Christina Echegaray

September 3, 2015

Clayton to co-chair National Academies’ review committee

Ellen Clayton, M.D., J.D., the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of Law and Health Policy at Vanderbilt University, has been selected to serve as co-chair of the National Academies’ Report Review Committee (RRC).

By Christina Echegaray
September 2, 2015

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrates expansion

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt held a celebration Wednesday to mark the launch of construction on the hospital’s latest expansion, which will add four floors of new space atop the existing structure.

By Christina Echegaray
September 2, 2015

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt holds construction expansion celebration

By Christina Echegaray
August 27, 2015

New garden seeks to give children early start on health

Skipping along crushed stone pathways flanked by lush green vegetation, students at John B. Whitsitt Elementary School were eager to show a bevy of guests their new classroom: an 11,000-square-foot garden.

By Christina Echegaray
August 13, 2015

Simmons strives to make a difference in children’s lives

Jill Simmons, M.D., encounters medical mysteries that have the makings of a science fiction film or novel.

By Christina Echegaray
July 30, 2015

Hyundai Hope On Wheels bolsters pediatric cancer fight

Debra Friedman, M.D., director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Pediatric Oncology, has received a $50,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Impact grant recently for her track record in providing excellent patient care to families affected by pediatric cancer and to support a pediatric cancer program aimed at developing innovative therapies.

By Christina Echegaray
July 16, 2015

Kitko to lead Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program

Carrie Kitko, M.D., has joined Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as associate professor of Pediatrics and director of the Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program in the Division of Hematology/Oncology.
By Christina Echegaray
June 26, 2015

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center opens doors to community

By Christina Echegaray
June 22, 2015

Vanderbilt-led multi-center study looks at antibiotic choice for treating childhood pneumonia

New Vanderbilt-led research shows hospitals are doing a better job of using antibiotics less commonly associated with antibiotic resistance to treat children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
By Christina Echegaray
June 18, 2015

Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Telethon raises more than $2.2 million

By Christina Echegaray
June 11, 2015

Tulipan’s career as ‘humble’ giant of Neurosurgery honored

Noel Tulipan, M.D., has left an indelible mark on many facets of life during his pioneering career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt — from his impact on the field of neurosurgery and fetal surgery repair; to the children and families he cared for; to the residents he trained; to the operating room team he scrubbed in alongside; to his many friends and colleagues.
By Christina Echegaray
June 9, 2015

Retreat highlights pediatrics research at Vanderbilt

Every day, physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are looking for new and effective ways to care for their patients. Often that mission is carried out through clinical, basic and translational research across the institution and disciplines.
By Christina Echegaray
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