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2022 News
- Pickens named chair of VUMC Thoracic Surgery Feb 2023
- VUMC launches enhanced recovery for total joint replacement Aug 2022
- Guillamondegui interviewed about national verification of Trauma Centers Aug 2022
- Congenital heart patient receives unexpected transplant Aug 2022
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center again named to ‘Honor Roll’ of nation’s finest hospitals Jul 2022
- Researchers find potential new target against colorectal cancer Jul 2022
- Patient doing well after complex vascular procedures Jul 2022
- Robotic eTEP Hernia Repair Compares to Open-Ventral Gold Standard Jun 2022
- Environmental Impacts of Surgery Examined (Broucek Blankush) Jun 2022
- Sister surgeons share a winding road that led to VUMC Jun 2022
- Why Storytelling Is Part of Being a Good Doctor Jul 2022
- Kathleen Gallagher traveled to Ukraine to help train emergency response teams. Jun 2022
- Dolly Parton donates $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research Jun 2022
- VUMC’s Solórzano elected president-elect of AAES Jun 2022
- Vanderbilt Women in Surgery Jun 2022
- Delta Dental gift to support pediatric craniofacial program Jun 2022
- Lung Surgeon Reimagines ECMO for Chronic Lung Disease Patients May 2022
- Faculty awards honor teaching, clinical, research excellence May 2022
- Lung Surgeon Reimagines ECMO for Chronic Lung Disease Patients May 2022
- Vanderbilt team is working to improve options for patients with COPD May 2022
- Janet Darnell received a life-saving lung transplant May 2022
- VICC Scientific Retreat focuses on lung cancer May 2022
- Molecular ‘switch’ may illuminate stomach disorders May 2022
- p57Kip2 imposes the reserve stem cell state of gastric chief cells May 2022
- ROSA Brain Offers Precision Guidance for Neurosurgery May 2022
- Nesbitt cheers former patient following MS, lung cancer, and multi-marathon milestones Apr 2022
- Youthful healing for burn wounds Apr 2022
- Students tap Splittgerber to receive Shovel Award for outstanding teaching Apr 2022
- Dario Englot received the Grant W. Liddle Award Apr 2022
- Care access pathways similar for young Black and white athletes in concussion network Apr 2022
- Donate Life honors those who gave the ultimate gift Apr 2022
- Molecule ‘Irons Out’ Aggressive Thyroid Cancer Cells Apr 2022
- Vein Arterialization Is Saving ‘Desert Feet’ Apr 2022
- Schaefer named Adult Solid Organ Transplant Center medical director Apr 2022
- Multiple sclerosis, lung cancer, and 50 marathons: Aaron Hawkins about to reach amazing milestone Apr 2022
- Mohammad to direct Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Center Mar 2022
- Four named associate chiefs of staff for VUH Mar 2022
- ECMO fellowship program provides lifesaving training Mar 2022
- Bots boost liver cancer outcome Mar 2022
- A comprehensive framework for early-onset colorectal cancer research - The Lancet Oncology Mar 2022
- Olivia Phillips, 14, is back to doing activities she loves Mar 2022
- Care Before Birth Mar 2022
- Meet the people who bring hope to families every day Mar 2022
- Upperman elected president-elect of the Surgical Infection Society Mar 2022
- Rescuing the negative effects of aging in burn wounds using tacrolimus applied via microcapillary hydrogel dressing Feb 2022
- Multicenter team seeks to create at-home artificial lung system Feb 2022
- Diverticulitis surgery: guidelines needed Feb 2022
- National Variation in Elective Colon Resection for Diverticular Disease Feb 2022
- Heart/liver transplant gives congenital heart disease patient new hope Feb 2022
- Patient’s donation triggers chain of kidney transplants Feb 2022
- VUMC a national leader in organ, tissue donations Feb 2022
- Upperman appointed to NACCD advisory committee Feb 2022
- Inaugural members of the Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence announced Jan 2022
- Study compares surgeries for low birthweight babies Jan 2022
- Team seeks to rehab damaged donor livers for transplant Jan 2022
- Team seeks to rehab damaged donor livers for transplant Jan 2022
- Erasmus named medical director of the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program Jan 2022
- Vanderbilt Transplant Center reached new record in 2021 Jan 2022
- Relating to transplant patients comes naturally for Sizemore Jan 2022
- Bariatric surgery gave lvad patient second chance at life Jan 2022
- Study identifies molecular trigger of severe injury-induced inflammatory response Jan 2022
- You can see a schedule of upcoming Red Cross blood drives and sign up to donate Jan 2022
2021 News
- Clair named inaugural chair of Department of Vascular Surgery Jul 2021
- Iafrati leads new Vanderbilt Wound Center Oct 2021
- Baregamian team takes first place in research competition Dec 2021
- Immune landscape in adrenal cancer Dec 2021
- Kauffmann helps expand surgical care for underserved during pandemic Oct 2021
- Idrees provides invaluable second opinion for pancreatic cancer patient Sep 2021
- McKenna's father-and-son jaw reconstructions guided by 3D virtual planning Jul 2021
- New General Surgery Clinic expands care to more patients May 2021
- Bradley speeds patient recovery through robot-assisted hernia repair May 2021
- Spann’s minimally invasive bariatric surgery puts officer back in the saddle Aug 2021
- Englot cites strides in epilepsy surgery that expand patient options Aug 2021
- Wellons and teen ballplayer bond after high-risk neurosurgery Aug 2021
- Yengo-Kahn, Zuckerman explore concussion recovery by race in new study Sep 2021
- Chitale leads “smart” catheter effort to refine thrombectomy and other endovascular procedures Jul 2021
- Transplant Center honored for organ donation efforts Jul 2021
- Commemorative bell on transplant unit rings to honor patients Aug 2021
- Vanderbilt Transplant Center reaches new record number of transplants performed Jul 2021
- Mary Marlowe decided to donate one of her kidneys. Four people received transplants as a result – Forbes, Eid, Dubray, Hickman, Schaffer Dec 2021
- Pediatric liver transplant program receives top honors Aug 2021
- Concepcion named medical director of the Vanderbilt Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program Aug 2021
- Vanderbilt Transplant Center to be focus of national TV series Aug 2021
- Terhune earns Five Pillar Leader Award Sep 2021
- Tarpley shares memories of skill, mentorship and advocacy Oct 2021
- VUMC lauded for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy care Oct 2021
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go? - Vanderbilt Discover – Ashish Shah Oct 2021
- Zamora uses 3D modeling to guide minimally invasive surgical removal of child’s tumor Oct 2021
- Children's Hospital leadership celebrate mission moment Aug 2021
- National Injury Prevention Day highlights need for awareness – Jeff Upperman Nov 2021
- Treating severe trauma requires a robust blood supply - VUMC employees and public urged to donate blood now Dec 2021
- Wagner named to lead Vanderbilt Burn Center Sep 2021
- Directorships honor VUMC leaders and philanthropic partners – Oscar Guillamondegui Dec 2021
- You can see a schedule of upcoming Red Cross blood drives and sign up to donate at a time convenient with your schedule Dec 2021
- VUMC treats influx of trauma victims from Kentucky and Tennessee tornadoes – Oscar Guillamondegui Dec 2021
- AI predicts 24-hour hospital discharge – Mayur Patel Nov 2021
- Delirium and mortality reexamined – Mayur Patel Jul 2021
- “Supermeres” may carry clues to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19 - Youngmin Lee, MD, PhD, Quoc-Huy "Vincent" Trinh, MD, and Kevin Ray Dec 2021
- New marker for metaplasia – James Goldenring, Eunyoung Choi, Jimin Min Oct 2021
- Motor protein linked to intestinal cell differentiation – Izumi Kaji, James Goldenring, Joseph Roland, Amy Engevik, and Anna Goldstein Aug 2021
- New General Surgery Clinic expands care to more patients May 2021
- Dire need to reform organ procurement rules: Karp May 2021
- Team pioneers DTI in evaluating upper limb degeneration and regeneration Apr 2021
- Dixie Place renamed in honor of Vanderbilt surgical pioneer Vivian Thomas Apr 2021
- COVID recovery included long stay on ECMO, double-lung transplant Apr 2021
- Weight Loss Center at VWCH helps expand surgery options Apr 2021
- Vanderbilt Oral Health consolidates, expands services in new location Apr 2021
- Vanderbilt Oral Health consolidates, expands services in new location Apr 2021
- Organ donor's impact continues to live on in others Apr 2021
- Clinic helps children with cerebral palsy regain mobility Mar 2021
- Dolly gets a shot in the arm Mar 2021
- U.S. Army & VUMC formalize trauma training program Mar 2021
- Achieving mastery in complex colorectal procedures Mar 2021
- Eastham, Lovvorn named to VUSM re-established Faculty Council Feb 2021
- Expanding collaborative Focus on undiagnosed congenital diarrhea Feb 2021
- Family's gift supports addressing psychosocial needs of pediatric cardiac patients Feb 2021
- Dr. Wallace Neblett, III, Profile (Pioneers of Hope) Feb 2021
- Vanderbilt Health Belle Meade now open Jan 2021
- AI-based tech to improve stroke outcomes Jan 2021
- Expanded access to endoscopic spine surgery Jan 2021
- Robotic surgeries regain steam, Khan, Hopkins Jan 2021
- Vanderbilt Transplant Center achieves new record for total transplants performed in 2020 Jan 2021
2020 News
- Vanderbilt honors 29 distinguished faculty with endowed chairs Nov 2020
- New approach helps conserve blood products for liver transplant patients Dec 2020
- Guillamondegui named chief of Division of Trauma Dec 2020
- Collaborative Vanderbilt Lung Institute launches Nov 2020
- COVID patient's heart-lung transplant is world's first Oct 2020
- Grogan, Shipe, Deppen: Surgery risk model proves invaluable during pandemic Oct 2020
- A surgical partnership to advance brachial plexus care Oct 2020
- Transplant Programs reach milestone 10,000th procedure Oct 2020
- Supporting organ transplantation in the COVID-19 era Oct 2020
- Bacchetta named associate chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery Oct 2020
- Living liver donor program performs first transplant Oct 2020
- New Choices in Weight Loss Surgery Sept 2020
- SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Minimally invasive Surgery: Measuring the Risk Sept 2020
- Huang named to Children's Hospital leadership roles Sept 2020
- Police officer needed a kidney transplant. The donor he had arrested many times Sept 2020
- VUMC surgical education program lauded by ACS Sept 2020
- Nerve repair treatment leads to new career goals for patient Sept 2020
- Former Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery leader Harvey Bender mourned Sept 2020
- Kidney transplant patient returns home to joyous reverse parade August 2020
- Study to track if COVID can spread during minimally invasive surgery August 2020
- Four heart transplants performed in whirlwind 48 hours August 2020
- Human lungs rejected for transplant recovered using novel technique July 2020
- Advanced EVLP could extend the lung transplant window July 2020
- Exoscope-guided Precision Surgery in neurosurgery benefits the entire operating team July 2020
- Probing the developmental impact of craniosynostosis July 2020
- Program helps children with hand, upper extremity issues July 2020
- She had two brushes with death and two life-saving physicians July 2020
- Berkman, Wright and Sivaganesan lead research in opioid-free spine surgery June 2020
- Pediatric Surgery and COVID: Where we stand today June 2020
- VUMC named to Becker's 100 Great Hospitals in America June 2020
- Vanderbilt Transplant Center sets monthly record June 2020
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt earns top honors from U.S. News & World Report June 2020
- Four dimensions of heart allocation today June 2020
- DCD heart transplants gain momentum June 2020
- Ventricular assist device program hits major milestone May 2020
- Forbes named new chief of Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplant May 2020
- Doxycycline ineffective at shrinking aortic aneurysms in two-year study May 2020
- Patel study tests computerized cognitive rehab therapy for ICU survivors May 2020
- Pediatric traumas rose as children stayed home more May 2020
- Dolly Parton makes generous gift to advance COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt Apr 2020
- Medical, biological engineering institute honors Bacchetta April 2020
- Scott Pearson, MD, receives Shovel Award from VUSM students Apr 2020
- Coach receives lifesaving liver transplant, students welcome him back Feb 2020
- Whole-Hearted pediatric care Winter 2020
- Pediatric heart transplant program hits new milestone Feb 2020
- Clinical trial tests device that detects parathyroid glands Feb 2020
- VUAH applies new approach for patient recovery after surgery Feb 2020
- Study tracks how to best help patients breathe after trauma Feb 2020
- Racial Disparity in Follow-up Care After Brain Tumor Treatment (Wellons) Feb 2020
- Improving Surgical Outcomes for Kids Feb 2020
- The Cellular Cascade Leading to Gastric Cancers Feb 2020
- VUMC uses novel transplant technique to revive donor hearts that had stopped beating Feb 2020
- Exploring VR for Complex CHD Surgeries (Bichell) Feb 2020
- Reducing postoperative opioids Feb 2020
- VUMC tops in nation for number of heart transplants performed in 2019 Jan 2020
- Pediatric heart, liver transplant programs reach new milestones Jan 2020
- Upperman set to lead Pediatric Surgery into the new decade Jan 2020
- Dmochowski named Interim Vice President for Perioperative Services Jan 2020
- Imaging nerve regeneration Jan 2020
- Action plan addresses rampant lung cancer mortality Jan 2020
- Pediatric heart, liver transplant programs reach new milestones Jan 2020
- Transplant Center celebrates 30 years of impacting lives Jan 2020
- Transplant helped tour manager stay on the road Jan 2020
- The little boy thought the pretty colors were candy. 23 magnetic beads had to be surgically removed from his body Jan 2020
- ROSA® Brain Offers Precision, Guidance for Neurosurgery Jan 2020
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2019 News
- Study finds cardiac rehab underused among Medicare patients Dec 2019
- Longtime Neurological Surgery chair Allen mourned Dec 2019
- Supporting and Retaining Women in Neurosurgery Dec 2019
- Microvascular Decompression Can Relieve Facial Pain with MS Dec 2019
- Study tracks impact of noice in operating rooms Dec 2019
- Children's Hospital verified as Level 1 for trauma care Dec 2019
- Children far more likely to die after surgery in poor countries Dec 2019
- Hepatitis C-positive donors a viable option to expand heart donor pool Dec 2019
- Protein Cancer Study - R. Daniel Beauchamp, Anne Means 2019
- 2020 ASTS Recognition Award Recipients - Sunil Geevarghese 2019
- Search committee for Department of Medicine chair appointed Oct 2019
- A step toward gastric cancer Oct 2019
- Team set to study undiagnosed congenital diarrhea in infants Oct 2019
- New clinic helps high-risk patients get ready for surgery Sep 2019
- Upperman to succeed Brock as Surgeon-in-Chief of Children’s Hospital Sep 2019
- Christina Bailey to direct general surgery residency program Sep 2019
- Pancreatic cancer clue Aug 2019
- Discovery may point to better treatments for Type 1 diabetes Aug 2019
- Colorectal cancer researchers receive SPORE funding Aug 2019
- Chinnappan’s blood conservation efforts recognized Aug 2019
- Protein’s role in inflammation-related cancer studied Aug 2019
- Discovery may point to better treatments for Type 1 diabetes Aug 2019
- Nerve-releasing surgery eases migraines for some Aug 2019
- Awards honor profound impact of research staff - Stephen Gannon Jr. Jun 2019
- Erin Gillaspie, M.D., leads Vanderbilt residents in training on the da Vinci surgical system Jun 2019
- Tyler Ames, DMD, designs customized oral stents for head and neck cancer patients Jun 2019
- Vanderbilt surgeons lead nation in study to restore sensation in breast tissue May 2019
- Jacobs’ funding gift expands support for surgical residents May 2019
- Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery May 2019
- Rehab technique may boost supply of donor lungs May 2019
- Solórzano named chair of Department of Surgery May 2019
- More congenital heart patients becoming transplant candidates May 2019
- Flag-raising ceremony honors gift of organ donation Apr 2019
- Kristie Kuzy decided to donate a kidney to a stranger Apr 2019
- Transplant centers and patients unite to stop new organ sharing policy that threatens transplant patients waiting for a liver Apr 2019
- Family’s journey an inspiration for organ donation awareness Apr 2019
- HIPEC chemotherapy surgery helps save patient’s leg Mar 2019
- First artificial heart patient gets permanent replacement Mar 2019
- Shaffer, Feurer and Forbes study kidney transplant access options for African-Americans Feb 2019
- Major initiative launched to advance the application of AI to health care Feb 2019
- Terhune named to senior GME leadership role Feb 2019
- Patients of surgeons with higher reports of unprofessional behaviors are more likely to suffer complications Jan 2019
- Forbes to help lead kidney, pancreas transplant programJan 2019
- Clinical trial participant forges a different treatment path Jan 2019
- Golinko to direct Children’s Hospital cleft, craniofacial care Jan 2019
- Vanderbilt Transplant Center debuts new mobile app Jan 2019
- Vanderbilt set new heart, overall transplant record in 2018 Jan 2019
- Transplant Center reaches lung transplant milestone Jan 2019
- Bile acids mediate metabolic benefits of weight-loss surgery Jan 2019
- New analysis suggests lepers may not have been pariahs in Jesus’ time Jan 2019
- Major grant to bolster research on inflammation-related cancers Jan 2019
- Research explores link between stem cell transplant, diabetes - Abumrad Jan 2019
- Colostomy Confidential – Ben Hopkins Jan 2019
2018 News
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New monthly record achieved for transplants performed at VUMC Dec 2018
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Jackson named as fellows of Medical Informatics Association Dec 2018
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Neuromodulation Society honors Hacker’s Parkinson’s research - Konrad Dec 2018
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Injuries sustained by people riding electric scooters were covered by WPLN Nashville Public Radio Dec 2018
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(VISE) Engineering and surgical collaborators celebrate new ‘home’ Dec 2018
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Songwriting aids palliative care nurse in cancer fight Nov 2018
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New epilepsy monitoring systems collect better data - Englot Nov 2018
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New registry seeks answers to sports concussion mysteries Nov 2018
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Invisible Threat Winter 2018
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Photos may have limited value for remotely assessing wound infections Nov 2018
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Vanderbilt implants Tennessee’s first artificial heart Sep 2018
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Cancer Moonshot award to help map tumor progression - Geiger Sep 2018
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Trauma doctors plead with scooter riders to wear helmet Sep 2018
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Plasma study proves increased survival rate of critically injured patients - Miller Sep 2018
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New histoplasmosis risk map - Deppen Sep 2018
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An enhanced recovery program in colorectal surgery June 2018
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Bichell and Alexopoulos Team to Turn Rare-Disease Nightmare into a Boy’s Field of Dreams
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Reframing the Value of Resident Education: How Much Would It Cost to Not Train Residents? 2018
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Our Amazing Skin Summer 2018
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Neurosurgery in Tanzania, Thompson & Bonfield Summer 2018
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Study explores best pre-transplant weight loss options Feb 2018
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VISE celebration includes technology ‘show and tell’ and symposium Dec 2018
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Life Goes On Winter 2018
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Investigators find that bile acids reduce cocaine reward Aug 2018
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Solórzano named interim chair of Department of Surgery Jul 2018
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Telemedicine clinic for kidney transplant screening debuts Jul 2018
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Home away from home 2018
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Pioneers of Hope 2018
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks Jun 2018
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Pedestrian employee hit by car - What drivers and pedestrians need to know Apr 2018
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Event honors impact of organ, eye and tissue donation Apr 2018
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New robot expands options for thoracic surgery patients Apr 2018
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Urologic Surgery leaving the Section of Surgical Sciences Apr 2018
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Ingram sees recent cancer diagnosis as second chance Apr 2018
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New robot expands options for thoracic surgery patients Apr 2018
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Urological association taps Chang to help guide international strategy Mar 2018
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Family’s transplant journey a study in overcoming barriers Mar 2018
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“Stop the Bleed” outreach classes teach the ACS supported curriculum to over 1,000 Mar 2018
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VUMC offering public courses on how to control bleeding Mar 2018
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A new target for neuroblastoma Feb 2018
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Study explores best pre-transplant weight loss options Feb 2018
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Bypass surgery program lauded Feb 2018
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Neurosurgery, spine programs named among best in nation Feb 2018
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Imaging features predict tumor grade Jan 2018
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Multicenter trial to test new liver transport system Jan 2018
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Great Saves event reunites thankful patients, caregivers Jan 2018
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Tonya Remington, LPN, excels in all five General Surgery clinics Jan 2018
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Invisible Threat Winter 2018
2017 News
- Customized Care Nov 2017
- Surgical group works to expand heartburn treatment options Dec 2017
- Protocol reduces antibiotic use prior to cystoscopy Dec 2017
- Chambless and neurosurgery team treat singer Tim Rushlow who suffered from brain bleed after head trauma Nov 2017
- American College of Surgeons lauds Trauma Center Nov 2017
- Mathis strives to make her cancer journey meaningful Nov 2017
- Tenacity, teamwork, love drive heart patient’s treatment journey Nov 2017
- Task Force for Physician Empowerment makes recommendations Oct 2017
- Vascular Surgery’s Brophy is part of team that published study in Scientific Reports Oct 2017
- Dolly’s Children’s Hospital visit highlights strong ties Oct 2017
- PSA tests aren’t great for diagnosing prostate cancer Oct 2017
- Team developing imaging upgrade for robotic surgery Oct 2017
- Boosting sarcoma cell death (Oct 4, 2017)
- Student creates abdomen model to assist surgical trainees Sep 2017
- Patient’s freak pancreas injury spurs rapid response Sep 2017
- Teamwork key to saving heart patient and her baby Sep 2017
- Drake and Terhune named Chancellor’s Higher Education Fellows Sep 2017
- Climbing Higher Summer 2017
- Pediatric surgery's Chung literally grew up in a hospital Summer 2017
- Sweeting featured in Heroes of Medicine in Savoy magazine Summer 2017
- Novel approach expanded transplant patient’s options Aug 2017
- Study questions fees of medical specialty boards Aug 2017
- VUMC testing new system to keep donor hearts for transplant viable for a longer period of time Aug 2017
- Shah named to lead Department of Cardiac Surgery (Jul 2017)
- Not all cancers need treatment right away; Penson quoted Jul 2017
- Veteran receives rare dual transplant of heart and liver at Vanderbilt Jul 2017
- A surgeon’s secret: As she operated on babies’ birth defects, a doctor hid her own diagnosis Jun 2017
- The Right Move May 2017
- Numerous ATV trauma admissions concern providers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center May 2017
- Alexopoulous named chief of liver transplantation program May 2017
- Portrait unveiling honors three medical pioneers May 2017
- Vanderbilt Women in Surgery event May 2017
- New study says e-cigarettes may increase your risk of cancer May 2017
- Varied interests inspire Urologic Surgery's Chang May 2017
- Faculty meeting highlights VUMC's achievements, goals May 2017
- Study seeks to reverse precancerous stomach lesions May 2017
- Wellons to co-chair neurosurgery journal's board May 2017
- Urologic Surgery's Hsi compiles evidence to support journal paper Apr 2017
- Children at risk for complications from brown recluse spider bites: study Apr 2017
- Perdikis named Department of Plastic Surgery chair Apr 2017
- Event honors all who are involved in organ donation Apr 2017
- Federal task force softens opposition to routine prostate cancer screening Apr 2017
- Get ready for EpicLeap by loading Hubbl on your phones Apr 2017
- Heart transplant program reaches major milestone Apr 2017
- NFL names Sills as league’s first-ever chief medical officer Mar 2017
- Gavin family's new gifts expand support for Trauma program Mar 2017
- Urology association honors Kaufman (Mar 23, 2017
- Blocking neuroblastoma cell growth (Mar 22, 2017
- Patients' reports may aid prostate cancer treatmtent choice Mar 2017
- Study shows active surveillance preserves quality of life for prostate cancer patients Mar 2017
- Esophageal cancer complexities Mar 2017
- Team's rapid response saves new mother following strike Mar 2017
- Award lauds medical education programs Mar 9, 2017
- Celebration honors new holders of endowed chairs at Vanderbilt Mar 2017
- Liver transplant program ranked among top in U.S. Mar 2017
- Improving therapies for GI tumors Feb 2017
- New technique helps ease ear tumor surgery Feb 2017
- Geiger’s focus on the small details serves patients well Feb 2017
- Patient complaints can identify surgeons with higher rates of bad surgical outcomes: study Feb 2017
- New grants bolster Trauma program’s research initiatives Feb 2017
- Heart transplant program at VUMC reaches new milestone Feb 2017
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt receives American College of Surgeons Level I trauma verification Jan 2017
- Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Bariatric Surgery director Clements Jan 2017
- New center focuses on Marfan syndrome, aortic disease Jan 2017
- Danko’s early love of putting things back together is still strong Winter 2017
- Transplant Center reaches major milestone Dec 2017
2016 News
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Fire and smoke-related injuries on the rise this winter (Dec 30, 2016)
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Plasmin prevents muscle ‘hardening’ after injury: study (Dec 8, 2016)
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Clinical trial seeks to extend stroke treatment time window (Dec 8, 2016)
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Balloon system offers non-surgical weight loss option (Dec 8, 2016)
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Clinic focuses on children’s complex urinary, bowel issues (Dec 8, 2016)
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Plastic surgeons help cancer patients rebuild self-esteem (Dec 6, 2016)
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Testicular cancer can affect young men too (Dec 6, 2016)
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Goldenring part of new Basic Science Research Advisory Committee formed (Dec 1, 2016)
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El-Rifai is one of Nine Vanderbilt faculty members elected AAAS fellows (Nov 25, 2016)
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Award honors Beauchamp’s teaching, research (Nov 17, 2016)
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School of Medicine’s newest teaching award honors Nanney (Nov 17, 2016)
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Ranking lauds VUMC’s Cardiac Surgery program (Nov 10, 2016)
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Family’s PICU experience sparks commitment to giving (Nov 10, 2016)
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Seven surprising causes of bladder problems (Nov 10, 2016)
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Improving wound healing (Nov 8, 2016)
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VUMC named best in U.S. for patient safety in trauma care (Nov 3, 2016)
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Complex facial surgery helps bring back patients’ smiles (Nov 3, 2016)
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Eskind family makes $6 million gift to keep library on leading edge of health education innovation (Oct. 17, 2016)
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Studies aim to speed, track peripheral nerve recovery (Oct 6, 2016)
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Lack of oral care can lead to life-threatening situations (Sep 29, 2016)
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New prostate cancer therapy investigated at VUMC (Sep 22, 2016)
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Larger transplant centers produce improved outcomes: study (Sep 15, 2016)
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Improved blood management system reduces waste, costs (Sep 8, 2016)
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O’Neill honored with international surgical volunteerism award (Sep 8, 2016)
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Proposed changes could impact liver transplant efforts (Sep 8, 2016)
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Vanderbilt doctors save Nashville woman on Natchez Trace (Sep 5, 2016)
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Proposal could make it harder to receive organ donation (Sep 4, 2016)
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Chance to help others drives neurosurgeon Thompson (Sep 1, 2016)
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VUMC first to introduce Cardiothoracic residency SIM-CAB Boot Camp training (Sep 1, 2016)
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Vanderbilt Fetal Surgery Down Under: A journal (Aug 25, 2016)
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Age no barrier for patient’s transplant surgery success (Aug 18, 2016)
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The flossing flap: Mind your dentist, and floss every night (Aug 10, 2016)
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In search of new asthma therapies (Aug 15, 2016)
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Timing, teamwork key for young liver transplant patient (Aug 11, 2016)
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NIH grant boosts Englot’s epilepsy research efforts (Aug 4, 2016)
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Heart transplant program among busiest in U.S. (Aug 4, 2016)
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VUMC once again named among nation’s finest by U.S. News and World Report (Aug 2, 2016)
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Thompson featured in the newly launched NIH StoryCorps project website (Jul 28, 2016)
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Seminar focuses on latest concussion research (Jul 28, 2016)
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Tarpley may be retiring, but he isn’t slowing down (Jul 26, 2016)
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks (Jun 29, 2016)
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Malignant hyperthermia: rare but potentially serious problem for surgical patients (June 28, 2016)
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Mississippi family finds joy in giving back to VUMC (June 23, 2016)
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Girl’s dual heart, kidney transplants a VUMC first (June. 23, 2016)
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Goldenring recognized for research mentorship efforts (Jun 23, 2016)
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U.S. News again ranks Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt among nation’s best (June. 21, 2016)
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Spotlight on prostate cancer -Choosing the Right Course (June 2, 2016)
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ER doctors see increase in gunshot victims over past year (Jun 1, 2016)
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Shack to step down as chair of Plastic Surgery (May 26, 2016)
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John L. Tarpley along with 24 others honored as Vanderbilt University emeriti faculty (May 13, 2016)
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Brock named Senior Vice President of Pediatric Surgical Services (May 5, 2016)
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More US kids suffer head injuries at playgrounds: how to ensure playtime safety (May 3, 2016)
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Surgical training enhances VUMC, Fort Campbell bond (Apr 28, 2016)
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Clinical, administrative, billing systems set to take 'Epic Leap' (Apr 21, 2016)
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Report highlights global need for surgical services (Apr 8, 2016)
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Conjoined twins, a trip to Saudi Arabia and a risky operation (Apr 8, 2016)
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Critical care nurse springs into action when young friend suffers stroke (Mar 31, 2016)
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Patient encourages early screening for colon cancer (Mar 31, 2016)
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Study suggests cancer's 'clock' can be rewound (Mar 17, 2016)
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Clinicians, researchers team to treat boy's rare disorder (Mar 3, 2016)
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Liver balancing act (Feb 24, 2016)
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Study reveals sickest on wait list for livers are often passed over (Feb 22, 2016)
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VUMC’s Jackson elected fellow of ACMI (Jan 7, 2016)
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Better results offset costs of prostate surgery at specialty centers (Jan 1, 2016)
2015 News
- Less prostate cancer and screening seen after new guidance (Nov. 17, 2015)
- One standard needed to track concussions (Oct. 22, 2015)
- Emotional disturbance is an overlooked symptom of Parkinson’s (Oct. 22, 2015)
- Shah named to direct VHVI’s heart transplant program (Oct 15, 2015)
- Douglas Hanto heads up new pediatric liver center (Oct. 13, 2015)
- Dmochowski takes on new roles in perioperative services leadership (July 23, 2015)
- Total replacement of TMJ gives patient reason to smile (July 23, 2015)
- VUMC again ranked among nation’s elite by U.S. News and World Report (July 21, 2015)
- Study finds rerouting bile acids may offer simpler alternative to gastric bypass surgery (July 21, 2015)
- Conference bolsters neurovascular care (July 16, 2015)
- Tracking How Health Care System Changes Are Impacting Cancer Care (July 10, 2015)
- Hanto Named Director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center (June 25, 2015)
- Vanderbilt-led study finds significant drop in new prostate cancer diagnoses (June 18, 2015)
- Vanderbilt Heart offers alternative to blood thinners for atrial fibrillation (June 17, 2015)
- Tulipan’s career as ‘humble’ giant of Neurosurgery honored (June 11, 2015)
- Vanderbilt Dental Clinic adds staff, expands services (June 11, 2015)
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt again ranked among nation’s best (June 9, 2015)
- American Surgical Association lauds VUMC’s Beauchamp (May 14, 2015)
- American Liver Foundation honors Karp, Porayko (May 7, 2015)
- Three from VUMC honored by NBJ for community health contributions (May 7, 2015)
- Vanderbilt again leaps into top tier of national hospital quality list (May 7, 2015)
- Initiative seeks to boost My Health at Vanderbilt usage (May 7, 2015)
- Class of 2015: Simeng Miao finds encouragement in mentorship and research (April 23, 2015)
- Dr. Karp takes new role as Department of Surgery chair (April 16, 2015)
- Vanderbilt mourns loss of Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., pioneer of medicine and champion of racial equality (Apr. 13, 2015)
- SOCKs a great fit for Children’s Hospital surgeon-scientists (April. 9, 2015)
- Hepato-biliary surgery association honors Pinson (April. 9, 2015)
- New center unites Trauma, Burn, Emergency Surgery (April 9, 2015)
- Dmochowski honored by American Board of Urology (April 2, 2015)
- Vanderbilt trauma surgeons see increase in motorcycle crashes with springtime weather; urge proper helmet use (March 20, 2015)
- Smith selected as next editor of Journal of Urology (March 19, 2015)
- Concussion Center reaching beyond school-based sports (March 19, 2015)
- VUMC’s Barocas named to Commission on Cancer (March 12, 2015)
- Laser technology offers new option to treat epilepsy (March 12, 2015)
- Teamwork, technology help keep Stroke Center on top (March 12, 2015)
- Bedside to Bench symposium explores sports concussions (Feb 5, 2015)
- Vanderbilt Burn Center, treating and caring for patients for over 30 years (Winter 2015)
- Camp offers safe haven for pediatric burn patients (Winter 2015)
2014 News
- Terhune to direct General Surgery residency program
- New technique eases gallbladder surgery for children
- Transplant Center celebrates 25 years of giving gift of life
- Hanto to lead pediatric liver transplant program
- Young girl’s road to recovery paved at Children’s Hospital
- New protocol for young brain injury patients shows success
- Heart Institute celebrates implantation program success
- Brain surgery through the cheek
- Vanderbilt Burn Center using Wii therapy
- Federal Grant awarded to Vanderbilt’s Bill Putnam and Emory’s Felix Fernandez
- Penson to chair Department of Urologic Surgery
- Bueno named chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- Brain stimulator helps ease epilepsy patients’ seizures
- Penson to chair NIH health services research study section
- VUMC resident physicians lead ‘Choosing Wisely’ initiative to reduce repetitive lab tests
- VUMC tops U.S. News rankings in Tennessee
- Goldenring, Knowles team collaborates to find trigger of rare GI disease in infants
- Hank Russell named Medical Director in Williamson and Maury county locations
- Dageforde grant finds patient literacy can affect outcomes after transplant
- Physicians seek cardiac surgeon Maltais nationally for surgical techniques
- Technology takes bite out of dental impressions
- DBS for Parkinson trial expands under Neuroscience and Neuro Surgery Collaboration
- Vanderbilt Trauma surgeons speak out against proposed motorcycle helmet legislation
- Keeping the beat after heart surgery
- VICC debuts lung cancer screening program
2013 News
- Petracek named permanent chair of Cardiac Surgery
- Aaronson named medical director of Spine Center
- Restoring surgeons’ sense of touch during minimally invasive surgeries
- Heart transplant links donor, recipient with different blood types
- Rae seeks to enhance outcomes for burn patients
- Dr. Herrell performs pioneering microsurgery on football player
- Heart Institute hits ventricular assist device milestone
- Variety of strategies needed to evaluate concussion recovery
- Beauchamp Team publishes findings on: Four Jointed Box 1 Promotes Angiogenesis and Is Associated with Poor Patient Survival in Colorectal Carcinoma
- Urologic Surgery and Engineering team to develop surgical telerobot
- Urologic surgeons use new fluorescing agent to shine light on bladder cancer cells
2012 News
- Kidney Transplant a Perfect Match on Valentine’s Day
- Vanderbilt Bariatric Surgeons Shed Fear, Stigma of Surgery
- Dr. Aaronson speaks about high school wrestler’s spine injury
- Dr. Grogan discusses minimally invasive lung surgery
- Dr. Solomon Discusses Newly Offered Concussion Check at Vanderbilt
- Dr. Putnam Discusses Stem Cell Transplants on ABC News
2011 News
