Department of Pediatrics

April 9, 2020

Katz awarded LEAP Fellowship to improve antibiotic use in Tennessee

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is one of four early career infectious diseases physicians in the United States to receive the award, which provides $100,000 of funding support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 6, 2020

VUMC team aids development of potential antiviral drug for COVID-19

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are playing a key role in the development of a potential new antiviral drug to treat COVID-19.

By Bill Snyder
March 26, 2020

Prevalence of autism rising in the U.S., new report finds

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. 8-year-olds rose 10% between 2014 and 2016, new data published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate.

By Kelsey Herbers
March 24, 2020

Pediatric Cardiology icon Thomas P. Graham Jr., MD, dies at 83

Renowned Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt cardiologist Thomas P. Graham Jr., MD, who founded and led the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Vanderbilt for 33 years, died Wednesday, March 18. He was 83.

By Jessica Pasley
March 12, 2020

Diagnostic testing for genetic disorders now available on site

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has opened a Clinical Genomics Laboratory to provide diagnostic testing for genetic disorders.

By Leigh MacMillan
March 5, 2020

Clues to lung injury in preterm babies

Jennifer Sucre and colleagues have discovered a factor that contributes to the pathological changes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the most common complication of preterm birth.

By Leigh MacMillan
March 5, 2020

Biomarker in saliva predicts childhood obesity risk: study

A molecular marker in saliva is associated with the emergence of childhood obesity in a group of preschool-aged Hispanic children.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 5, 2020

Children’s Hospital leadership appointments announced

After serving as interim president of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, has been named to permanently fill the role of president. Succeeding Rush in the role as hospital’s chief of staff is John Thomas, MD, associate professor of Pediatric Urology.
By Christina Echegaray
February 5, 2020

Vaccine Program receives NIH renewal of VTEU

The Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program has received a grant from the NIH to continue its work as one of the nation’s nine Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units.
By Bill Snyder
January 29, 2020

Study tracks causes of high antibiotic prescribing rates in Tennessee

For a few years, Tennessee has been ranked as one of the highest antibiotic prescribing states in the nation, and a recent study showing that fewer than 2% of clinicians were responsible for prescribing 25% of pediatric antibiotics is moving some to action.
By Jessica Pasley
January 23, 2020

Vaccine Program receives NIH renewal of VTEU

The Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program (VVRP) has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue its work as one of the nation’s nine Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs).
By Bill Snyder
December 30, 2019

Nettles reappointed as chair of statewide planning and policy council

Ari Nettles Reappointed as Chair of Statewide Planning and Policy Council
By John Howser
December 20, 2019

Tennessee Receives Grant from Federal Government to Address Opioid Crisis

The Division of TennCare will partner with VUMC as part of the MOM program focusing on 26 rural and urban counties to improve the outcomes for women with opioid use disorder and their infants.
By Holly Fletcher
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