Alumni Directory
Hartert Alumni: Post-doctoral, trainees, and mentees
Andrew Abreo, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2016-2018
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Andrew Abreo received his medical degree from LSU Health Shreveport, completed his residency training in Pediatrics at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., and completed a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Dr. Abreo is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans, where he co-leads the multidisciplinary Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinic. He specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
Niek Achten, MD
Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Asthma Research Group, 2014 –2015
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Niek Achten received his medical degree from Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands, and is currently a pediatrics resident at Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands. He also completed an infectious diseases research fellowship at the Academic Pediatric Center Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname, South America. Dr. Achten’s research focuses on neonatal prediction models for sepsis, and he continues to collaborate with the Center for Asthma Research Group.
Don Arnold, MD, MPH
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2003 – 2012
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Don Arnold is a Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Adriana Bialostozky, MD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2006 – 2007
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Adriana Bialostozky is now an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Kari Rose Brown, MD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2013
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Kari Rose Brown is now Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science at Aimmune Therapeutics, Durham, North Carolina. She received her undergraduate, M.D. and M.S degrees at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. She completed her pediatric residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Allergy and an Immunology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Steven M. Brunwasser, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, K12 Awardee, Center for Asthma Research, 2016-2018
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine
Dr. Steve Brunwasser is an Associate Professor at Rowan University and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Ferdinand Cacho, MD, MPH
Instructor in Pediatrics
Former fellow, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Asthma Research
Katherine N. Cahill, MD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Katherine Cahill is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Kecia N. Carroll, MD, MPH
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2004 – 2014
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Kecia Carroll is now Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Pediatrics, Biomedical Laureate, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York City. Her research focus investigates how environmental exposures during critical periods of development influence childhood asthma risk.
She completed her undergraduate medical training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Pediatric Residency training at the University of California, San Francisco, and a General Academic Pediatrics Research Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is a recipient of the Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program in Pulmonary Medicine.
Carolina Clark, MD, MPH
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2015
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Carolina Clark is now a pediatrician and Associate Medical Director at the Tennessee Department of Health.
She completed her undergraduate training at Harvard University. She received her M.D.H. at the University of Texas, Austin, and her M.D. at UT Health, Austin. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Dan Cook, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Dr. Cook is a former postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Xinqing Deng, MD, MPH
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Epidemiology, 2007 – 2009
Dr. Xinqing Deng is now a Senior Statistical Programmer with Amgen.
She received her M.D. and M.P.H. from Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China. After completing a research fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, she subsequently worked as a research specialist and programmer in Statistical Research for Vanderbilt and the State of Tennessee.
Jennifer Domm, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2004 – 2005
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Jennifer Domm currently practices as a pediatric hematologist-oncologist, TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
She obtained her M.D. at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed her internship, residency in Pediatrics, and fellowship in Pediatric Hematology Oncology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed an additional fellowship in Hemostasis and Thrombosis at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Rachel Enriquez Hayes, PhD, RN
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2004 – 2007
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Rachel Hayes is now Chief Data Scientist at Preverity and Consultant at Vanderbilt Center for Healthcare Market Innovation. Her interest is in population health.
She obtained her R.N. at Indiana University, Bloomington, and her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She completed a fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Amy S. Feldman, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2013 – 2014
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Amy Feldman is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida.
She earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. She completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, followed by a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Kristina James, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2011 – 2012
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Kristina James is an allergist-immunologist at the Peninsula Allergy & Asthma Center in Soldotna, Alaska.
She received her medical degree from Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion. She completed her residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She received a Fulbright graduate fellowship and studied at the University at Bayreuth in Bayreuth, Germany.
E. Kathryn Miller, MD, MPH, F.A.A.A.A.I., F.A.C.A.A.I.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2004 – 2009
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. E. Kathryn Miller is now with The Allergy & Asthma Center, P.C. in Brentwood, Tennessee.
She earned her medical degree from Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Temple, Texas. She completed a residency in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Miller has been on faculty at Vanderbilt in Pediatric Allergy & Immunology since 2007. She received the Housestaff Clinical Teaching Award and the Five Star Excellence Award for patient care.
Jennifer Patton Ker, MD, F.A.A.A.A.I.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2008 – 2009
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Jennifer Ker is now a physician at Heritage Medical Associates in Brentwood, Tennessee.
She received her undergraduate degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, a Master of Science in Neurobiology and Physiology from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, and her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati. She completed a residency in Pediatrics and a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Vanderbilt University.
Zeynep Kubilary, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine
Hector Rodriguez, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2014-2015
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Hector Rodriquez is now in private practice at Allergy Partners of the Midlands, West Columbia, South Carolina.
He obtained his M.D. at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia. He completed his pediatric internship at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, and his fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Christian Rosas-Salazar, MD, MPH
Junior Faculty Mentee, Allergy and Immunology, 2013 – 2018
Division of Pediatric Pulmonary
Dr. Christian Rosas-Salazar is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Shikha Saxena, MD
Former Post-Doctoral Fellow
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Shikha Saxena, MD, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Saxena is a former post-doctoral fellow and mentee of Dr. Christian Rosas-Salazar.
Katie Sears, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2006
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Katie Sears is a self-employed consultant with Utilization Review Physician, she specializes in Worker's Compensation case review and case management.
She earned her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and obtained her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas.
Chantel Sloan, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2010 – 2013
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Professor Chantel Sloan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Science at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
She completed her bachelor’s degree in Biology at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Laie, HI, and received her Ph.D. in genetics at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. She completed a postdoctoral program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Brittney M. Snyder, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2018 – 2021
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Brittney Snyder, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Quantitative Sciences.
Cosby Stone, Jr., MD, MPH
Allergy and Immunology Fellow, 2015 – 2018
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Cosby Stone is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine.
Kedir N. Turi, PhD
Allergy and Immunology Fellow, 2015 – 2018
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Indiana University, Bloomington, School of Public Health
Kedir Turi, PhD, has unique and sought-after training and expertise in systems biology and applied quantitative methods. His long-term research goal is to understand the mechanisms through which in utero and early life environmental exposures contribute to the development of childhood asthma and allergy syndromes. He is particularly interested in understanding the effect of in utero and early life exposure on the developing metabolic and immune systems. He seeks to combine multivariate statistics and System. S. modeling to understand the pathways to disease developments.
Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD
Pediatric Resident Research Rotation, 2007 – 2009
Dr. Sara Van Driest is Director of Pediatrics for the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health.
Shs is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology.
Daniel Venarske, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2004 – 2005
Dr. Daniel Venarske is in Private Practice with the Mississippi Asthma & Allergy Clinic, P.A., and affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, M.S. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. He completed his Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at Vanderbilt University.
Robert S. Valet, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Resident, 2008 – 2014
Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Division
Dr. Robert Valet is in clinical practice and co-owner of Traceside Dermatology and Allergy, Nashville.
He obtained his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College. He completed his M.D. at Vanderbilt University, as well as an internal medicine residency, and an allergy and immunology clinical fellowship.
Ursula Whalen, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pediatric Resident, 2002 – 2003
Dr. Ursula Whalen is now Assistant Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine.
She earned her medical degree at Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship and pediatric residency at Vanderbilt University.
Pingsheng Wu, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Resident, 2004 – 2011
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Pingsheng Wu is Associate Professor of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Carroll Alumni: Post-doctoral
Megan Perkins Lemke, MD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology, 2007 – 2009
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Meghan Lemke is now practicing at Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was the Charlotte Magazine “Top Doctors” Award Recipient Allergy & Immunology, 2021.
She is a graduate of Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, and obtained her medical degree from the Mayo Medical School. She completed her residency and her Allergy/Immunology fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Lemke subsequently served as Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt, and later as faculty at the Clinical Research Center of Alabama in Birmingham.
Peebles Alumni: Post-doctoral
Katherine N. Cahill, MD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dan Cook, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Dr. Cook is a former postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Matthew Stier, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dr. Stier is a former postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Wu Alumni: Post-doctoral
Juan Ding, PhD
Research Fellow, Allergy & Immunology, 2015
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Juan Ding is now an Association Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Information and Computing Science, College of Science, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
She received her Ph.D. in statistics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. She joined the Center for Asthma Research in 2015, as a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Pingsheng Wu on causal inference using observational data to address questions related to asthma.