Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Archive — Page 1 of 55

Nicole Sibol
October 8, 2026

Nicole Sibol named inaugural Vice President and Chief Pediatric Enterprise Strategy Officer

She will help drive strategic growth and shape the future of pediatric care and programming for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Heart transplant patient Aleah (Sissy) Keasling.
October 7, 2026

First-of-its-kind heart transplant gives Sissy a second chance

The novel technique could help increase the number of donor hearts available to children awaiting transplant and reduce the time they spend waiting.

Vanderbilt Health performed a record number of solid organ transplants in fiscal year 2026 — 981 lifesaving procedures among its adult and pediatric programs. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
October 7, 2026

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt leads breakthrough heart recovery method for pediatric transplants

Surgeons used the novel technique known as REUP (rapid recovery with extended ultraoxygenated preservation). Since then, five more children were saved successfully.

Ian M. Burr, MD, PhD
October 7, 2026

Vanderbilt mourns the loss of pediatrics leader and children’s health advocate Ian Burr

Former Pediatrics department chair and pediatric endocrinologist helped shape generations of children’s health care, research and education at Vanderbilt.

September 25, 2026

Leading with Kindness: Pediatric Surgery fellow Vikas Gupta recognized with Vanderbilt Health Credo Award

A surprise award revealed what colleagues already knew: Vikas Gupta, MD leads with compassion, respect and a full-hearted commitment to those he serves.

Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, delivers his annual State of the Department address. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 24, 2026

Building on momentum: Juan Salazar outlines future of Pediatrics in annual address

The address highlighted the department’s continued growth and successes across several mission-critical priorities: people, clinical care, education, research and discovery, and community engagement and advocacy.