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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2011 - 2014
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2011 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pediatric Water Bead Ingestion: Experience from a Quaternary Care Children's Hospital and a Proposed Management Algorithm.Kacie H Denton, Madeline van Heukelum, Derek G Armstrong, Matthew A Buendia, Maribeth R Nicholson
Journal of Pediatrics. Clinical Practice. 2026-12-01 - 4 citationsMucosal vaccination clears Clostridioides difficile colonization.Audrey K Thomas, F Christopher Peritore-Galve, Alyssa G Ehni, Bruno B C Lança, Jonathan Coggin
Nature. 2026-04-01 - 2 citationsThe Gut Microbiome and Butyrate Differentiate Clostridioides difficile Colonization and Infection in Children.Maribeth R Nicholson, Siyuan Ma, Britton A Strickland, Mia Cecala, Lisa Zhang
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026-03-17
Press Mentions
- Children’s Mystery Symptoms May Be Alpha-Gal SyndromeApril 13th, 2023
- Making a Difference with Mental Health During Adolescence in a Global PandemicDecember 1st, 2021
- Practice Challenges for Federally Qualified Health Centers During the COVID-19 PandemicDecember 1st, 2021
Grant Support
- Immune, Microbial, and Metabolic Factors that Impact Clostridioides difficile and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in ChildrenVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
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