Juan Carlos Salazar Archive — Page 1 of 1

November 4, 2026

Department of Pediatrics celebrates 17 years of the Katherine Dodd Faculty Scholars Program

Program alumni, current scholars and department leaders gathered to honor founder William Cooper, MD, MPH, and the program’s lasting impact on faculty development and leadership.

By Kara Jones
An adult woman helps a young girl play with toy cars and figurines on a patterned rug, beside a colorful stacking-ring toy and a toy house.
November 4, 2026

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center awarded $19.6 million in Tennessee Department of Education contracts

The contracts, which focus on Intensive Behavior; Family and School Engagement; and Individualized Education Program Coaching and Support, will allow VKC to continue and expand its statewide work supporting students with disabilities.

By Danny Bonvissuto
Jane Freedman stands on a studio set, speaking beside a display that reads “Thank you, Dr. Jeff Balser, Dean and CEO” and shows his portrait; Vanderbilt Health branding appears at the bottom.
October 29, 2026

Leadership Forum looks ahead to new CEO, wider access and a 2040 pediatric vision

From an Acute Care Center that hit its six-month goal in a week, to a vision for pediatric care taking Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt into the year 2040, leaders describe a future for Vanderbilt Health that will reach more patients and families, in more places.

By Holly Fletcher
Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, speaks at a lectern to an audience, gesturing with both hands between two computer monitors.
September 24, 2026

Building on momentum: Juan Salazar outlines future of Pediatrics in annual address

The address highlighted the department’s continued growth and successes across several mission-critical priorities: people, clinical care, education, research and discovery, and community engagement and advocacy.

By Christina Echegaray
Smiling child wearing a pearl headband and lavender dress, leaning on a wooden surface outdoors in bright sunlight.
September 23, 2026

Care Reimagined

Expanded pediatric hematology and oncology spaces transform the treatment experience for patients, families and the teams who care for them.

By Christina Echegaray
A suited speaker stands at a podium marked “Health for all kids,” gesturing toward a seated guitarist. A projection screen behind them displays the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt logo.
April 21, 2026

Leading with heart: Juan Salazar’s mission to advance pediatric health care for all children

In a recent Q&A interview, Salazar discussed growing up in Colombia and in Washington, D.C.; why he chose to specialize in pediatric infectious diseases — focusing on HIV, Lyme disease, and later syphilis; his early vision for the Department of Pediatrics; and his deep commitment to family.

By Christina Echegaray