Thomas Cassini, MD

Thomas
Cassini
MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Genetics
Delivery Address
Medical Center North
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Room / Suite
DD-2217
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2579

Dr. Cassini's research focuses on finding diagnoses for individuals who have not been diagnosed via typical clinical evaluation and testing. This is accomplished through multidisciplinary specialist evaluations, novel bioinformatics techniques, emerging testing technologies, and collaborative basic science research. This approach also has the potential to further scientific understanding of disease mechanisms, such as new disease gene associations and validation of variant pathogenicity.

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thomas.a.cassini@vumc.org

Adult and pediatric genetics, Inborn errors of metabolism, Autoinflammatory Disease, Undiagnosed Diseases

M.D.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2011-2015
Residency
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2015-2019
Chief Residency
Internal Medicine - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2019-2020
Fellowships
Medical Genetics and Genomics - National Institutes of Health, 2020-2022
Medical Biochemical Genetics - National Institutes of Health, 2022-2023

Walter Dehority, MD, MSc

Walter
Dehority
MD, MSc
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Director
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Fellowship Director
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Director
Pediatric Medical Student Education
Delivery Address
Medical Center North
1161 21st Avenue South
Room / Suite
D-7219
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-2581

Dr. Dehority's research interests include chronic osteomyelitis and vaccine hesitancy. He is interested in developing a systematic approach to understanding and defining clinical presentations of chronic osteomyelitis. Ultimately, such a framework could be used to design prospective studies to optimize management approaches for this disease. Additionally, he is interested in developing widely-accessible, brief, and engaging point-of-care interventions to educate and foster discussion among vaccine-hesitant individuals, and ultimately, increase vaccine confidence, particularly in rural and underserved populations.

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walter.dehority@vumc.org

Bone and joint infections, immunization delivery and vaccine hesitancy, rural health

M.D.
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Internship
Emergency Medicine - Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Residency
Pediatrics - University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Diseases - University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
M.Sc.
Epidemiology - University of London, London, England

Jeremy T. Brown, MD

Jeremy
T.
Brown
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinology
Delivery Address
Village at Vanderbilt
1500 21st Ave South
Room / Suite
1514
Nashville
Tennessee
37212-8285

Dr. Brown’s research interests involve using the electronic medical record to streamline medical care. He works to guide clinical decision-making within the electronic medical record and minimize utilization of unnecessary medical testing and intervention.

jeremy.brown@vumc.org

Pediatric Diabetes and general endocrinology

M.D.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2017
Residency
Pediatrics - University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics, 2020
Fellowship
Pediatric Endocrinology - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2023

Catherine McKenna Lessley, PA-C

Catherine
McKenna
Lessley
PA-C
Physician Assistant
Emergency Medicine
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
1025
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9001
c.mckenna.lessley@vumc.org

M.M.S.-P.A.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Cassandra Coleman, MD

Cassandra
Coleman
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Neonatology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9544
cassandra.coleman@vumc.org

Neonatal acute kidney injury, Neonatal adrenal insufficiency

Specialty
Neonatology
M.D.
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Heidi-Marie Kellock, MD

Heidi-Marie
Kellock
MD
2nd Year Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5121
Nashville
Tennessee
37236

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland
Academic Interests: ED-PICU Collaboration, Toxicology, Transport

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