Juan Carlos Salazar

Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, delivers his inaugural State of the Department of Pediatrics address. (photo by Susan Urmy)
September 16, 2025

Juan Salazar delivers first State of the Department of Pediatrics address

The new chair celebrated the department’s achievements and growth for the past year and set a vision for the future.

By Christina Echegaray
March 11, 2025

Juan Carlos Salazar named chair of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

A nationally and internationally recognized pediatric infectious diseases specialist and investigator, Salazar joins VUMC with more than three decades of experience in academic leadership, medical education and NIH-funded research.

By John Howser