Emily Hargrave, MD

Emily
Hargrave
MD
2nd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University
Academic Interests: Transfusion, ECMO, and bioethics in ICU

Janelle Buysse, DO

Janelle
Buysse
DO
2nd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn
Academic Interests: Single ventricle infant outcomes, neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants following neonatal repair of congenital heart disease

Juan Pablo Arocho Gonzalez, MD

Juan Pablo
Arocho
Gonzalez
MD
2nd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts
Residency: University of Puerto Rico Medical Campus, Pediatric Residency
Academic Interest: Neurocritical care, palliative care, and education

Phillip M. Thomas, MD, MEd

Phillip
M.
Thomas
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

Dr. Thomas' research is focused on improving procedural skill proficiency for healthcare providers. He also enjoys teaching local emergency medical service (EMS) providers how to care for acutely ill pediatric patients in the community.

phillip.thomas.1@vumc.org

Medical student and resident education, Procedural training, EMS education and training

M.D.
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
Residency
Eastern Virginia Medical School- The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Fellowship
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
M.Ed.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Bertha C. Elias, PhD

Bertha
C.
Elias
PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Neonatology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545
bertha.elias@vumc.org

Ph.D.
Cell Biology, Genetic Toxicology, and Developmental Biology - Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India

Manjari Pophale, MBBS

Manjari
Pophale
MBBS
3rd Year Fellow
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Manjari grew up in India. After graduating from medical school in India, she moved to Detroit for her pediatric residency and then to Vanderbilt for her fellowship. Manjari’s interests lie in neonatal neurodevelopmental outcomes. She enjoys her houseplants, exploring new cities and cuisines, and curling up with a good book. One day, she hopes to run a half marathon in each state!

Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Tennessee
37232-9545

Residency: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit
Medical School: Government Medical College, Miraj, India

Kimberly Fernandez-Trahan, MD

Kimberly
Fernandez-Trahan
MD
3rd Year Fellow
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Kimberly is originally from Dallas, TX. She obtained a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University and received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. She then completed her pediatrics residency at Baylor College of Medicine before heading to Nashville for fellowship.

Her interests include neonatal nutrition, breastfeeding, and medical education. She also enjoys exploring Nashville with her husband and their dog, Teddy!

Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9545

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Molly Talman, MD

Molly
Talman
MD
3rd Year Fellow
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Dr. Talman has a variety of academic interests including leukemia, bone marrow and stem cell transplant, and medical education.

Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Avenue
Room / Suite
397
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-6311

Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Brenner Children’s Hospital

Sara Manning, MD

Sara
Manning
MD
3rd Year Fellow
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Dr. Manning has a special interest in oncology and palliative care.

Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Avenue
Room / Suite
397
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-6311

Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Northwestern University/Lurie Children’s Hospital