{"id":3252,"date":"2021-10-18T16:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T16:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2021-10-22T20:26:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T20:26:53","slug":"a-cut-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/a-cut-above\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cut Above"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"
Illustration by Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Present a surgeon with a challenging dilemma, and wheels begin turning. By their nature, surgeons are intuitive, adaptive problem-solvers. Think of those children who repaired their own broken toys, who constantly questioned conventional wisdom, and who thought so far outside the box, the box\u2019s walls ceased to exist.<\/p>\n

Driving these successes is innovation. Among Vanderbilt University Medical Center\u2019s more than 240 clinical and research faculty, 118 residents and 19 fellows who make up the eight departments and 10 divisions of the Section of Surgical Sciences are brilliant minds in every specialty who imagine, innovate and invent, motivated by a dogged desire to improve patient care and advance surgical practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe environment here allows that to happen because you\u2019ve got learners who are excited and ask questions,\u201d said Carmen Solorzano, MD, FACS, John L. Sawyers Professor of\u00a0 Surgery and chair of the Department of Surgery.<\/a> \u201cYou have the teachers who are constantly looking for ways to improve how we take care of patients. And we are in proximity of all these smart researchers. Collaboration with others at the Medical Center and with the Medical School \u2014 with bioengineering, with engineering, with biophotonics \u2014 happens continually, just under the surface. And it\u2019s a beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

All the essential ingredients have been purposefully put into place to encourage exploration of new ideas, said Seth Karp, MD, H. William Scott Jr. Professor, director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center<\/a> and chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the most important thing we try to create: a field for innovation,\u201d he said. \u201cWe recruit people who want to be innovative; we set up programs that support innovation, and we build collaborations that support new ways of thinking. We fund innovation, and we spend a significant amount of our budget on new technologies. We never actively discourage anyone from pursuing an idea. If we feel like the idea is not perfect, we try to perfect it.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Robot-assisted hernia repair means shorter hospital stays, fewer complications<\/h6>\n
\"\"
Diane Ray. Photo by Susan Urmy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Antioch resident Diane Ray felt a large bulge in her abdomen, she worried it might be cancer. Finding out it was a hernia was a huge relief.<\/p>\n

Because she had experienced a tough recovery from a previous emergency gallstone surgery with a large, open incision, learning the hernia repair could be made using a minimally invasive, robot-assisted procedure reduced her anxiety even more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter they open up your belly and use 15 staples to close it, you definitely want to hear that there is a less-invasive way to get a repair done,\u201d Ray said. \u201cI may be 75, but when Dr. Bradley told me he could use a robot in a minimally invasive surgery, I was all for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ray\u2019s surgeon, Joel Bradley III, MD, assistant professor of Surgery, is a member of the Vanderbilt Hernia Center,<\/a> a regional center for hernia repairs. Surgical faculty have specialized training and experience to perform minimally invasive and robot-assisted hernia repair for the most complex cases, including patients with multiple and occult (hidden) hernias.<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among just a few medical providers in Tennessee offering a robot-assisted, enhanced-view, totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) hernia repair, a minimally invasive procedure that replicates a hernia repair performed with a large, open incision. Vanderbilt Hernia Center surgeons also train other surgeons throughout the U.S. on the eTEP procedure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe use of robotics in abdominal wall reconstruction or hernia surgery has really transformed our approach to comprehensive hernia care,\u201d said Joseph Broucek, MD, who serves as co-director of the Vanderbilt Hernia Center, along with Richard Pierce, MD, PhD, FACS. \u201cThe ability to recreate what we used to do through a big open abdominal incision using just three or four small incisions that are less than a centimeter has totally changed the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, the amount of pain a patient experiences and the time they spend in the hospital have both decreased significantly. The vast majority of patients barely require any narcotic after the recovery room and are happy on just acetaminophen and ibuprofen going home.\u201d<\/p>\n

At VUMC, the length of stay for an open Rives-Stoppa ventral hernia repair is three days, but with an eTEP repair, the identical procedure using robotics, that\u2019s been reduced to 1.09 days. The rate of surgical site occurrences \u2014 such as an infection or a buildup of fluids \u2014 has been reduced by nearly half in the eTEP group compared to the rate of these complications in the open surgery group.<\/p>\n

Using robotics also gives the surgeon greater precision to place supportive mesh through small incisions, including between the abdominal muscle and the posterior rectus sheath (fascia) or between the muscle and the peritoneum (the abdominal lining).<\/p>\n

\u201cWith robotics, we\u2019re able to stay out of the abdominal cavity entirely and just work within the abdominal wall to repair the muscle,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cThis reduces the amount of fixation needed to hold it in place, because the mesh is sandwiched within the muscles so it can\u2019t really move anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy recovery time was remarkably easy, which to me is the best part of this,\u201d Ray said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have to spend two or three nights in the hospital to make sure I was stable. One night was all it took. They gave me the usual postoperative medications for pain, but happily I didn\u2019t have to take a single one.\u201d \u2013\u00a0By Jill Clendening<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Chemo-surgery-radiation combo brings hope for those with pancreatic cancer<\/h6>\n
\"\"
Art Rich. Photo by Donn Jones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Art Rich never gave up hope when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2018 and told it had grown too much for surgery to be an option. But he was frustrated. The diagnosis, which included three biopsies, had already taken about two months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process seemed to be terribly slow,\u201d he said. \u201cEven though they said I might have cancer, there seemed to be no urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n

He wanted a second opinion, so he went to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center after a friend told him about Kamran Idrees, MD, MSCI, MMHC, Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research. Idrees, who is chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery<\/a>, specializes in treating complex cancers of the pancreas, liver and bile ducts that might involve major blood vessels or adjacent organs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are doing surgeries that are not being done at other major hospital systems in Nashville or in neighboring states,\u201d said Idrees, who also serves as director of Pancreatic and Gastro-Intestinal Surgical Oncology.<\/p>\n

One of those surgeries entails treating patients with chemotherapy before resection of the pancreas, an approach that benefits patients who may have been told their cancer is inoperable. (Typically, pancreatic surgeries are performed first with \u201coperable\u201d pancreatic cancers, i.e., those that don\u2019t involve major blood vessels, followed by chemotherapy.)<\/p>\n

\u201cIf pancreatic cancer patients who are deemed unresectable come to us for a second opinion, in a certain subset of patients, we are able to do the surgery,\u201d Idrees said. \u201cThat\u2019s where the value of a second opinion comes in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Idrees works closely with a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists and pathologists to monitor the tumor\u2019s response to the chemotherapy, checking to see when it shrinks enough to proceed with the surgery. The size of the tumor is but one concern. The tumor\u2019s involvement with major blood vessels that supply major organs is a primary consideration. When Idrees performs the surgeries, he coordinates with vascular or organ transplant surgery teams who are highly experienced in reattaching major blood vessels.<\/p>\n

However, when Rich first went to Idrees, he learned his case was a particularly challenging one. The surgeon initially told him the tumor appeared to be unresectable, but he promised to continue monitoring response to the chemotherapy. Dana Cardin, MD, MSCI, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, treated the cancer with rounds of an aggressive combination of multiple chemotherapies for six months, then referred him for radiation therapy.<\/p>\n

He then went on a maintenance program with the chemotherapy capecitabine, taking the drug orally for two weeks, then one week off. For months, there seemed to be not enough response for Rich to undergo surgery.<\/p>\n

But about a year and a half after having started the chemotherapy treatments, he asked Cardin if his prospects for surgery had changed. She scheduled another appointment for him with Idrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Idrees came bounding into the examination room,\u201d Rich said. \u201cThe very first thing I noticed is that his body language was radically different than in our previous meeting. He was much more positive and optimistic, and he walked us through what would happen on the surgical table.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tumor had finally responded to the point that it could be removed. Rich underwent a 14-hour surgery on Oct. 30, 2020. He is now cancer free.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you looked at me without knowing what I\u2019ve gone through, you would never know,\u201d Rich said. \u201cPeople tell me I look healthier than I have ever looked. They are absolutely amazed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the only Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence as designated by The National Pancreas Foundation in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi or Arkansas.<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt offers pancreatic cancer patients second-opinion evaluations, a dedicated nurse navigator to assist them, a multidisciplinary clinic and a protocol that expedites time to treatment. \u2013\u00a0By Tom Wilemon<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3D modeling guides minimally invasive surgical removal of child\u2019s tumor<\/h6>\n
\"\"
Colt and Amanda Morton with their children Tekoa, left, who is now cancer free, and Khi. Photo by Donn Jones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tekoa Morton was 3 years old when doctors found an inoperable mass surrounding multiple structures in her chest and abdomen. Her parents, Amanda and Colt Morton, chose to use alternative therapy to treat their daughter in hopes of avoiding the use of chemotherapies and radiation often prescribed in the treatment of cancer.<\/p>\n

The tumor, stage 3 thoracoabdominal ganglioneuroblastoma, was attached to her aorta, renal vessels, ureter and diaphragm.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor three years we used alternative therapies to monitor Tekoa, and things stayed relatively stable with some improvement,\u201d said Amanda.<\/p>\n

In summer 2020 Tekoa began complaining and crying about her stomach hurting. She was admitted to Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt, and scans showed that the mass had moved and was putting pressure on her nerve endings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe asked about partial resection possibilities because we still were not interested in chemo or radiation,\u201d Colt said.<\/p>\n

After days of examining images of Tekoa\u2019s mass and anatomy, Irving J. Zamora, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Pediatric Surgery and director of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery at Children\u2019s Hospital, met with the Mortons.<\/p>\n

Six words started a new conversation: \u201cI think I can get it,\u201d Zamora said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe needed someone to come in with that level of confidence and empathy and connect with us,\u201d said Amanda. \u201cI remember just crying because we felt more at ease. He calmed us, and he was vested. It was such a relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zamora and his team used two innovative approaches to Tekoa\u2019s care: minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the least intrusive pathway to performing a wide range of medical procedures and surgeries, combined with a unique 3D modeling innovation to assist in novel surgical approaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had just begun rebuilding our MIS program for tumors when Tekoa\u2019s case was presented to us,\u201d said Zamora. \u201cThe 3D model allowed us a unique opportunity to understand the complexity of the tumor and the relationship to surrounding structures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to hold the model in our hands, study it and thoroughly examine it from every single angle and perspective to determine the best surgical approach,\u201d he said. \u201cWhile multiple imaging modalities are available, the use of 3D modeling took us to the next level.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis allowed for precision-guided oncologic surgery using 3D modeling, and the outcome was fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recent addition of a state-of-the-art printer creates highly complex models, like in Tekoa\u2019s case. The lifelike replica of her internal structure made all the difference, said Zamora.<\/p>\n

MIS uses telescopes and operating instruments through small incisions. Surgeons at Children\u2019s Hospital have extensive experience and expertise in MIS, which they have tapped into since the 1990s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are building a program that is allowing us to do high-level, advanced surgical operations and meet the needs of some of the most critically ill, medically complex patients,\u201d said Zamora.<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Hospital offers MIS for a wide range of complex conditions with the goal of providing equal or superior clinical outcomes as well as reducing surgical risks, use of pain medications and hospital length of stay.<\/p>\n

Soon after the completion of the surgery, five words confirmed the Mortons\u2019 decision to move forward with the novel technology used to remove the tumor: \u201cWe got all of it,\u201d Zamora said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe literally used three small incisions,\u201d said Colt. \u201cThe tumor, which was twice the size of her kidney, was removed through her belly button. It was all done laparoscopically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zamora and his team explained the surgery to Tekoa\u2019s parents using the 3D model, and it made all the difference, the pair said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur children are our lives. There was a huge sense of comfort because we could understand and see it,\u201d said Amanda. \u201cDr. Zamora was able to walk us through what he was going to do. He knew what he was dealing with down to the nerve endings and vital organs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Tekoa is vibrant, healthy, and after two sets of scans, cancer free.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking at her today, you wouldn\u2019t know she had surgery,\u201d said Colt. \u201cShe looks so good, and she feels good. We give our Lord and Savior Jesus all the glory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look at her and see hope, peace, thankfulness and gratitude. This technology changed our lives.\u201d \u2013\u00a0By Jessica Pasley<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Father, son benefit from jaw surgeries guided by 3D virtual planning<\/h6>\n
\"\"
(left to right) Jeremy Kerr, Sam McKenna, MD, DDS, and Tyler Kerr. Photo by Susan Urmy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is a growing number of surgical specialties at VUMC that have been revolutionized by the addition of 3D virtual surgical planning. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons now use the tool in 70% of their surgeries, whether it is correcting a jaw deformity, replacing a temporomandibular joint, or meticulously reconstructing a defect following a traumatic injury or ablative tumor surgery, estimates Sam McKenna, MD, DDS, chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Orthognathic surgery corrected an underbite and cross bite caused by a rogue basketball shot that injured Jeremy Kerr in middle school, initiating a long, painful journey for the now 49-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter someone shot the ball, another player jumped first and got the rebound but elbowed me in the jaw as I was jumping up,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was a loud pop, and everybody heard it. The next morning, my jaw was stuck halfway open.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident marked the beginning of more than three decades of jaw popping, locking and chronic pain. The hoops injury likely contributed to one side of his lower\u00a0jaw growing longer than the other, but genetics also played a role in his underbite and cross bite.<\/p>\n

Ironically, it was Kerr\u2019s son Tyler who struggled with an even more pronounced underbite and cross bite, who got his jaw malformations corrected first.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son and I were initially going to go through the surgeries together, but I chickened out at the last minute,\u201d Kerr laughed. \u201cAfter I saw the great result my son had, I decided to go ahead. I\u2019m glad I did. I now have no popping, no clicking, no continually biting my jaw.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orthognathic surgery involves moving, lengthening or shortening the bones of the upper and lower jaw to correct alignment of the jaws and teeth and improve facial appearance.<\/p>\n

Tyler\u2019s surgical journey began with images of his skull taken with a Cone Beam CT scanner. Then, a vendor specializing in digital diagnostic and treatment imagery transformed the images into a 3D digital CT. McKenna could then clearly view how Tyler\u2019s entire jaw was shaped and how it related to his bite.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis technology that allows us to plan surgeries in a virtual platform has really revolutionized the management of these deformities,\u201d McKenna said. \u201cThe basis for that planning is, of course, still our examination of the patient, assessment of the deformity, and making various measurements. But the three-dimensional CT allows us to sit at a computer screen and manipulate the bones in a very analytic and precise way.<\/p>\n

\u201cA surgical template based on the virtual planning is created using a 3D printer that we take to the operating room. That template allows us to achieve in the OR exactly what we\u2019ve mapped out during the virtual planning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to having this capability, McKenna and other Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery faculty and residents spent evenings and weekends in the lab making plaster models of patients\u2019 jaws. The plaster was mounted onto a device called an articulator which allowed them to manually move the jaw models to plan surgeries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the ability to do this virtually using the 3D CT scan, it really satisfied our long-standing desire to do this as analytically as possible, but with much greater accuracy,\u201d McKenna said.\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0By Jill Clendening<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Minimally invasive bariatric surgery puts officer back in the saddle<\/h6>\n
\"\"
Sgt. Kevin Hooper and Lex. Photo by Donn Jones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Sgt. Kevin Hooper began supervising the Metro Nashville Park Police Mounted Patrol in 2013, he had one problem. The unit didn\u2019t have a horse strong enough to safely support Hooper\u2019s 419 pounds during long days on the job.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for Hooper, Vanderbilt offers laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastric bypass, as well as revisional surgery for patients who have had previous, less successful bariatric procedures. Individuals with a body mass index (BMI) above 40 qualify, and individuals with a BMI of 35-40 can typically qualify if they have an obesity-related health issue such as sleep apnea, diabetes or heart disease. More than 99% of gastric procedures at VUMC, including revisional surgeries, are completed using a minimally invasive or laparoscopic approach, said Matthew Spann, MD, director of Vanderbilt Surgical Weight Loss.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bariatric surgery, commonly called weight-loss surgery, not only reduces waistlines, but significantly lowers the risk of death related to many diseases including heart disease (40% lower), diabetes (92% lower), and cancer (60% lower), according to statistics from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the reason I chose to specialize in bariatric surgery,\u201d Spann said. \u201cIt\u2019s rare that we can improve both quality of life and quantity of life with a single procedure; usually you can do one or the other. Seeing what happens for patients like Kevin makes our job exciting and rewarding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a greater than 90% chance that patients who are on one or two oral medications for diabetes will be able to come off those medications and stay off of them for at least five years. For patients with diabetes that requires insulin, there\u2019s around a 50% chance they\u2019ll be able to be insulin free and medication free five years after surgery, with a well-controlled hemoglobin A1c. And many folks will experience the benefits of better-managed diabetes before they ever leave a hospital. It\u2019s a tangible and immediate impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

When a patient has a BMI greater than 35, their chance of reaching a normal body weight for a lasting period of time is less than 1%. In contrast, after bariatric surgery, around 80% of individuals will remain within 10-15% of their lowest weight, Spann said.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, only about 1% of people who qualify actually get surgery. That\u2019s why the Vanderbilt Surgical Weight Loss team works to make bariatric surgeries more accessible. They meet with primary care providers throughout Tennessee to answer questions about obesity and the benefits of bariatric surgery, as well as share information on other tools available at Vanderbilt\u2019s comprehensive weight loss centers.<\/p>\n

Today, nearly four years after he underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery at VUMC, Hooper has lost 200 pounds, and his partner as he patrols Metro Nashville\u2019s 15,000-acre parks system is a jet-black Tennessee Walking Horse named Lex.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m on a horse for work downtown almost every weekend now, and it wouldn\u2019t be possible if I had not had the surgery,\u201d Hooper said. \u201cThis totally changed the course of my future. And I was happy before, but with 100% certainty I can say I wouldn\u2019t be nearly as happy if I wasn\u2019t doing what I\u2019m doing now for work.\u201d \u2013\u00a0By Jill Clendening<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Present a surgeon with a challenging dilemma, and wheels begin turning. By their nature, surgeons are intuitive, adaptive problem-solvers. Think of those children who repaired their own broken toys, who constantly questioned conventional wisdom, and who thought so far outside the box, the box\u2019s walls ceased to exist. Driving these successes is innovation. Among Vanderbilt…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":228,"featured_media":3332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vm-fall-2021","category-vm-features"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2021\/10\/feature1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcDnub-Qs","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/228"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3252"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3345,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3252\/revisions\/3345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}