Leon Dupree Hatch III, M.D., MPH, is medical director of the NICU at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and an associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Hatch’s research focuses on improving the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of mechanical ventilation in the NICU and developing novel methods to measure and reduce associated risks.