Jamie R. Robinson, MD, MS, PhD

Jamie R. Robinson, MD, MS, PhD

Dr. Robinson is a surgical faculty member of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Dr. Robinson is responsible for pediatric general and thoracic surgery, including neonates. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive procedures and surgeries of the esophagus, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm. Her other interests include genetic research aided by informatics and electronic health records. Dr. Robinson earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Genetics at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. She received her medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. Her internship and residency in General Surgery were completed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This was followed by her pediatric surgery fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Robinson also holds a master's degree and PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Robinson has studied extensively how electronic health records can be linked to genotyping and phenotyping to support clinical research. Other research focus areas include the genetic roots of congenital and pediatric surgery diseases, including the roots of obesity.