Pediatrics

Mary Romano named president of North American Society of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology

NASPAG provides multidisciplinary leadership in education, research, advocacy and clinical care to improve the reproductive health of youth.

Study tests wearable technology to detect problem behavior before it happens

The goal of the wearable technology is to improve behavioral assessment of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities by predicting the precursors of problem behaviors and using that information to adjust therapeutic approaches.

Jennifer Najjar, MD, spent her career caring and advocating for children with diabetes and other endocrine disorders as well as helping to train the next generation of pediatric endocrinologists and pediatricians.

Jennifer Najjar named Senior Pediatrician of the Year

She will be honored Aug. 17 during the TNAAP Excellence in Pediatrics Annual Awards, which recognize pediatricians and community members who have made exceptional contributions to children’s health advocacy in Tennessee.

Jeffrey Upperman, MD

Jeffrey Upperman selected to the American College of Surgeons Academy of the Master Surgeon Educators

The aim of the academy is to advance the science and practice of avant-garde surgical education and training.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt adds pancreas and lung transplant services

Recognized as a major regional referral center for heart, kidney and liver transplantation, incorporating pancreas and lung transplant services for pediatric patients bolsters the well-established expertise currently offered by the Vanderbilt Transplant Center.

Opioid treatment can avoid foster care placement: study

If women are given medications to treat opioid use disorder during their pregnancy they are significantly more likely to retain custody of their newborns after delivery

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