Pediatric Residency Program - Who We Are


The Pediatric Residency Program is a close-knit community of residents, faculty, and staff dedicated to training outstanding pediatricians. We provide a supportive, inclusive learning environment grounded in clinical excellence, evidence-based care and compassionate partnership with children and families. Through diverse clinical experiences, strong mentorship and a shared commitment to service, advocacy and lifelong learning, our residents grow into confident physicians prepared to lead and care for patients in any setting.

Visit the pages linked below to meet our residents, faculty and staff, and learn more about the people who make up our Pediatric Residency Program.

 

Pediatric Residency Program Alumni (2021-2025)

    • Magela Arias – Pediatric Chief Resident 2025-2026
    • Jamie Arizaga – Neonatology Fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
    • Veronica Bell – General Pediatrics Faculty, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
    • John Braucher – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Victoria Carr – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Andersen Coleman – Primary Care, San Diego, CA
    • Ramon Correa – PICU Fellowship, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC
    • Aly Crain – General Pediatrics, Maryland Farms Pediatrics, Brentwood, TN
    • John Eschrich – Neonatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
    • Roman Gusdorf – General Pediatrics – Vanderbilt After Hours Clinic, Nashville, TN
    • Ryan Hanson – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
    • Victoria Haro – Neonatology Fellowship, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
    • Hira Hasan – Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship, Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
    • Kieran Hughes – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
    • Bethany Kennedy – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Kelsey Kolbe – General Pediatrics, Alexandria, VA
    • Haley Meade Barnette – General Pediatrics, Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation, Whitesburg, KY
    • Kelsi Mellin – Neonatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
    • Brooke Quertermous – Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
    • Scott Risney – Pediatric Chief Resident 2025-2026
    • Somto Ukwuani – Child Abuse Fellowship, Emory, Atlanta, GA
    • Brian Ward – Cardiac ICU Hospitalist, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
    • Amanda Williams – Pediatric Chief Resident 2025-2026
    • Kaitlyn Wise – Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
    • Cat Ahern – Primary Care, Aurora Pediatrics, Sheboygan, WI
    • Nicole Chambers – PICU Fellowship at VUMC
    • Abby Fahnestock – Emegency Medicine Fellowship, Children's Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO
    • Laurel Gaffin – Pediatrician, Centre Pediatrics, Brookline, MA
    • Kyle Langford – Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Children's Mercy, Overland Park, KS
    • Jennifer Brewer Milsten – Vandy Pediatrics After Hours Clinic, then Heme/Onc fellowship
    • Meaghan Ghanayem – Vandy After Hours Clinics
    • Logan Garfield – Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Holly Harper – Fellowship, Emergency Medicine, Dell Children’s Austin, Austin, TX
    • Brian Ketterman – Primary Care / General Pediatrics, Greenwood Pediatrics, Denver, CO
    • Sean Livingston – Private Practice, Austin, TX
    • Daniel Lubarsky – Fellowship, Cardiology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
    • Jimmy Maiarana – Fellowship, Heme/Onc, John Hopkins/NI, Baltimore, MD
    • Allyson Metro – Primary Care / General Pediatrics, Sandhill Pediatrics, Southern Pines, NC
    • Mark Naguib – Vanderbilt Division of Outreach Medicine
    • Lindsay Podraza – Fellowship, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
    • Lindsay Riordan – Academic General Pediatrics and Newborn Nursery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
    • Cleo Rochat – Medical Education, Charleston, SC
    • Alyssa Schlotman – Fellowship, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Baylor University / Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
    • Eric Schneider – Primary Care / General Pediatrics, Northern Kentucky
    • Kristina King – Primary Care / General Pediatrics at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Humble, TX
    • Chandler Sullivan – Fellowship, Child Abuse, University of Texas Houston, Houston, TX
    • Anjali Sundar – Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Alexandra Williams – Fellowship, Cardiology, VUMC
    • Meagan Briley – General Pediatrics, Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC
    • Hannah Byrd – General Pediatrics, VIP Children's Clinic, Springfield, TN
    • Kimberly Ferguson – General Pediatrics, Carithers Pediatric Group, Jacksonville, FL
    • Jessica Hayes – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Chris Henderson – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Anna Hughes – General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt After Hours Clinics, Nashville, TN
    • Tyler Kennedy – General Pediatrics, Nurture Pediatrics, Smyrna TN
    • Jacqueline Krevitz – General Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Health Saint Francis, Wilmington, DE
    • Natalie Majors – Neonatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Mary Mayeaux – General Pediatrics, Harpeth Pediatrics, Franklin, TN
    • John Morelli – Neonatology Fellowship, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
    • Jennifer Overfield – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
    • Nicole Parada Parra – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Caroline Prescott – General Pediatrics – Old Harding Pediatric Associates, Nashville, TN
    • Naomi Seliktar – PICU Hospitalist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
    • Ivory Shelton – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
    • Gabriel Spieler – General Pediatrics - Locum Tenens Primary Care, Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA
    • Maria Strobel – General Pediatrics, VIP Children's Clinic, Springfield & Pleasant View, TN
    • Ryan Sutyla – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC
    • Courtney Svenstrup – Peds Gastroenterology Fellowship, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
    • Kenji Tanaka – Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellowship, Children's Colorado, Denver, CO
    • Taylor Thomas – General Pediatrics - Murfreesboro Medical Group, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Clark Thornton – General Pediatrics - Alpine Pediatrics, Pleasant Grove, UT
    • Nishma Valikodath –General Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Isabel Vallecillo-Viejo – Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, NIH, Bethesda, MD
    • MacKenzie Wyatt – Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Ryan Bolotte – Allergy/Immunology Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, CA
    • Ferdinand Cacho – Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • James Clegg – Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Kristina Chung – General Pediatrics, VUMC, Tullahoma, TN
    • Carol Marie Fraley – General Pediatrics, St. Petersburg Pediatrics, St. Petersburg, FL
    • Didi Higareda – Neonatology, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Olivia Kammegne-Simo – NICU Hospitalist, VUMC and Tennova Clarksville, Clarksville, TN
    • Emily Kleiman – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, MUSC, Charleston, SC
    • Marni Krehnbrink – General Pediatrics, Novant Health-Matthews Children’s Clinic, Matthews, NC
    • Sam Littlejohn – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Duke, Durham, NC
    • Alexa Love – Neonatology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Ellen Minaldi – General Pediatrics, Starkville Pediatrics Clinic, Starkville, MS
    • Gabriella Pierce – General Pediatrics, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, Oklahoma City, OK
    • Rachel Rongstad – General Pediatrics, French Broad Pediatrics, Asheville, NC
    • Michael Santarelli – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Kelsey Savage – General Pediatrics, VUMC After Hours Clinics, Nashville, TN
    • Joey Starnes – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Lauren Starnes – Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Wendi Wang – General Pediatrics, Reid Health, Richmond, IN
    • Rachel Werk – Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Northwestern/ Lurie’s Children’s, Chicago, IL
    • Julie Wittwer – General Pediatrics - Heritage Medical, Nashville, TN
    • Amelia Wong – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Roselyn Appenteng – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
    • Margaret Barton – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Glory Beveridge – General Pediatrics, North Augusta Pediatrics, Augusta, GA
    • Jordan Busing – Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Katherine Carr – Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Katie Conover – Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist, Aurora, CO
    • Andres Contreras Vega – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Emily Datyner – Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Christina Dillon – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Chris Ekker – General Pediatrics, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Katie Ford – General Pediatrics, VIP Children’s Clinic, Hendersonville, TN
    • Will Hollabaugh – Sports Medicine, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Jenn Laws – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Victoria Magloire – Pediatric Medicine, Norton Children’s, Colton, CA
    • Anna Manneschmidt – General Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Group, Hermitage, TN
    • Jessica Pearson – General Pediatrics, Heritage Medical Associates, Nashville, TN
    • Kristen Powell – General Pediatrics, Old Harding Pediatric Associates, Nashville, TN
    • Matthew Root – General Pediatrics, DuPage Medical Group, Naperville, IL
    • Stephanie Saldarriaga – General Pediatrics, Academy Children’s Clinic, Nashville, TN
    • Natalia Sidhu – Pediatrics Hospitalist, Texas Tech Physicians, El Paso, TX
    • Nick Stoffel – General Pediatrics, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Claci Walls – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship – VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Allison Weatherly – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, VUMC, Nashville, TN
    • Molly Wright – In-home 4th Trimester Support & Breastfeeding Medicine, MYSA Care, Nashville, TN