Division of Pediatric Cardiology Archive — Page 1 of 3

Photo of the exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt shows the four new floors added atop the pediatric facility. (photo by Anne Rayner)
July 24, 2026

Three Pediatric Heart Institute researchers earn American Heart Association funding awards

More than $500,000 in grants will fuel pioneering work in early disease detection, genetic risk insights and family-centered care for children with heart conditions.

May 14, 2026

David Parra named Associate Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology  

Since joining Vanderbilt Health in 2004, he has helped shape how congenital and acquired heart disease is diagnosed and managed for patients across the region.   

April 16, 2026

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hosts Southeast Pediatric Cardiac Society Annual Conference 

The conference provides a forum to highlight advances in the care of children and adults with congenital heart disease.

Larry Markham, MD
January 2, 2026

Larry Markham named director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and co-director of the Pediatric Heart Institute

Markham succeeds Scott Baldwin, MD, who stepped down after leading the division for more than two decades.

September 12, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recognized for excellence in treating pediatric cardiomyopathy

The Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Program is one of the largest in the country treating patients with heart problems from before birth through adulthood.

James (Jim) Johns, MD
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.