Pediatrics

December 5, 2025

Welcoming Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH

Salazar shared his vision for the department and expressed gratitude to the Advisory Board members and supporters in the community.

Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, at the reception welcoming his as the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics. (photo by Donn Jones) Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, at the reception welcoming his as the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics. (photo by Donn Jones)

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Advisory Board, along with Monroe Carell leadership and supporters, gathered for a welcome reception for Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, the new chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, system pediatrician-in-chief for Monroe Carell and James C. Overall Chair in Pediatrics.

The reception was hosted by Toni and Seth Bernstein at the AllianceBernstein headquarters in downtown Nashville. Toni serves on the Monroe Carell Advisory Board and Seth is president and CEO of AllianceBernstein.

Salazar shared his vision for the department and expressed gratitude to the Advisory Board members and supporters in the community. Salazar’s spouse, Olga Toro-Salazar, MD, MBA, has also joined Monroe Carell as professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, director of Pediatric Cardiac Dimensional Imaging and director of the Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Program.