
Brown's Syndrome in the absence of an intact superior oblique muscle
Roderick N. Hargrove, James C. Fleming, Natalie C. Kerr> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2004 Oct 1
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Committees

Member, Adult Strabismus, AAPOS 2017 - Present
Member, Residency Review Committee, ACGME 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Fellow
American Ophthalmological Society
Member
American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow
American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Member
American Medical Association - AMA
Member
Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club
President

Hospital Affiliations

Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown HospitalGermantown, Tennessee
Regional One HealthMemphis, Tennessee
Methodist Healthcare Memphis HospitalsMemphis, Tennessee
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, Tennessee
Le Bonheur Children's HospitalMemphis, Tennessee