Justin Andrew Godown MD

Associate Professor - Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Pediatric Cardio-Oncology

Summary

Dr. Justin Godown is a pediatric cardiologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and has been in practice 9 years. He is experienced in cardiomyopathies, congenital heart disease, cardio-oncology, and pediatric heart failure and transplantation.

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2014 - 2015
University of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2011 - 2014
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2008

PubMed

Use and Outcomes of the Medical Hybrid Procedure For Stage 1 Palliation in Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Variants.
Daniel N Beauchamp, Christopher J Statile, Huaiyu Zang, David A Parra, Justin Godown
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-11-04
What are we waiting for: Serious bacterial infections in children prior to liver transplant are associated with high morbidity but not expedited transplant.
Bridget A Whitehead, Swati Antala, Anna M Banc-Husu, Katie Neighbors, Justin A Godown
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2025-09-01
2 citations
The Impact of Fontan Circulatory Failure on Heart Transplant Survival: A 20-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.
Kurt R Schumacher, David N Rosenthal, Adriana Batazzi, Sunkyung Yu, Garrett Reichle
Circulation. 2025-08-26

Journal Articles

Center Variation in Hospital Costs for Pediatric Heart Transplantation: The Relationship Between Cost and Outcomes
Justin Godown, Cary Thurm, Matt Hall, Debra A. Dodd, Brian Feingold, Jonathan H. Soslow, Bret A. Mettler, Andrew H. Smith, David W. Bearl, Kurt R. Schumacher, Pediatric Cardiology
Fontan-associated protein-losing enteropathy and post-heart transplant outcomes: a multicenter study
Schumacher KR, Yu S, Butts R, Castleberry CD, Chen S, Edens E, Godown J, Johnson J, Kemna M, Lin K, Lowery R, Simpson K, West S, Wilmot I, Gossett JG, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Center Variation in Hospital Costs for Pediatric Heart Transplantation: The Relationship Between Cost and Outcomes
Debra A Dodd, Justin Godown, Brian Feingold, Kurt R Schumacher, Jonathan H Soslow, Bret A Mettler, Pediatric Cardiology
Identifying Non-Invasive Tools to Distinguish Acute Myocarditis from Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Children
Divya Suthar, Debra A Dodd, Justin Godown, Pediatric Cardiology
Heart Transplantation in Children with Turner Syndrome: Analysis of a Linked Dataset
Jonathan H Soslow, Brian Feingold, Joshua D Chew, Debra A Dodd, Justin Godown, Pediatric Cardiology
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2D speckle tracking echocardiography for non-invasive surveillance of rejection and coronary disease in pediatric heart transplant recipientsEnduring Hearts FoundationPresent

ISHLT Liaison, American Heart Association Young Hearts: Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee 2022 - Present
Scientific Advisory Committee, Enduring Hearts Foundation 2018 - Present