Month: February 2016

February 18, 2016

Exploring anesthesiology

Noted anesthesiologist, neuroscientist and statistician Emery Brown, M.D., Ph.D., of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, discussed the mysteries of anesthesia during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 18, 2016

Nashville Health Care Council selects VUMC’s Chang, Patel

The Nashville Health Care Council is naming Vanderbilt’s Sam Chang, M.D., MBA, professor of Urologic Surgery and Oncology, and Neal Patel, M.D., professor of Clinical Pediatrics, to its 2016 Council Fellows class, selected by the Council Fellows Advisory Committee led by former U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D.

By Craig Boerner
February 18, 2016

Bioinformatics expert Omenn to speak Feb. 25

Gilbert Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., director of the University of Michigan Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 25.

By Bill Snyder
February 18, 2016

VUMC Notification System test to take place Monday, Feb. 22

Vanderbilt will conduct a test of the VUMC Notification System at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 22.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 18, 2016

Employees urged to keep contact information current in C2HR

It’s important to keep your information in C2HR up to date so you don’t miss out on news from Human Resources and its benefits providers.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 18, 2016

Sustainable agriculture’s impact

Duke University’s Norman Wirzba, Ph.D., left, talks with Vanderbilt’s Douglas Heimburger, M.D., M.S., following Wirzba’s recent lecture on the importance of sustainable agriculture and its impact on population health.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 18, 2016

International Scholarship Program research symposium set for Feb. 26

The Vanderbilt International Scholarship Program (VISP) is sponsoring a symposium of biomedical research from 9:10 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 26, in room 208 Light Hall.
By Bill Snyder
February 18, 2016

Liver transplant program celebrates 25 years of care

Twenty-five years ago, Julie Damon’s family was preparing to say their goodbyes. Comatose and on life support at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with liver failure, the options for the 45-year-old wife and mother of two were slipping away.
By Jessica Pasley
February 18, 2016

Study leads to new heart transplant decision support tool

Because donor organs are scarce, understanding the mortality risk associated with heart transplantation is an important consideration when evaluating patients for transplant.
By Kathy Whitney
February 18, 2016

Creative writing class helps cope with cancer

Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing treatment can be an emotional experience for patients, and their families, friends and caregivers are also affected by the experience. Creative writing can provide an outlet to express and share those strong emotions.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 17, 2016

Dance Marathon Saturday; record fundraising goal is $200,000

Vanderbilt’s largest student-run philanthropic organization, which supports the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, is hosting its annual keystone event this Saturday in the Student Life Center Ballroom.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 12, 2016

VU Inside: Dr. William Fissell’s Artificial Kidney

Vanderbilt University Medical Center nephrologist and Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. William Fissell IV is making major progress on a first-of-its kind device to free kidney patients from dialysis. He is building an artificial implantable kidney with microchip filters and living kidney cells that will be powered by a patient’s own heart.
By VUMC News and Communications