{"id":1518,"date":"2023-03-30T03:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/?page_id=1518"},"modified":"2023-05-05T02:22:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T07:22:25","slug":"letisha-b-jefferson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/our-team\/letisha-b-jefferson\/","title":{"rendered":"Letisha B. Jefferson, M.D., F.A.A.P."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-blend-mode:soft-light;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:70px;--awb-padding-bottom:70px;--awb-padding-top-medium:120px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:120px;--awb-padding-top-small:80px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:80px;--awb-background-color:#30b674;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/04\/small-bubbles.png&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-transition:filter 300ms ease-in, transform 300ms ease-in, background-color 300ms ease-in, border-color 300ms ease-in;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\" data-animationType=\"slideInDown\" data-animationDuration=\"0.8\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">Letisha B. Jefferson, M.D., F.A.A.P.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling wh3-single-doc-sec2\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:5%;--awb-padding-bottom:5%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:left;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border:3px solid #46afe3;border-radius:67px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" title=\"drjefferson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/03\/drjefferson.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/03\/drjefferson-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/carithersgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2023\/03\/drjefferson.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Dr. Letisha B. Jefferson<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:180px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#46afe3;border-color:#46afe3;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Dr. Letisha Jefferson joined The Carithers Pediatric Group in August 2015. She considers herself a native of Huntsville, Alabama but has lived in several places due to her father\u2019s military career, including Germany and Kansas.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Dr. Jefferson attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she received her bachelor and medical degrees. Subsequently, she completed her Pediatric Residency and a Chief Resident year at the University of Tennessee in Memphis where she trained at Le Bonheur Children\u2019s Hospital and St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Dr. Jefferson is a board-certified pediatrician who is proud to be a part of such a distinguished practice. She enjoys taking care of children of all ages and helping families navigate through all stages of development.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#2d71b2;--awb-divider-hover-color:#2d71b2;--awb-icon-color:Although it makes him feel a little old, Dr. Cheek is honored to see patients he took care of earlier in his career bringing their children to the practice. Dr. Cheek lives with his wife Sheri in the Ortega section of Jacksonville. He is very proud of his two children, Brad, who is living in North Carolina with his wife Hillary and daughter Whitney, and Allison, married to her husband Liam. Both have graduated from college and are getting established as adults. He is active in his church, exercises whenever he can, and enjoys cooking, working in the yard, Jaguar Football, and Tar Heel Basketball.;--awb-title-color:#2d71b2;--awb-content-color:#222222;--awb-icon-box-color:#ffffff;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#ffc300;--awb-toggle-active-accent-color:#ffc300;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:500;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:regular;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-unboxed\" id=\"accordion-1518-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-69b797b16d1b03ef5 fusion-toggle-no-divider\" style=\"--awb-content-font-size:18px;--awb-title-color:#2d71b2;--awb-content-color:#222222;\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_69b797b16d1b03ef5\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"69b797b16d1b03ef5\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-1518-1\" data-target=\"#69b797b16d1b03ef5\" href=\"#69b797b16d1b03ef5\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon fa-angle-down fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon fa-angle-up fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"69b797b16d1b03ef5\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_69b797b16d1b03ef5\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>\u00a0She lives in the Southside area of Jacksonville with her husband Melvin and\u00a0is excited\u00a0about the birth of her baby girl in Spring 2023.\u00a0\u00a0In her free time, she enjoys traveling, dancing, kickboxing, and spending time with friends and family.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:3%;--awb-padding-bottom:3%;--awb-background-color:#b1d766;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2 class=\"wh3-h2-60\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Need More Information?<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 100;\">We Are Here to Help<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#00a6d7;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#00a6d7;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#ffc300;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#ffc300;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/z3-rpw.phreesia.net\/ApptRequestForm.App\/#\/form\/d8de5153-5893-4bf1-b8e2-bcb20906c845\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Request an appointment<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling logos-footer\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:60px;--awb-background-color:#f0f3f6;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first logo-footer\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - 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