Meet Dr. LaWanna Starks

Dr. LaWanna Starks spent her early years growing up in Chicago, IL. She attended The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1984.

While raising two sons, Dr. Starks practiced as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, first at Arkansas Children's Hospital, then at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Starks returned to school seeking her Medical Degree from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, but family called her to Minnesota and she transferred to the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis and received her Medical Degree in 1997.

In 2000, she completed Pediatric Residency Training at the University of Minnesota with experiences at St. Paul Children's Hospital, Minneapolis Children's Hospital, and Hennepin County Trauma Center. Dr. Starks most recently owned an independent pediatric practice in Key West, Florida, before moving to Charlotte, NC. She is happy to be in Charlotte, closer to family and friends. Opening a medical practice has been a dream that has finally come to fruition.

Dr. Starks is Board Certified in Pediatrics and is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Starks is the proud mother of two adult sons, both furthering their own careers, one as an attorney and the other as a musician.

Meet Dr. Goodwin

Starks Pediatrics is pleased to welcome Dr. Majé Goodwin to our staff. Dr. Goodwin is originally from Nashville, TN. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Goodwin then returned home to Nashville where she attended Meharry Medical College and graduated with cum laude honors in 2003. She went on to complete residency training at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in 2006. Dr. Goodwin was recently engaged and excited to relocate to the Charlotte area where her fiancée has established a law practice.

Dr. Goodwin shares our philosophy of providing a healing village in which each child and family receives experienced, trusted, and respectful care. She enjoys all aspects of Pediatrics, with particular focus on preventive care and adolescent medicine. She is excited to have the opportunity to meet expectant parents and to provide compassionate and knowledgeable support and care to families as they welcome their newborns. She believes that building a foundation during childhood and adolescence leads to a healthy lifestyle as an adult and as such she has a goal to partner with parents in fostering that foundation.

Dr. Goodwin is Board Certified in Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

We knew that the addition of Dr. Goodwin to our staff at Starks Pediatrics would be ideal for the practice. She will serve children of all ages in our practice with the highest standard of care through all of their preventive exams and the management of acute and chronic illnesses.