Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pediatrics

Residency · Nashville, TN

Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Directors Jennifer King, Michael Dole, René VanDeVoorde, Sophie Katz and Whitney Browning

Jennifer King, MD
Program Director
Pediatric critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Click here to learn more about Dr. King’s research.
Michael Dole, MD
Program Director
Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gastrointestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Polyposis disorders, Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
René VanDeVoorde, MD
Program Director
Nephrologist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Acute Kidney Injury, Hypertension, Nephrolithiasis, Plasmapheresis
Sophie Katz, MD, MPH
Program Director
Pediatrics chief resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Whitney Browning, MD
Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Pediatric hospital medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Caring for hospitalized patients and patients with complex medical needs; Emphasis on caring for the febrile young infant.
Alison Herndon, MD
Assistant Residency Director
Pediatric hospital medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Anita Pai, MD
Associate Program Director
Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Christopher Ekker, MD
Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Pediatrician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
General Pediatrics, Adolescent Health, Curriculum Development
Devang Pastakia, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Oncologist, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brain tumors, pediatric oncology, pediatric neuro-oncology
Isaura Diaz, MD
Associate Program Director
Critical care (intensivists) physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lauren Mosley
Assistant Residency Director
Advanced practice registered nurse in pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sarah Kemme, MD
Associate Program Director
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatric Liver Disease and Pediatric Liver Transplant, Pediatric hepatology; pediatric transplant hepatology
Swathi Eyyunni, DO
Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Uchenna Anani, MD
Assistant Residency Director
Pediatrician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Social and Ethical Dimensions of NICU Care
Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH
Faculty Lead, Child Advocacy and Community Engagement Academic Community
Pediatric hospital medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Social Determinants of Health, social risk screening and resource connection, population health, quality improvement
Daniel Moore, MD, PhD
Faculty Lead, Physician Scientist Training Community
Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Immune regulation in autoimmunity and transplantation, Type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, autoimmune endocrinopathies
David Johnson, MD
Lead, Quality Academic Community
Hospitalist, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Merranda Holmes, MD
Co-Faculty Lead, Global Health Academic Community
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Serving vulnerable and medically complex patient populations, Adverse childhood experiences and their effect on mental health, hospital readmissions and chronic disease over a lifetime, Teaching Kenyan medical residents at a teaching hospital in Chogoria, Kenya
Rebecca Mercedes, MD, PhD, MPH
Co-Faculty Lead, Global Health Academic Community
Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatric Liver Disease, Pediatric Liver Transplant, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Portal Hypertension, Viral Hepatitis
Callie Simon, MD
Chief Resident
Pediatrics resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
James Clegg, DO
Chief Resident, Pediatrics
Pediatrics chief resident, Huntsman Cancer Institute & Hospital
Kristen Doyle, MD
Chief Resident
Pediatrics resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Randon Hall, MD, MBA
Chief Resident, Pediatrics
Sports medicine physician at PCMG CRITICAL CARE
Rosemary Demet, MD, MPH
Pediatric Chief Resident
Pediatrics resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Jennifer King, MD
Program Director
Pediatric critical care medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Click here to learn more about Dr. King’s research.
Michael Dole, MD
Program Director
Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gastrointestinal Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Polyposis disorders, Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
René VanDeVoorde, MD
Program Director
Nephrologist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Acute Kidney Injury, Hypertension, Nephrolithiasis, Plasmapheresis
Sophie Katz, MD, MPH
Program Director
Pediatrics chief resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Whitney Browning, MD
Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Pediatric hospital medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Caring for hospitalized patients and patients with complex medical needs; Emphasis on caring for the febrile young infant.
Alison Herndon, MD
Assistant Residency Director
Pediatric hospital medicine physician, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Anita Pai, MD
Associate Program Director
Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Christopher Ekker, MD
Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Pediatrician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
General Pediatrics, Adolescent Health, Curriculum Development
Devang Pastakia, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Oncologist, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brain tumors, pediatric oncology, pediatric neuro-oncology
Isaura Diaz, MD
Associate Program Director
Critical care (intensivists) physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lauren Mosley
Assistant Residency Director
Advanced practice registered nurse in pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sarah Kemme, MD
Associate Program Director
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatric Liver Disease and Pediatric Liver Transplant, Pediatric hepatology; pediatric transplant hepatology
Swathi Eyyunni, DO
Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Emergency physician, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Uchenna Anani, MD
Assistant Residency Director
Pediatrician, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Social and Ethical Dimensions of NICU Care
Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH
Faculty Lead, Child Advocacy and Community Engagement Academic Community
Pediatric hospital medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Social Determinants of Health, social risk screening and resource connection, population health, quality improvement
Daniel Moore, MD, PhD
Faculty Lead, Physician Scientist Training Community
Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Immune regulation in autoimmunity and transplantation, Type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, autoimmune endocrinopathies
David Johnson, MD
Lead, Quality Academic Community
Hospitalist, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Merranda Holmes, MD
Co-Faculty Lead, Global Health Academic Community
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Serving vulnerable and medically complex patient populations, Adverse childhood experiences and their effect on mental health, hospital readmissions and chronic disease over a lifetime, Teaching Kenyan medical residents at a teaching hospital in Chogoria, Kenya
Rebecca Mercedes, MD, PhD, MPH
Co-Faculty Lead, Global Health Academic Community
Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatric Liver Disease, Pediatric Liver Transplant, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Portal Hypertension, Viral Hepatitis
Callie Simon, MD
Chief Resident
Pediatrics resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
James Clegg, DO
Chief Resident, Pediatrics
Pediatrics chief resident, Huntsman Cancer Institute & Hospital
Kristen Doyle, MD
Chief Resident
Pediatrics resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Randon Hall, MD, MBA
Chief Resident, Pediatrics
Sports medicine physician at PCMG CRITICAL CARE
Rosemary Demet, MD, MPH
Pediatric Chief Resident
Pediatrics resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center