Professional Bio
Derek Pae, MD, joined the Vanderbilt faculty in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in 2016. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in 2025.
He completed his undergraduate training at Pennsylvania State University, receiving a BSc in biology. He went on to complete medical school at the University of Virginia and an internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh. He also worked in New York City in the ABC News Medical Unit learning the key aspects of medical journalism.
Dr. Pae's primary interests include health policy, quality improvement, and clinical decision making.
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Education
MD - University of Virginia, 2013
Residency - Internal Medicine - University of Pittsburgh, 2016
Contact
Email
Kimryn.Rathmell@Vumc.Org
Address
777 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232-6307