Christopher Wootten Archive

Christopher Wootten, MD, examines patient Jude Downer during an ear nose and throat visit. (photo by Jessica Pasley)
May 16, 2025

Implantable device helps young patients with obstructive sleep apnea

In March 2023, then 14-year-old Jude Downer became one of the first patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to receive an implantable device designed to aid sleep.

By Jessica Pasley
Alex Harrison is one of the young patients helped by Children’s Hospital’s Complex Aerodigestive Evaluation Team.
March 3, 2022

Multidisciplinary team helps treat airway, upper GI issues in children

Vanderbilt’s Complex Aerodigestive Evaluation Team focuses on complicated airway and upper digestive issues for chronically ill children.

By Jessica Pasley
October 9, 2014

Wootten named to lead Pediatric Otolaryngology

Christopher Wootten, M.D., has been named director of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Service, supervising the treatment of ear, nose and throat-related disorders in children at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Matt Batcheldor