The Department of Pediatrics Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence Advisory Committee was established in 2020 to serve in an advisory capacity to the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. The committee's charge was to identify and recommend specific actionable opportunities and potential resource needs required for sustainable change and measurable impact in both diversity and inclusion for faculty and trainees and health equity for the patients and communities that we serve. The committee was co-founded by Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS and Kecia N. Carroll, MD, MPH.
Today, the committee also serves in an advisory capacity to the Department of Pediatrics as a whole and is composed of one or more representatives from each division. House staff are also represented. The committee convenes monthly and engages in initiatives to achieve annual goals in diversity, equity, and inclusion. This work includes participating in specific workgroups focused on faculty and trainee education on DEI-related topics and gender-specific issues, as well as hosting guest speakers from the community and across VUMC to further enhance education and our connection to the community.
Committee Chair
Committee Members
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Uchenna E. Anani, MD
Assistant Residency DirectorPediatric Residency ProgramAssistant Professor of PediatricsNeonatology -
Mariana Bedoya, MD
Assistant Professor of PediatricsAllergy/Immunology/Pulmonary Medicine -
Rebekah F. Brown, MD
Associate Professor of PediatricsAllergy/Immunology/Pulmonary MedicineDirector, Cystic Fibrosis CenterAllergy/Immunology/Pulmonary MedicineDirector, Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis ProgramAllergy/Immunology/Pulmonary Medicine -
Melissa Castro Rivadeneira, MD
2nd Year FellowPediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition -
Isaura Diaz, MD
Assistant Professor of PediatricsCritical Care MedicineAssociate Program DirectorPediatric Critical Care Fellowship Training Program -
Swathi Eyyunni, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical PediatricsEmergency Medicine -
Tori E. Foster, PhD, BCBA
Assistant Professor of PediatricsDevelopmental Medicine -
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Cristin Q. Fritz, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of PediatricsHospital Medicine -
Juan Pablo Arocho Gonzalez, MD
2nd Year FellowPediatric Critical Care -
T. Brent Graham, MD, MS
Associate Professor of PediatricsRheumatologyDivision DirectorRheumatology -
Alison Herndon, MD, MSPH
Assistant Residency DirectorPediatric Residency ProgramClinical DirectorHospital MedicineMedical DirectorPediatric Medicine & Acute Care UnitAssociate Professor of Clinical PediatricsHospital Medicine -
Irene Hong-McAtee, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Clinical PediatricsPediatric Endocrinology -
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Yasmin W. Khan, MD
Assistant Professor of PediatricsAllergy/Immunology/Pulmonary Medicine -
Kristal A. Matlock, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical PediatricsPediatric Endocrinology -
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Maya K. Neeley, MD
Associate Professor of PediatricsHospital MedicineDirectorPediatric Medical Student Education -
David A. Parra, MD
Professor of PediatricsCardiologyDirectorAdvanced Cardiac Imaging -
Devang J. Pastakia, MD
Associate Residency DirectorPediatric Residency ProgramAssociate Professor of Clinical PediatricsDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology -
Gregory S. Plemmons, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical PediatricsHospital Medicine -
Stephanie L. Rolsma, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of PediatricsPediatric Infectious Diseases -
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Katherine S. Spencer, PsyD
Assistant Professor of Clinical PediatricsPediatric Psychology -
Phillip M. Thomas, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical PediatricsEmergency Medicine -
Rene G. VanDeVoorde III, MD
Program DirectorPediatric Nephrology and Hypertension FellowshipAssociate Professor of PediatricsNephrology -
Erin Von Klein, MD
3rd Year FellowNeonatal Perinatal Medicine -
Office of Faculty Development Liaison
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Adriana Bialostozky, MD
Associate Professor of PediatricsGeneral PediatricsVice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and InclusionDepartment of Pediatrics