Pediatric Primary Care
The Pediatric Primary Care program at Monroe Carell is here to ensure quality care for your child as close to home as possible. This is our shared mission with community pediatricians, hospital partners, and the Vanderbilt Health family of pediatric clinics.
From medical homes, long-term relationships between our providers and your family, and clinics across the region, we work to make health care personal through the best possible service and compassionate care.
Meet Your Care Team
Visit the locations below to see which providers see patients at your preferred location. Available providers vary by location.
Rachel K. AppleMD, MPH
- Adolescent Primary Care, Adolescent and Young Adult Health, Contraception, Depression, Internal Medicine, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Sunny D. BellMD
- Acute Outpatient Illnesses, General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Mild to Moderate ADHD Management, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Primary Care Prevention, Well Child Care
Lani A. Kajihara-LiehrAPRN
- Acute Outpatient Illnesses, General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Mild to Moderate ADHD Management, Mild to Moderate Asthma Management, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Primary Care Prevention
Sharon M. KarpADN, BSN, MSN, PNP, PhD, RN
- General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Primary Care Prevention, Well Child Care
Trenda B. KlinskyAPRN
- Acute Outpatient Illnesses, Dermatology, General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Pediatric Dermatology, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Primary Care Prevention
Holly E. MillerCPNP
- Acute Outpatient Illnesses, Autism, Dermatology, General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Pediatric Dermatology, Pediatric Developmental Medicine
Rebecca C. PryjmakAPRN
- Acute Outpatient Illnesses, General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Mild to Moderate Asthma Management, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Primary Care Prevention, Well Child Care
Susan L. RomanoCPNP, MSN
- Acute Outpatient Illnesses, General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Mild to Moderate Asthma Management, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Primary Care Prevention, Well Child Care
Merrill M. StoppelbeinMSN, NP
- General Pediatrics, Medical Home Continuity of Care, Mild to Moderate ADHD Management, Mild to Moderate Asthma Management, Pediatric General Pediatrics, Primary Care Prevention, Well Child Care
Why Choose Pediatric Primary Care at Vanderbilt
- Same-day appointments and telehealth available
For your convenience, many of our clinics offer telehealth appointments for certain conditions. Our staff can help you determine if telehealth is right for you when you call to make an appointment. Learn how to prepare for a telehealth appointment.
- Seamless access to advanced pediatric specialties
When your child needs a more specialized level of pediatric medical or surgical care, you’ll experience seamless, coordinated care and communication between you, your pediatrician and our Monroe Carell specialists. Being directly tied to a nationally ranked children’s hospital brings comfort, knowing the quality of care you’ll receive.
- Interpreter services
Ensuring that all our families are heard and understood is important to us. We offer onsite, video and phone interpretation services for patients and parents who speak limited English, are visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing. We offer many languages including American Sign Language, Spanish and Arabic.
- Your child’s medical information available any time
We offer an easy-to-use online patient portal, My Health at Vanderbilt, for secure access to appointment scheduling and information, medication prescription refills, records and bill pay. Logging in from a smart phone app or on the web, you can easily email medical questions to your child’s provider. You can even link your own account with all your children’s accounts to see your entire family’s medical information in one convenient location.
- Symptom checker available
When our pediatric primary care offices are closed, a symptom checker is available for all our patients using My Health at Vanderbilt. This online tool puts information about the most common childhood and adolescent symptoms and illnesses at your fingertips. Open your My Health at Vanderbilt app or visit MyHealthatVanderbilt.com, click menu, then symptom checker.
Tests, Treatments and Services
Locations
In addition to our family of wholly owned Vanderbilt Health pediatric primary care clinics, we also have Monroe Carell-affiliated clinic partnerships throughout our region.
Helpful Links
We offer education and support to assist you in managing your child’s health. In addition to what is offered by our providers and nurses, here are some reputable websites you may find helpful.