Department of Pediatrics

June 7, 2022

Nettles presented with State Resolution from Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Arie Nettles, PhD, NCSP, HSP, professor of Clinical Pediatrics and director of the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity (OIHE), was presented with a State Resolution from the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) passed in honor of her work as chair of the Statewide Planning and Policy Council (SPPC).

By Emily Stembridge
June 7, 2022

Pediatric acute care use by ZIP code

Children with complex chronic conditions who live in low opportunity areas utilize more acute care and could benefit from hospital- and community-based interventions aimed at equitably improving child health outcomes.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 19, 2022

A clue to an adverse drug event in children

Considering metabolic (CYP2D6) enzyme activity score and patient age may aid in determining an individual’s risk for an adverse event with administration of the anti-arrhythmic drug propafenone.

By Joshua Baker
May 12, 2022

VUMC-led study finds Moderna COVID vaccine safe and effective for children

By Bill Snyder
May 10, 2022

Resistance to COVID-19 drug detected in lab study

Vanderbilt research shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection of cultured cells in the laboratory by more than one mechanism.  

By Bill Snyder
May 5, 2022

COVID-associated bleeding risk

While case reports have noted acquired hemophilia after COVID-19 infection or vaccination, a new study finds no increased risk.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 3, 2022

Teen’s life saved thanks to Children’s Hospital AED training program

When high school student Linton Beck suffered a cardiac event in class, his teachers knew just want to do thanks to automated external defibrillator training provided by Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Jessica Pasley
April 28, 2022

VUMC named BEST for Babies hospital by TDH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center once again was named as a BEST for Babies hospital by the Tennessee Department of Health.
By Jessica Pasley
April 21, 2022

VUMC a national leader in physician-scientist training

Physician-scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center were well represented at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), Association of American Physicians (AAP) and the American Physician-Scientist Association.
By Bill Snyder
March 31, 2022

Vanderbilt’s Duchenne Clinic first in Tennessee to be certified

The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been recognized as a Certified Duchenne Care Center Program by the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, and is the only center in Tennessee to receive the distinction.
By Jessica Pasley
March 31, 2022

Barkin departing to become chair of pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University

Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS, the chief of the Division of General Pediatrics, is departing Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University
By Christina Echegaray
March 30, 2022

Uncharted days of the COVID-19 pandemic strengthen the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program team.

“There’s something about having a band of brothers, where you’re all focused on the same thing, and your noses are all pointed in the same direction."
By Jill Clendening
March 24, 2022

Stress in young adult cancer patients and caregivers

Adolescent and young adult oncology patients and caregivers experience psychosocial impairment and financial toxicity at the time of cancer diagnosis, findings that will inform interventions to support patient and caregiver well-being.
By Leigh MacMillan
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