Jianyong Zhong, MD, PhD

Jianyong
Zhong
MD, PhD
Research Instructor in Pediatrics
Nephrology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
10111
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9560
jianyong.zhong@vumc.org

Specialty
Nephrology
M.D.
Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China
Ph.D.
Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Rachel Sullivan, MD

Rachel
Sullivan
MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Cardiology
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
5230
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9119

Dr. Sullivan is a pediatric cardiologist with advanced training in pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Her research focuses on examining the role of pulmonary vasodilator therapies in the treatment of pulmonary vascular disease in patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease. She also has interest in evaluating the hemodynamics and treatments for pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. As a member of the multi-disciplinary Vanderbilt Children’s Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program and North American Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network, she is involved in multi-institutional collaborative research on pediatric pulmonary hypertension.

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rachel.t.sullivan@vumc.org

Cardiology, Congenital heart disease, Pulmonary hypertension

Specialty
Cardiology, Pediatric
M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin (2014)
Internship
Pediatrics - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (2015)
Residency
Pediatrics - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (2017)
Fellowships
Pediatric Cardiology - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (2020)
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension - Stanford University (2021)

Saeed Mohammad, MD, MS

Saeed
Mohammad
MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Director
Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Center, MCJCHV
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
10th Floor
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9175

Dr. Mohammad is a pediatric transplant hepatologist whose focus is improving long-term outcomes in children with chronic liver disease. He studies quality of life and interventions to improve health outcomes in pediatric transplant recipients from infancy to young adulthood. He has led efforts to develop national consortia to help study rare liver diseases.

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saeed.mohammad@vumc.org

Biliary atresia, Alagille Syndrome, Portal hypertension, Autoimmune hepatitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Fontan Liver Disease, Liver transplantation

Specialty
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatrics
M.B.B.S.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelors in Surgery (MBBS) - The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan (2003)
M.S.
Master of Science in Health Services & Outcomes Research - Northwestern University (2012)
Fellowships
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship - McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University (2011)
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship - McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University (2012)

Karen L. Lakin, MD, MSPH

Karen
L.
Lakin
MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Hospital Medicine
Section Head
CARE Team
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11th Floor
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9000
karen.lakin@vumc.org

Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, Child Torture

M.D.
East Carolina University
M.S.P.H.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rachel G. Robison, MD

Rachel
G.
Robison
MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Allergy/Immunology/Pulmonary Medicine
Delivery Address
Doctors' Office Tower
2200 Children's Way
Room / Suite
11215
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-9500

Dr. Rachel Robison is a pediatric allergist-immunologist with expertise in clinical research studies of asthma and food allergy. She has been a principal investigator and co-investigator on over 16 food allergy clinical trials studying therapeutic interventions for the disease. Dr. Robison directs the Food Allergy Program and is the VUMC site primary investigator of the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Clinical Network’s Food Allergy Collaborative of Tennessee and Virginia Discovery Center. Her research interests include the study of novel therapeutics for treatment of food allergy, immunotherapy and understanding how these therapies can be successfully integrated into real-world patient care.

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rachel.g.robison@vumc.org

Food allergy, Oral immunotherapy, Prevention/evaluation of early atopy

Specialty
Allergy & Immunology, Pediatric
M.D.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Residency
Pediatrics - Northwestern-McGaw, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Fellowship
Allergy & Immunology - Northwestern-McGaw, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL