Christina Echegaray Archive — Page 29 of 36

Architectural rendering of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, showing a large modern multi-story hospital complex with colorful horizontal accents, trees, and the hospital logo in the upper-right corner.
September 2, 2015

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

Students and adults cut a red ribbon at the opening ceremony for Whitsitt Wonderland, a CHAMP’s Community Garden at John B. Whitsitt Elementary School.
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.

Smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a light green blouse and necklace, standing in a bright interior with a staircase in the background.
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.

A young child in a strawberry-patterned dress examines blue and red paint on her hand beside a white Hyundai Hope vehicle covered with colorful handprints. An adult steadies her arm, while other people watch in the background.
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.

Portrait of Carrie Kitko, M.D., smiling at the camera.
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.

Exterior architectural rendering of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center, showing a brick façade, glass entrance, colorful hospital sign, benches, and several people outside.
June 26, 2015

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