Brian Vickery, MD, has been named Vice Chair of Clinical Research for the Emory School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. In this role, he will advance the Department’s clinical research, foster collaboration and serve as a resource for other researchers. Dr. Vickery, who will continue in his roles as Division Chief of Allergy and Immunology and Director of the Food Allergy Program at Children’s, is a nationally recognized allergist and immunologist focused on developing evidence-based clinical therapies for food allergy and anaphylaxis. He brings extensive experience leading multicenter clinical research and advancing patient-centered outcomes in pediatric care.

Dr. Vickery joins the Vice Chairs and Director of Research—Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD, Vice Chair of Basic Science Research; Stacy Heilman, PhD, Vice Chair of Research Operations; and Hanna Alemayehu, MD, Director for Pediatric Surgical Research. They work closely with Chief Research Officer and Executive Vice Chair of Research, Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD, to support the Emory and Children’s pediatric research enterprise.