Department of Pediatrics

September 4, 2014

Department of Pediatrics’ achievements, goals outlined

Steven Webber, MBChB, MRCP, detailed the Department of Pediatrics’ accomplishments over the past year and looked ahead in Tuesday’s annual State of the Department address.

By Christina Echegaray
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August 21, 2014

Transfusions ease strokes for children with sickle cell

Vanderbilt-led research found regular blood transfusion therapy significantly reduces the recurrence of strokes in children with sickle cell anemia who have previously had “silent” strokes.

By Christina Echegaray
August 15, 2014

Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture to feature DeBaun

The Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture will be held Oct. 14, featuring keynote speaker Michael R. DeBaun.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 14, 2014

DeBaun’s sickle cell disease research honored

Michael R. DeBaun, M.D., MPH, has been recognized by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) for his significant contributions and research advances in the area of sickle cell disease.

By Christina Echegaray
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July 31, 2014

Doris Duke awards enhance clinical research training

Vanderbilt University’s Cyndya Shibao, M.D., MSCI, has received a Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

By Bill Snyder
July 31, 2014

Cassat lands Burroughs Wellcome Fund award

James Cassat, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, has received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Career Award for Medical Scientists.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 21, 2014

Mothers of children with autism benefit from peer-led intervention: study

Peer-led interventions that target parental well-being can significantly reduce stress, depression and anxiety in mothers of children with disabilities.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 17, 2014

Care for newborns with drug withdrawal uneven: study

In the United States, one infant is born each hour with drug withdrawal, known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), after being exposed to opioid medications like oxycodone in utero.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 26, 2014

Kennedy Center trio recognized for intellectual and developmental disabilities contributions

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) recently recognized two Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) staff members and one VKC investigator for their service in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
By Elizabeth Turner
May 8, 2014

Academic Pediatric Association honors VUMC’s Walls

Morgan Walls, M.D., a second-year resident in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named an Academic Pediatric Association (APA) New Century Scholar.
By Jessica Pasley
May 1, 2014

Vanderbilt pediatricians call for a tracking system for babies not getting vitamin K shot

By Christina Echegaray
April 17, 2014

Adolescent health society honors Pediatrics resident

Maria Rahmandar, M.D., a third-year resident in the Department of Pediatrics, recently received the 2014 Career Development Award in Adolescent Health from the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.
By Christina Echegaray
April 15, 2014

Tennessee, Vanderbilt launch novel autism intervention program

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