John T. Benjamin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Neonatology
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
Phone
(615) 343-6495
Specialties
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Neonatology
M.B.B.S.
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Bombay University, Bombay, India, 1998
M.P.H.
University of South Carolina, 2001
Residency
Pediatric Residency-University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Fellowship
Neonatology Fellowship-University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Clinical Interests
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, neonatal lung disease, lung development, inflammation
Website for Patients
Research Information
My laboratory is interested in understanding the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic respiratory disorder associated with preterm birth. Using mouse models, ex vivo and in vitro assays our laboratory is studying how inflammation in the preterm lung alters development, leading to BPD.