MD, FAAP
Dr. Regina Hardin is a board-certified pediatrician with over 20 years of experience in outpatient and inpatient pediatrics. She also has extensive training in diagnosing and treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Dr. Hardin completed her undergraduate studies in Biology at Talladega College in Alabama. Her medical school training was completed at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, pediatric internship at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida and pediatric residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Throughout her training, she demonstrated academic excellence by graduating from college and medical school Magna and cum laude respectively. She also achieved the top physician academic honor of induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Quality Assurance, Utilization Review Physicians in Health Care Quality and Management, and she is a Certified Lactation Consultant. She currently hold licenses to practice medicine in the states of Florida and Georgia.
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