Sophie E. Katz, MD

Sophie
E.
Katz
MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Medical Director
Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Program Director
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Phone
(615) 343-6190
Medical Center North
1161 21st Avenue South
Room / Suite
D-7235
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2585
sophie.e.katz@vumc.org

Antibiotic Stewardship, Pediatric Infections

Prince J. Kannankeril, MD, MSCI

Prince
J.
Kannankeril
MD, MSCI
Professor of Pediatrics
Cardiology
Phone
(615) 322-7452
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5230
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9119

Dr. Kannankeril is a pediatric electrophysiologist with a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) whose research has been NIH funded for over 15 years. He is Co-Director of the Center for Pediatric Precision Medicine at Vanderbilt, with faculty appointments in both the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute (VGI) and the Vanderbilt Center for Arrhythmia Research and Therapeutics (VanCART). His research program investigates genetic variants and their contribution to cardiovascular disease and clinical outcomes (Personalized Medicine). He is contact PI for the NIH-funded Vanderbilt Integrated Center of Excellence in Maternal and Pediatric Precision Therapeutics (VICE-MPRINT), one of only 2 funded Centers of Excellence in the nation. He has served on the research committee for the Heart Rhythm Society and as Vice President for Research for the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society.

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prince.kannankeril@vumc.org

Pediatric Cardiology, Arrhythmias, Channelopathies

Specialties
Cardiology, Pediatric
Electrophysiology
M.D.
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1994
Internship
Internship -University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
Residency
Residency -University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowships
Fellowship -Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Fellowship -Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA

Pablo
Juárez
M.Ed., BCBA
Senior Associate in Pediatrics
Developmental Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Special Education
Director
Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD)
Co-Director
Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11101
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9003
pablo.juarez@vumc.org

Autism, Behavior Analysis

Asha Joseph, MD

Asha
Joseph
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Outreach Medicine
Phone
(615) 822-5437
Delivery Address
2141 Blakemore Ave
Nashville
Tennessee
37212-3505
asha.joseph@vumc.org

Specialty
General Pediatrics
M.D.
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA, 2003
Internship
Pediatric Internship-Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA
Residency
Pediatric Residency-Marshall University, Huntington, WV
 

 

Nicholas E. Jones, MD

Nicholas
E.
Jones
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Phone
(615) 343-2996
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
1025
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9001
nicholas.e.jones@vumc.org

Sedation, medical education, injury prevention

Specialty
Emergency Medicine, Pediatric
M.D.
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2011
Residency
Resident-Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency - University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Fellowship
Fellowship-Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship - Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Deborah P. Jones, MD, MS

Deborah
P.
Jones
MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics
Nephrology
Phone
(615) 322-7416
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
10111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9560

Dr. Jones' research interests are in cancer-related kidney disease and cardiovascular alterations among children with hypertension and/or chronic kidney disease, including evaluation of renal function in children with cancer to allow accurate dosing of chemotherapy, acute kidney injury in children with cancer, late effects of cancer and cancer therapy, and left ventricular remodeling and arterial alterations as they relate to ambulatory blood pressure patterns in children with hypertension.

deborah.p.jones@vumc.org

Acute kidney injury, Tubular function, Chronic kidney disease, Fluid and electrolyte therapy, Genetic kidney diseases

Specialty
Nephrology, Pediatric
M.D.
University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN, 1983
M.S.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 2006
Residency
Pediatric Residency-LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Fellowship
Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship-University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

David P. Johnson, MD

David
P.
Johnson
MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Hospital Medicine
Director of Quality
Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director
Inpatient Quality and Patient Safety
Phone
(615) 936-2119
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11108B
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9000

Dr. Johnson is interested in using quality improvement methods to improve the care of children. His work has focused on improving value within the hospital by standardizing care, decreasing unnecessary interventions, and reducing hospital acquired conditions some as catheter associated UTIs and pressure injuries. He also has an interest in teaching these methods to residents and fellows as well as faculty and staff through different courses offered through the Pediatrics department and children's hospital.

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david.p.johnson.1@vumc.org

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Specialty
General Pediatrics
M.D.
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 2008
Residencies
Pediatric Residency-Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Pediatric Chief Resident-Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Fellowship
Performance and Quality Improvement Fellow-Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

James A. Johns, MD

James
A.
Johns
MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Cardiology
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5230
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9119
james.johns@vumc.org

Specialty
Cardiology, Pediatric
M.D.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1980
Internship
Pediatric Internship-University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI
Residency
Pediatric Residency-University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN