Pediatric Residency Program - Who We Are

Vanderbilt Pediatric Residents Geographic Profile


The Pediatric Residency Program is a close-knit community of residents, faculty, and staff dedicated to training outstanding pediatricians. We provide a supportive, inclusive learning environment grounded in clinical excellence, evidence-based care and compassionate partnership with children and families. Through diverse clinical experiences, strong mentorship and a shared commitment to service, advocacy and lifelong learning, our residents grow into confident physicians prepared to lead and care for patients in any setting.

Visit the pages linked below to meet our residents, faculty and staff, and learn more about the people who make up our Pediatric Residency Program.

 

Pediatric Residency Program Alumni (2021-2025)

    • Elizabeth Acevedo-Zapata – Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Tristar Centennial Children’s Hospital, Nashville
    • Olivia Crapanzano – Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, La.
    • Rosemary Demet – Pediatric Chief Resident 2026-2027
    • Dorianna Dobson – Neonatology Fellowship
    • Kristen Doyle – Pediatric Chief Resident 2026-20267
    • Jessica Gagen – Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Billings, Mont.
    • Pallavi Ganapathi – Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital (Northwestern), Chicago
    • Jessica Garnea – Pediatric Primary Care, Academy Children’s Clinic, Nashville
    • Bemenet Getachew – Pediatric Primary Care, Vanderbilt Integrated Pediatrics, Smyrna, Tenn.
    • Layla Jubrial-Jaber – Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Emory University, Emory University, Ga.
    • Travis Kozak – Pediatric Primary Care, Novant Health Pediatrics, Charlotte, N.C.
    • Amanda Lang – Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.
    • Alexandria Lawrence – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
    • Mary Beth Mahaffey – NICU Hospitalist, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta
    • Alyssa Mueller – PICU Fellowship
    • Sabrina Orta- PICU Fellowship, Baylor/Texas Children’s, Houston
    • Allison Petschke – Pediatric Primary Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
    • Meaghan Rousset – Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship
    • Rachel Santoro – Pediatric Primary Care, Lake Forest, Chicago
    • Abigail Schneller – Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship followed by a Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, Lurie Children’s Hospital (Northwestern), Chicago
    • Molly Serebin – NICU Hospitalist
    • Callie Simon – Pediatric Chief Resident 2026-2027
    • Divya Udayan – Pediatric Primary Care, Old Harding Pediatric Associates, Nashville
    • Anna Whitney – Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Baylor/Texas Children’s, Houston
    • Devan Wilkins – Neonatology Fellowship
    • Adam Wynn – Pediatric Primary Care, Utah Valley Pediatrics
    • Magela Arias – Pediatric Chief Resident 2025-2026
    • Jamie Arizaga – Neonatology Fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
    • Veronica Bell – General Pediatrics Faculty, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
    • John Braucher – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston
    • Victoria Carr – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
    • Andersen Coleman – Primary Care, San Diego
    • Ramon Correa – PICU Fellowship, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC
    • Aly Crain – General Pediatrics, Maryland Farms Pediatrics, Brentwood, Tenn.
    • John Eschrich – Neonatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt, Nashville
    • Roman Gusdorf – General Pediatrics – Vanderbilt After-Hours Clinic, Nashville
    • Ryan Hanson – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University, St. Louis
    • Victoria Haro – Neonatology Fellowship, University of Chicago
    • Hira Hasan – Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship, Emory/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
    • Kieran Hughes – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Md.
    • Bethany Kennedy – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
    • Kelsey Kolbe – General Pediatrics, Alexandria, Va.
    • Haley Meade Barnette – General Pediatrics, Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation, Whitesburg, Ky.
    • Kelsi Mellin – Neonatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt, Nashville
    • Brooke Quertermous – Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt, Nashville
    • Scott Risney – Pediatric Chief Resident 2025-2026
    • Somto Ukwuani – Child Abuse Fellowship, Emory, Atlanta
    • Brian Ward – Cardiac ICU Hospitalist, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
    • Amanda Williams – Pediatric Chief Resident 2025-2026
    • Kaitlyn Wise – Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Cat Ahern – Primary Care, Aurora Pediatrics, Sheboygan, Wis.
    • Nicole Chambers – PICU Fellowship at Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Abby Fahnestock – Emegency Medicine Fellowship, Children's Hospital, Colorado Springs
    • Laurel Gaffin – Pediatrician, Centre Pediatrics, Brookline, Mass.
    • Kyle Langford – Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Children's Mercy, Overland Park, Kan.
    • Jennifer Brewer Milsten – Vanderbilt Children's After-Hours Clinic, then Heme/Onc fellowship
    • Meaghan Ghanayem – Vanderbilt Children's After-Hours Clinic
    • Logan Garfield – Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    • Holly Harper – Fellowship, Emergency Medicine, Dell Children’s Austin, Austin, Texas
    • Brian Ketterman – Primary Care / General Pediatrics, Greenwood Pediatrics, Denver
    • Sean Livingston – Private Practice, Austin, Texas
    • Daniel Lubarsky – Fellowship, Cardiology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
    • Jimmy Maiarana – Fellowship, Heme/Onc, John Hopkins/NI, Baltimore, Md.
    • Allyson Metro – Primary Care / General Pediatrics, Sandhill Pediatrics, Southern Pines, N.C.
    • Mark Naguib – Vanderbilt Division of Outreach Medicine
    • Lindsay Podraza – Fellowship, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix
    • Lindsay Riordan – Academic General Pediatrics and Newborn Nursery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
    • Cleo Rochat – Medical Education, Charleston, S.C.
    • Alyssa Schlotman – Fellowship, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Baylor University / Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
    • Eric Schneider – Primary Care / General Pediatrics, Northern Kentucky
    • Kristina King – Primary Care / General Pediatrics at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Humble, Texas
    • Chandler Sullivan – Fellowship, Child Abuse, University of Texas Houston, Houston
    • Anjali Sundar – Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
    • Alexandra Williams – Fellowship, Cardiology, Vanderbilt Health
    • Meagan Briley – General Pediatrics, Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, N.C.
    • Hannah Byrd – General Pediatrics, VIP Children's Clinic, Springfield, Tenn.
    • Kimberly Ferguson – General Pediatrics, Carithers Pediatric Group, Jacksonville, Fla.
    • Jessica Hayes – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Chris Henderson – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Anna Hughes – General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children's After-Hours Clinics, Nashville
    • Tyler Kennedy – General Pediatrics, Nurture Pediatrics, Smyrna, Tenn.
    • Jacqueline Krevitz – General Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Health Saint Francis, Wilmington, Del.
    • Natalie Majors – Neonatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Mary Mayeaux – General Pediatrics, Harpeth Pediatrics, Franklin, Tenn.
    • John Morelli – Neonatology Fellowship, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.
    • Jennifer Overfield – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, Ky.
    • Nicole Parada Parra – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
    • Caroline Prescott – General Pediatrics – Old Harding Pediatric Associates, Nashville
    • Naomi Seliktar – PICU Hospitalist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
    • Ivory Shelton – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, Ky.
    • Gabriel Spieler – General Pediatrics - Locum Tenens Primary Care, Chinatown, Philadelphia
    • Maria Strobel – General Pediatrics, VIP Children's Clinic, Springfield & Pleasant View, Tenn.
    • Ryan Sutyla – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
    • Courtney Svenstrup – Peds Gastroenterology Fellowship, Indiana University, Indianapolis's
    • Kenji Tanaka – Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellowship, Children's Colorado, Denver
    • Taylor Thomas – General Pediatrics - Murfreesboro Medical Group, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
    • Clark Thornton – General Pediatrics - Alpine Pediatrics, Pleasant Grove, Utah
    • Nishma Valikodath –General Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, Mich.
    • Isabel Vallecillo-Viejo – Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, NIH, Bethesda, Md.
    • MacKenzie Wyatt – Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle
    • Ryan Bolotte – Allergy/Immunology Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco
    • Ferdinand Cacho – Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • James Clegg – Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Kristina Chung – General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Health, Tullahoma, Tenn.
    • Carol Marie Fraley – General Pediatrics, St. Petersburg Pediatrics, St. Petersburg, Fla.
    • Didi Higareda – Neonatology, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Olivia Kammegne-Simo – NICU Hospitalist, VUMC and Tennova Clarksville, Clarksville, Tenn.
    • Emily Kleiman – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, MUSC, Charleston, S.C.
    • Marni Krehnbrink – General Pediatrics, Novant Health-Matthews Children’s Clinic, Matthews, N.C.
    • Sam Littlejohn – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Duke, Durham, N.C.
    • Alexa Love – Neonatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Ellen Minaldi – General Pediatrics, Starkville Pediatrics Clinic, Starkville, Miss.
    • Gabriella Pierce – General Pediatrics, Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, Oklahoma City
    • Rachel Rongstad – General Pediatrics, French Broad Pediatrics, Asheville, N.C.
    • Michael Santarelli – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Kelsey Savage – General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children's After-Hours Clinics, Nashville
    • Joey Starnes – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Lauren Starnes – Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Wendi Wang – General Pediatrics, Reid Health, Richmond, Ind.
    • Rachel Werk – Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Northwestern/ Lurie Children’s, Chicago
    • Julie Wittwer – General Pediatrics - Heritage Medical, Nashville
    • Amelia Wong – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Roselyn Appenteng – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Md.
    • Margaret Barton – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Glory Beveridge – General Pediatrics, North Augusta Pediatrics, Augusta, Ga.
    • Jordan Busing – Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Katherine Carr – Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Katie Conover – Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist, Aurora, Colo.
    • Andres Contreras Vega – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Emily Datyner – Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Christina Dillon – Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Chris Ekker – General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Katie Ford – General Pediatrics, VIP Children’s Clinic, Hendersonville, Tenn.
    • Will Hollabaugh – Sports Medicine, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Jenn Laws – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Victoria Magloire – Pediatric Medicine, Norton Children’s, Colton, Calif.
    • Anna Manneschmidt – General Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Group, Hermitage, Tenn.
    • Jessica Pearson – General Pediatrics, Heritage Medical Associates, Nashville
    • Kristen Powell – General Pediatrics, Old Harding Pediatric Associates, Nashville
    • Matthew Root – General Pediatrics, DuPage Medical Group, Naperville, Ill.
    • Stephanie Saldarriaga – General Pediatrics, Academy Children’s Clinic, Nashville
    • Natalia Sidhu – Pediatrics Hospitalist, Texas Tech Physicians, El Paso, Texas
    • Nick Stoffel – General Pediatrics, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
    • Claci Walls – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship – Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Allison Weatherly – Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Vanderbilt Health, Nashville
    • Molly Wright – In-home 4th Trimester Support & Breastfeeding Medicine, MYSA Care, Nashville