Alexa R. Dixon, PhD

Alexa
R.
Dixon
PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Developmental Medicine
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11101
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9003

Dr. Dixon's current research and clinical interests include early identification and intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder (Autism) and increasing access to care using collaborative telehealth assessment models.

alexa.dixon@vumc.org

Autism spectrum disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, autism evaluation, school consultation

Ph.D.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2021)
Internship
Geisinger Medical Center/Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Danville, PA
Fellowship
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD)/Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Sarah J. Kemme, MD, MSCS

Sarah
J.
Kemme
MD, MSCS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Associate Program Director
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship Program
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
10th Floor
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9175
Website for Patients
https://search.vanderbilthealth.com/doctors/kemme-sarah
sarah.kemme@vumc.org

Pediatric Liver Disease and Pediatric Liver Transplant

M.D.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
M.S.C.S.
University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Residency
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship
GI Fellowship: University of Colorado Denver - Children's Hospital Colorado
Advanced Hepatology Fellowship: University of Colorado Denver - Children's Hospital Colorado

Cassie E. Rutherford, DO

Cassie
E.
Rutherford
DO
Attending
Neonatology

M.D.
Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN
Residency
Pediatrics - Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

2141 Blakemore Ave
Nashville
Tennessee
37212-3505
cassie.e.rutherford.1@vumc.org

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

Clinical Documentation Integrity, Newborn Resuscitation, Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn, 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

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