Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinic
The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Clinic at Monroe Carell provides all-in-one care centered on this most common form of muscular dystrophy. Our specially trained and experienced experts make your child’s access to care more convenient, providing everything Vanderbilt offers in one central place.
We offer a leading-edge gene therapy injection for the treatment of DMD.
Conditions We Treat
Meet Your Care Team
Rachel HarrisDO
- Heart Failure,
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy,
- Mechanical Support (VAD) and ECMO,
- Pediatric Cardiology,
- Pediatric Heart,
- Pediatric Heart Transplant
Andrew G. SokolowMD
- Aerodigestive Diseases,
- Asthma,
- Cystic Fibrosis,
- Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases,
- Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Jonathan H. SoslowMD, MSCI
- Cardiac Imaging,
- Cardiovascular MRI,
- Congenital Neonatal, Infant and Pediatric Heart Conditions,
- Neuromuscular Disorders,
- Neurosciences,
- Pediatric Cardiology,
- Pediatric Heart
Why Choose the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at Monroe Carell
- Expert training
Our DMD specialists trained in such institutions as Johns Hopkins, Children's Hospital of Cleveland, Emory University and here at Vanderbilt. Their research efforts have received funding from the FDA and NIH. They bring together not only top clinical and scientific skills and experience but a special interest in understanding DMD and treating children with this condition.
- Access to new options
Our researchers are leaders in exploring ways to improve care. You may have the option to take part in studies called clinical trials, which test promising new approaches under close monitoring. Participation is always your choice. We’ll give you the information you need to decide. Explore clinical trials.