Terry Cummings, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

Contact Information
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, SL-16
1430 Tulane Avenue, Suite M012
New Orleans, LA 70112
E-mail: tcummin@tulane.edu
Phone: 504-988-7518
Fax: 504-988-8252

Education
MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

Residency
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

Biography
Dr. Terry Cummings is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Tulane University School of Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied Biochemistry. Dr. Cummings matriculated to Tulane University Health Sciences Center where she received her Medical Doctorate. She remained at Tulane as a resident and Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. In 1993, following her residency, Dr. Cummings became Program Director of the Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency program until recently when she became the Senior Advisor.

She is active in the faculty of the Department of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, focusing her duties on the education of residents in clinical and ward settings. Dr. Cummings is active clinically seeing patients of all ages in the Uptown Family Health Center. She is active in the pediatric and medicine teaching programs for the medical students and residents.

Clinical Interests
Her clinical interests are in the areas of eating disorders, sickle cell anemia, and breastfeeding.