Becca L. Speier, MD, FAAP

Becca
L.
Speier
MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
(615) 343-6518
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
Website for Patients
https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/doctors/speier-rebecca
rebecca.speier@vumc.org

Resuscitation, ELBWs, palliative care

M.D.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Residency
Pediatrics - U.C. Davis
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Duke University

Scott K. Ward, MD, FACMG

Scott
K.
Ward
MD, FACMG
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Genetics
Medical Center North
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Room / Suite
DD-2205
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2579
Website for Patients
https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/doctors/ward-scott

Dr. Ward is involved with numerous clinical trials with a primary focus on developing medical treatments for skeletal disorders and genetic conditions affecting growth, such as achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, Turner syndrome, Noonan syndrome, and idiopathic short stature. Please contact him if you have any questions about his current clinical trial participation or ongoing clinical trials within genetics at VUMC.

scott.k.ward@vumc.org

Pediatric genetics, skeletal dysplasia, connective tissue disease, neurodevelopmental disorders

M.D.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Residency
Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital

Samantha Millikan, MD

Samantha
Millikan
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9544
Website for Patients
https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/doctors/millikan-samantha
samantha.millikan@vumc.org

Extremely Premature Infants

Specialty
Neonatology
M.D.
Rush Medical College
Residency
Pediatrics - University of Chicago
Fellowship
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine - Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Stephen D. Franklin, DO

Stephen
D.
Franklin
DO
Instructor in Clinical Pediatrics
Allergy/Immunology/Pulmonary Medicine
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11215
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9500
Website for Patients
https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/doctors/franklin-stephen
stephen.d.franklin@vumc.org

Aerodigestive, BPD, Bronchoscopy

D.O.
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA
Residency
University of Louisville
Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Kevin V. Louie, DO

Kevin
V.
Louie
DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
Website for Patients
https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/doctors/louie-kevin
kevin.louie@vumc.org

Pulmonary mechanics

D.O.
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Residency
Stony Brook Children's, Stony Brook, NY
Chief Resident, 2018-2019
Fellowship
Maria Ferari Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY
Chief Fellow, 2021-2022

Erin Von Klein, MD, MPH

Erin
Von Klein
MD, MPH
Instructor in Pediatrics
Neonatology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
Website for Patients
https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/doctors/von-klein-erin

Dr. Von Klein’s research interests include the economic, psychosocial and physical health outcomes of prematurity on patients and their family. During fellowship, she was a 2024 recipient of the AAP Marshall Klaus Award in Health Services Research and a participant in the Vanderbilt Patient/pRactice Outcomes Research in Effectiveness and Systems Science (PROgRESS) T32 Program.

erin.e.von.klein@vumc.org

M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Residency
Pediatrics - Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
M.P.H.
Epidemiology - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Natalya Beneschott, MD

Natalya
Beneschott
MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Delivery Address
Medical Center North
1161 21st Avenue South
Room / Suite
D-7219
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2581
Website for Patients
https://www.childrenshospitalvanderbilt.org/doctors/beneschott-natalya

Dr. Beneschott’s research interests include ambulatory infection prevention and control, immunometabolism of chronic critical illness, and medical education.

natalya.m.beneschott@vumc.org

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Delays

M.D.
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
Residency
Pediatrics - Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Laura Smallcomb, MD

Laura
Smallcomb
MD
3rd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - Medical University of South Carolina
Academic Interests: Cytokine storm syndromes, ethics, point of care ultrasound

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