Scott Guthrie received his B.A .from Lipscomb University in 1995 and his M.D. degree from East Tennessee State University in 1999. He completed his general pediatric residency at the University of Tennessee in 2002 and neonatology fellowship at Vanderbilt University in 2005. He then became clinical faculty at Vanderbilt and currently is an associate professor. In addition to this, he serves as the infant medical director for the Tennessee Initiative of Perinatal Quality Care. His research work has focused on epidemiology and prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis and less invasive methods to deliver surfactant. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has received local awards for teaching and clinical excellence and received a Fulbright Specialist award from the US State Department allowing him to collaborate with colleagues internationally.