Jim Cassat
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology; and Biomedical Engineering
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Lab Address
Medical Center North
1161 21st Ave South
Room / Suite
A3207
Nashville
Tennessee
37232
Clinic Phone
615-322-2250
Jim was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. After completing undergraduate studies and medical school at the University of Arkansas, Jim moved onto Music City for a residency in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Jim joined Vanderbilt faculty in July 2014.
Clinical Interests
Osteomyelitis, Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis, pediatric infectious diseases
Research Information
Host-pathogen interactions during musculoskeletal infection, bone biology, osteoimmunology, Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis, Salmonella pathogenesis, antibiotic tolerance