James (Jim) Connelly, M.D., is an assistant professor of hematology/oncology in the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His clinical and research interests include primary immune deficiency, bone marrow failure, neutropenia, and sickle cell disease. He leads the Comprehensive Hematology, Immunology and Infectious Disease Program (CHIIP) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.