Rizwan Hamid, MD, PhD

Rizwan
Hamid
MD, PhD
Dorothy O. Wells Professor of Pediatrics
Genetics
Director
Division of Pediatric Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Medical Center North
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Room / Suite
DD-2205
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2579

Dr. Hamid's research has focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the person-to-person variation in complex human disease, that is, why a gene mutation causes disease in one individual and not another or why are there differences in disease severity amongst individuals. His research centers around discovering the molecular and cellular answers to these fundamental genetic questions as clues to better diagnosis and treatment for complex genetic disorders.

rizwan.hamid@vumc.org

Specialties
Medical Genetics
General Pediatrics
Biochemical Genetics
Ph.D.
Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, 1994
Internships
Intern in Medicine - Services Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
Intern in Surgery - Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Pediatric Intern - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Residencies
Pediatric Resident - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Senior Resident in Pediatrics - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellow - Vanderbilt University
Clinical Fellow in Medical Genetics - Vanderbilt University

Natasha B. Halasa, MD, MPH

Natasha
B.
Halasa
MD, MPH
Craig Weaver Professor of Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
Medical Center North
1161 21st Avenue South
Room / Suite
D-7219
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2581

Dr. Halasa is Craig Weaver Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University. She received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in biology from the University of Akron. She received her M.D. degree from the Medical College of Ohio and completed a residency in pediatrics at Columbus Children's Hospital. She completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt and earned an M.P.H. degree during her fellowship training. She joined the faculty in 2004. Dr. Halasa's research involves determining the burden of diarrheal and respiratory illnesses in young children and specialized populations and finding ways to reduce their burden (e.g. through vaccine, drugs, etc...). Since 2002, Dr. Halasa has been involved in vaccine trials enrolling children from all ages, including young infants and specialized populations such as children with cancer. The vaccine trials that Dr. Halasa has been involved with in the past include influenza vaccines (both the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine and the cold-adapted influenza vaccine), pertussis vaccines, pneumococcal, and RSV vaccines. In addition, she has the expertise in vaccine protocol development. She was the PI of a respiratory viral surveillance study in Amman, Jordan, which was funded Union Bank of Switzerland. Currently, currently is PI of the Vanderbilt site of the New Vaccine Surveillance Network initially established in 1999 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to predict the impact of potential new vaccines and two NIH grants investigating high dose influenza vaccine versus standard dose influenza vaccine in pediatric and adult stem cell recipients.

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natasha.halasa@vumc.org

Acute respiratory and gastroenteritis surveillance, Influenza vaccine prevention

Specialty
Infectious Diseases, Pediatric
M.D.
Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH, 1998
M.P.H.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2004
Residency
Pediatric Residency-Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship-Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Brian P. Hackett, MD, PhD

Brian
P.
Hackett
MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Neonatology
Associate Division Director
Neonatology
Phone
(615) 936-6759
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
brian.hackett@vumc.org

Specialty
Neonatology
M.D.
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Ph.D.
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Residency
Residency-St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship
Fellowship-Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Susan H. Guttentag, MD

Susan
H.
Guttentag
MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Neonatology
Director
Mildred Stahlman Division of Neonatology
Julia Carell Stadler Chair in Pediatrics
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545

As a research fellow many years ago, Dr. Guttentag had the opportunity to investigate lung surfactant biology just as surfactant therapy was approved for use in prematurely born infants with lung immaturity. This great advance in neonatology from the 20th century fueled her passion for translating basic science discoveries into solutions for human lung disease. At Vanderbilt, Dr. Guttentag's laboratory research now focuses on mechanisms of lung injury and effective repair, as exemplified by a rare genetic disorder — Hermansky Pudlak syndrome. Rare diseases provide unique insight into more common diseases, and the explosion of human genomics, basic biology and mouse modeling holds great potential to bring new life-saving and disease-mitigating therapies for human lung diseases.

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susan.h.guttentag@vumc.org

Lung development, the impact of preterm birth on lung development, pulmonary surfactant, genetic lung diseases, chronic lung disease associated with prematurity (bronchopulmonary dysplasia)

Specialty
Neonatology
M.D.
The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1985
Residency
Pediatric Residency-Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB,Texas
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship-The Childrens Hospital of Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Scott Guthrie, MD

Scott
Guthrie
MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
Phone
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545

Dr. Guthrie is active in clinical research investigating minimally invasive surfactant therapies, probiotics for the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis, and assisting in the development of a user centered ventilator weaning protocol.

scott.o.guthrie@vumc.org

Neonatology, global health education

Specialties
General Pediatrics
Neonatology
M.D.
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 1999
Residency
Pediatric Internship and Residency-T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital, Chattanooga, TN
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship-Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN

Mary Lucia Gregory, MD

Mary
Lucia
Gregory
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
Phone
(615) 875-8600
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
mary.lucia.p.gregory@vumc.org

Neonatal medicine, quality improvement, neonatal nutrition, non-invasive ventilation

Specialty
Neonatology
M.D.
University of Alabama, 2000
MM.S.c
Harvard Medical School, 2007
Internship
Pediatric Internship-University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residencies
Pediatric Residency-University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pediatric Residency-Boston Combined Residency Program
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship-Boston Children’s Hospital

Joshua Grahe, DO

Joshua
Grahe
DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Phone
(615) 343-7674
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
1025
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9001
joshua.grahe@vumc.org

Global Health, Acute Care

Specialty
General Pediatrics
D.O.
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, 2011
Fellowship
Fellowship-Global Clinical Education Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Rachel H. Goode, MD

Rachel
H.
Goode
MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Developmental Medicine
Medical Director
Pediatric Neonatal Developmental Follow-up Program
Phone
(615) 936-0249
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
Suite 11101
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9003

Dr. Goode is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician with an interest in sequelae of prematurity, autism spectrum disorder, developmental disorders of early childhood, and Down syndrome. She has studied the effects of hypoglycemia during the neonatal period in premature children and has a special interest in the education of medical providers, families, and self-advocates on the topic of developmental disabilities. 

 

rachel.goode@vumc.org

Developmental-behavioral pediatrics; autism spectrum disorder; prematurity; NICU follow up; Down syndrome; developmental delay; developmental disability

Specialty
Child Development
M.D.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 2010
Residency
Pediatric Residency-University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Fellowship
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship-University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Josefina Go, MD

Josefina
Go
MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
Medical Director
Neonatology at Jackson Madison-County General Hospital
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
josefina.go@vumc.org

Specialty
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
M.D.
University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 1988
Internship
Internship-University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Residency
Pediatric Residency-University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Fellowships
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship-University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Neonatology/ECMO Fellowship-University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship-University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA