Catherine McKenna Lessley, PA-C

Catherine
McKenna
Lessley
PA-C
Physician Assistant
Emergency Medicine
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
1025
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9001
c.mckenna.lessley@vumc.org

M.M.S.-P.A.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Cassandra Coleman, MD

Cassandra
Coleman
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9544
cassandra.coleman@vumc.org

Neonatal acute kidney injury, Neonatal adrenal insufficiency

Specialty
Neonatology
M.D.
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Heidi-Marie Kellock, MD

Heidi-Marie
Kellock
MD
3rd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland
Academic Interests: ED-PICU Collaboration, Toxicology, Transport

Emily Hargrave, MD

Emily
Hargrave
MD
3rd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University
Academic Interests: Transfusion, ECMO, and bioethics in ICU

Janelle Buysse, DO

Janelle
Buysse
DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236
janelle.buysse@vumc.org

DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Penn.

Residency
Pediatrics - Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, Ill.

Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology - University of Iowa, Iowa City
Pediatric Critical Care - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville

Clinical Interests
Single Ventricle Heart Disease, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Juan Pablo Arocho Gonzalez, MD

Juan Pablo
Arocho
Gonzalez
MD
3rd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts
Residency: University of Puerto Rico Medical Campus, Pediatric Residency
Academic Interest: Neurocritical care, palliative care, and education

Phillip M. Thomas, MD, MEd

Phillip
M.
Thomas
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
1025
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9001

Dr. Thomas' research is focused on improving procedural skill proficiency for healthcare providers. He also enjoys teaching local emergency medical service (EMS) providers how to care for acutely ill pediatric patients in the community.

phillip.thomas.1@vumc.org

Medical student and resident education, Procedural training, EMS education and training

M.D.
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
Residency
Eastern Virginia Medical School- The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Fellowship
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
M.Ed.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Bertha C. Elias, PhD

Bertha
C.
Elias
PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Neonatology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
bertha.elias@vumc.org

Ph.D.
Cell Biology, Genetic Toxicology, and Developmental Biology - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India