
James Johns MD
Pediatric Electrophysiology
Professor Emeritus, Thomas P. Graham, Jr. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-322-2210
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1984 - 1987
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1984
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1984 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
WI State Medical License 1981 - 1991
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Senior Pediatrician of the Year Tennessee Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2025
- Top Doctor Castle - Connolly, 2013-2025
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comment on Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Repair of Ventricular Septal Defects in Infants.James A Johns
Pediatric Cardiology. 2024-06-01 - 3 citationsCardiac anomalies in Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome.Nishma Valikodath, James A Johns, Justin Godown
Cardiology in the Young. 2023-07-01 - 32 citationsAntitachycardia pacing reduces appropriate and inappropriate shocks in children and congenital heart disease patients.Yuvraj Kalra, Andrew E. Radbill, James A. Johns, Frank A. Fish, Prince J. Kannankeril
Heart Rhythm. 2012-11-01
Press Mentions
Pediatric Cardiologist Johns Thrives in Many RolesNovember 2nd, 2017- Pediatric Heart Transplant Program Medical Director Debra Dodd RetiringJuly 26th, 2023
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