Division of Pediatric Cardiology
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March 4, 2025
Skin tone may affect accuracy of blood oxygen measurement in children: study
One of two commonly used oximetry devices failed to detect low oxygen levels in 7% of patients with the darkest skin tone. -
December 18, 2024
Pediatric Cardiology chief Scott Baldwin to step down
He will step down in late spring/early summer 2025 and then plans to retire from the faculty in June 2026. -
November 7, 2024
Transplant patient’s indomitable spirit proves inspirational
Bill Jackson received a heart and double lung transplant, an unusual procedure performed only a handful of times each year at VUMC and one that can occur at only the most specialized transplant centers. -
April 16, 2024
Smart Heart Act aims to save lives
New legislation requiring that automated external defibrillators (AED) be located within 1,000 feet of any high school athletic activity in Tennessee is a win-win for a team of physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
February 23, 2024
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt begins treating patients with novel gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt's Jonathan Soslow, MD, and Bryan Burnette, MD, recently began treating patients with a novel gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. -
November 22, 2022
Risk score for muscular dystrophy
An imaging-based risk score can identify patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who are at greater risk of early mortality, allowing more intensive treatment and potentially prolonging life. -
November 10, 2022
Study defines role of steroids in congenital heart disease surgery
Steroids are commonly given to infants during open-heart surgery to reduce inflammation, but whether the drugs significantly improve patient outcomes has not been settled — until now.