Mariana Ciobanu, MD

Mariana
Ciobanu
MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Phone
(615) 936-5536
Office Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
9th Floor
Nashville
Tennessee
37232
mariana.ciobanu@vumc.org

Specialty
Neurology, Pediatric
M.D.
Medical and Pharmaceutical University N. Testimiteanu, Chisinau, Moldova, 1994
Residencies
Pediatric Internship and Residency/Neuropeadiatric Track-Medical University "N. Testimiteanu", Chisinau, Moldova
Pediatric Residency-Wake Forrest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
Pediatric Neurology Residency-Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
Fellowship
Neurogenetics Fellowship-Medical University "N. Testimiteanu", Chisinau, Moldova

Robert P. Carson, MD, PhD

Robert
P.
Carson
MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Phone
(615) 936-5536
Office Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
9th Floor
Nashville
Tennessee
37232
robert.carson@vumc.org

Specialty
Neurology, Pediatric
M.D.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2005
Residency
Child Neurology Residency-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellowship
Epilepsy Fellowship-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2001

Whitney L. Boon, MD

Whitney
L.
Boon
MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Phone
(615) 936-5536
Office Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
9th Floor
Nashville
Tennessee
37232
whitney.l.boon@vumc.org

Specialty
Neurology, Pediatric
M.D.
Meharry Medical College, 2011
Residency
Residency-Vanderbilt University Medical Center
 

Amelia Wong, MD

Amelia
Wong
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
amelia.wong@vumc.org

Simulation and education

M.D.
Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
Residency
Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Fellowship
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Lauren S. Starnes, MD, MEd

Lauren
S.
Starnes
MD, MEd
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Hospital Medicine
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11th Floor
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9000

Dr. Starnes has a research focus in medical education. Her work centers on curriculum design to improve the transitions that learners experience throughout their medical training.

lauren.slesur.starnes@vumc.org

Caring for hospitalized children with acute and chronic illnesses

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

Joseph Starnes, MD, MPH

Joseph
Starnes
MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Clinical Interests: Cardiac hospitalist, imaging
Current Research Endeavors: Pulse oximetry screening, Racial and ethnic disparities in pulse oximetry, Global health programming, Risk prediction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Personal Interests: Guitar, golf, exploring restaurants

Phone
(513) 582-7549
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5230
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9119

Dr. Starnes has contributed to peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatrics and the Journal of Medical Systems. His work has focused on global health research and pediatric cardiology. His research includes population-based health metrics in low-resource settings, the implementation of electronic medical records in global health, the evaluation of access to health in medical technology and outcomes, and longitudinal studies of community health.

joseph.starnes@vumc.org

Specialty
Cardiology, Pediatric

MD
Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN(2014)
Master of Public Health (MPH): Vanderbilt University (2016)

Internship
Pediatrics - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (2015)

Residency
Pediatrics -  Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2019)

Fellowships
Pediatric Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2021)

Clinical Interests
Pediatric Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Congenital Heart Disease, Global Health

Mike Santarelli, MD

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

Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Academic Interests: Medical education, Sepsis and septic shock, improving response to in hospital clinical deterioration and resuscitation