The Department of Pediatrics is home to centers and institutes that bring together multidisciplinary teams to address complex pediatric health needs and advance discovery. These programs unite clinical care, research, education and community partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families across our region and beyond.
Explore the centers and institutes below to learn about each program’s focus, services and research strengths.
Department of Pediatrics Centers
The Department of Pediatrics’ centers bring together specialized, team-based expertise to support children and families with complex needs. Each center coordinates care across disciplines, connects patients to advanced diagnostics and therapies, and helps families navigate their child’s journey from diagnosis through ongoing treatment and follow-up.
In addition to delivering high-quality clinical care, our centers help drive innovation through research, education and collaboration across Vanderbilt Health, so discoveries move more quickly from the bench to the bedside and into the communities we serve.
- Biodevelopmental Origins of Lung Disease (BOLD) Center
- Vanderbilt-Meharry Sickle Cell Disease Center of Excellence
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)
- Pediatric Rare Disease Center
- Center for Pediatric Precision Medicine (CPPM)
- Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program
Affiliate Centers
- Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society (Ethics)
- Center for Health Services Research
- Potocsnak Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Disorders
- Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
- Vanderbilt Center for Antibody Therapeutics
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center