Mildred T. Stahlman is a professor of pediatrics and pathology at Vanderbilt University. A 1943 graduate of Vanderbilt's College of Arts and Science, she earned her M.D. at Vanderbilt in 1946 and has spent her entire career at the university’s medical center.

Stahlman started the university's first newborn intensive care unit, in order to use respiratory therapy for infants with damaged lungs. In addition, she has researched methods to prevent and treat disease, developed overseas fellowship exchange programs, and initiated the Angel Transport mobile intensive-care unit for newborns. She is an author on more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on neonatal care, focusing on the care of premature infants. Her publications include several papers on ethical and moral issues concerning extreme low birth rate infants.

Stahlman received the American Pediatric Society

American Pediatric Society

The American Pediatric Society / Society for Pediatric Research are joint professional and advocacy organizations for pediatricians in the United States and Canada....

's highest honor, the John Howland Award

John Howland Award

The John Howland Award, considered the highest award of the American Pediatric Society, has been given since 1952 to honor those who, by their contribution to pediatrics, have aided in its advancement. A statement of purpose from the society’s constitution forms the basis for selection:-Award...

 in 1996.

She is the daughter of James Geddes Stahlman

James Geddes Stahlman

James Geddes Stahlman was a Tennessee newspaper publisher and philanthropist.Stahlman earned his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 1919, and went on to be a member of the Board of Trustees for 43 years. He was a leader in the fundraising effort that helped build the Jean and...

, a Tennessee newspaper publisher and philanthropist.