Current Position
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Specialty
Neonatology

Board Certifications
Pediatric Infectious Diseases - American Board of Pediatrics

M.D.
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, 1990
University of Ulm, Germany, 1995

Residencies
Pediatric Residency-Center of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Bonn, Germany
Pediatric Residency-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Fellowships
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship-Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN

Research Emphasis
Neonatal infectious diseases
Neonatal intestinal immune regulation

Links
Recent Publications
Biosketch
Reporter: Common anti-fungal drug aids 'preemies'
Reporter: Immune system’s role in prematurity complication studied