Department of Pediatrics
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September 2, 2025
NFL webinar to address player health and safety for all ages
The webinar will bring together a group of experts from the youth, high school and college levels — including Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, director of the Vanderbilt Youth Sports Health Center. -
August 27, 2025
Be SMART campaign highlights efforts to reduce firearm incidents involving children
The Be SMART campaign was launched to raise awareness that secure gun storage — storing guns unloaded, locked and separate from ammunition — can save children’s lives. -
August 19, 2025
Vanderbilt’s Michael R. DeBaun elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
This year, 247 members were elected from the mathematical, physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences, humanities, the arts, leadership, policy and communications. -
August 12, 2025
Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant to advance research on long-term mental and cognitive health of pediatric cancer survivors
Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded more than $2 million in funding to pediatric cancer researchers at Monroe Carell since 2007. -
August 11, 2025
Alex Diamond named to national Health and Safety Advisory Council
The advisory council is a part of the National Council of Youth Sports, a leading organization representing youth sports in the United States. -
August 11, 2025
Vanderbilt’s Jim Johns, Rosemary Hunter honored by the American Academy of Pediatrics
James (Jim) Johns, MD, pediatric cardiologist, and Rosemary Hunter, MD, general pediatrician, will be honored during the 2025 TNAAP Excellence in Pediatrics Annual Awards. -
August 8, 2025
Fleming Society welcomes new graduates and is accepting nominations for 2025-2027 cohort
The Fleming Society, established in 2021, is named in honor of Geoffrey Fleming, MD, former professor of Pediatrics, whose passion for mentorship and medical education inspired this program.